BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Transaction in Own Shares • Sep 12, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 9531D

Societe Generale SA

12 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	Smith (DS) 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	11/09/2024
(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"	Yes: International Paper Company

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:	23,814,651	1.73	250,668	0.02
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	69,990	0.01	2,010,595	0.15
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	23,884,641	1.73	2,261,263	0.16

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	16,909	4.49067
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.534
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.538
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.538
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	22	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	32	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.54
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	11	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.508
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.54
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	10	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.538
10p ordinary	Purchase	33	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	22	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.538
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	556	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,007	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	908	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	765	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	356	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,691	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,007	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,682	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	103	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	98	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	287	4.523
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	103	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	694	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,212	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	160	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,713	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	523	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,041	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	444	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,634	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,000	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	856	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	333	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	941	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,021	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	648	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	444	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,021	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,542	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	449	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,037	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	273	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	502	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,249	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,665	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,651	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	57	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,704	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,703	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	313	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	285	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,149	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	269	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,044	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,029	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	273	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	259	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	259	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,399	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	385	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	753	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,412	4.527
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,221	4.527
10p ordinary	Purchase	435	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	69	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	525	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	124	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	707	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	971	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,050	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,528	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	68	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,257	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,810	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,257	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	102	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	148	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,107	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	625	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,468	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	139	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,004	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,476	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,360	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	696	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,647	4.528
10p ordinary	Purchase	696	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	400	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	119	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,585	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	110	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	505	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,941	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,276	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	266	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,619	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	278	4.521
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	467	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	71	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,615	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,596	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	645	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,085	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,817	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	312	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	555	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,511	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	424	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	105	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	696	4.529
10p ordinary	Purchase	126	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,649	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,295	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,988	4.53
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,411	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	148	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	104	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	965	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,310	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,024	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	935	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	116	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,080	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	632	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	648	4.527
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	106	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,582	4.523
10p ordinary	Purchase	107	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,226	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	400	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,014	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	140	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	507	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,531	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	221	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	259	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	660	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,900	4.521
10p ordinary	Purchase	303	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	33	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	651	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	276	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	605	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,864	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	327	4.519
10p ordinary	Purchase	581	4.544
10p ordinary	Purchase	653	4.544
10p ordinary	Purchase	75	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	106	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	136	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	193	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	224	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	235	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	557	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	379	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	388	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	458	4.498
10p ordinary	Purchase	461	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	801	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	874	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	884	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	930	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	930	4.536
10p ordinary	Purchase	930	4.538
10p ordinary	Purchase	933	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	933	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	934	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	934	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	934	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	935	4.508
10p ordinary	Purchase	935	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	935	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	935	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	936	4.508
10p ordinary	Purchase	936	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,120	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,120	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,121	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,122	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,123	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,124	4.508
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,162	4.498
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,257	4.532
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,260	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,261	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,261	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,261	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	4.514
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	4.516
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,263	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,263	4.512
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,266	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,269	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,282	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,283	4.51
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,573	4.518
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,547	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	284	4.50118
10p ordinary	Purchase	604	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	831	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	977	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,303	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,410	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,133	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,484	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.542
10p ordinary	Purchase	15,472	4.49
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,901	4.49
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	8	4.49
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	40	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	244	4.528
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	30	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	8	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	55	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	16	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	3	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	49	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	16	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	16	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	58	4.51
10p ordinary	Sale	115	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	36	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	3	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	55	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	6	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	39	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	18	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	55	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	26	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	173	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	433	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	471	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	486	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	506	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	521	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	521	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	533	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	559	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	576	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	609	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	694	4.496
10p ordinary	Sale	754	4.5
10p ordinary	Sale	805	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	1,431	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	1,592	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	2,469	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	323	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	486	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	486	4.514
10p ordinary	Sale	500	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	766	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	976	4.498
10p ordinary	Sale	1,019	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	70	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	76	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	132	4.51
10p ordinary	Sale	321	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	859	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	939	4.506
10p ordinary	Sale	939	4.51
10p ordinary	Sale	1,002	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	1,029	4.506
10p ordinary	Sale	1,131	4.518
10p ordinary	Sale	1,195	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	1,195	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	1,210	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	1,228	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	1,267	4.51
10p ordinary	Sale	1,268	4.506
10p ordinary	Sale	1,283	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	1,359	4.508
10p ordinary	Sale	1,495	4.51
10p ordinary	Sale	1,594	4.504
10p ordinary	Sale	1,624	4.502
10p ordinary	Sale	4,410	4.49
10p ordinary	Sale	6,387	4.49
10p ordinary	Sale	2,542	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	2,703	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	1,615	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	1,411	4.524
10p ordinary	Sale	4,619	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	605	4.524
10p ordinary	Sale	24	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	2,713	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	4,107	4.524
10p ordinary	Sale	2,864	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	152	4.51997
10p ordinary	Sale	4,901	4.49
10p ordinary	Sale	15,472	4.49

(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	Reducing a long position	16,909	4.49067361
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8	4.509364485
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,163	4.5093644845
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	109	4.5147668679
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	207	4.5253743565

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(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:	12/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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