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Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 10, 2024

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RNS Number : 5801D

Societe Generale SA

10 September 2024

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY         

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Virgin Money UK plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	09/09/2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NA

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	10p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,564,800	1.28	10,132	0.00
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	2,700	0.00	0	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	16,567,500	1.28	10,132	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
10p ordinary	Purchase	108	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	133	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	127	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	308	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	24	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	132	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	199	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	390	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	44	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	99	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	311	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	313	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	759	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	313	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	135	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	283	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	32	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	58	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	127	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	134	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	127	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	134	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	29	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	395	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	72	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	209	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	44	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	297	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	18	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	50	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	45	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	87	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	317	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	13	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	22	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,068	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,283	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,152	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	8,791	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,232	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	24,827	2.168
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,072	2.166
10p ordinary	Purchase	37,664	2.168
10p ordinary	Sale	249	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	47	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	102	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	228	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	267	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	1,168	2.168
10p ordinary	Sale	1,719	2.168
10p ordinary	Sale	46	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	45	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	69	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	194	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	40	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	37	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	268	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	75	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	605	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	221	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	715	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	137	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	285	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	66	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	18	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	288	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	20	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	394	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	19	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	275	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	2	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	93	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	68	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	335	2.166
10p ordinary	Sale	37,664	2.168
10p ordinary	Sale	815	2.168

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,395	2.1663882728
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,700	2.1663882728
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,000	2.1663882728
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	760	2.1683252
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,000	2.1683252
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,395	2.1683252

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	No

###### Date of disclosure:	10/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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