BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 19, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8789E

Societe Generale SA

19 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	18/09/2024
(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:	17,024,237	1.23	276,282	0.02
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	74,810	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:	17,099,047	1.24	2,286,877	0.17

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	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	14	4.776
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.774
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.816
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	84	4.804
10p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.824
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.828
10p ordinary	Purchase	46	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	70	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.814
10p ordinary	Purchase	26	4.8
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.814
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.782
10p ordinary	Purchase	13	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.786
10p ordinary	Purchase	36	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.808
10p ordinary	Purchase	23	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.778
10p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.816
10p ordinary	Purchase	629	4.794
10p ordinary	Purchase	469	4.778
10p ordinary	Purchase	586	4.778
10p ordinary	Purchase	875	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	877	4.794
10p ordinary	Purchase	878	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	879	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	910	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	925	4.794
10p ordinary	Purchase	962	4.812
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,053	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,056	4.776
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	4.78
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	4.782
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,194	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,333	4.804
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,338	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	4.78
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,563	4.776
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,574	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,587	4.79
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,611	4.794
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,634	4.792
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,685	4.774
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,690	4.8
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,709	4.806
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,746	4.782
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,765	4.766
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.786
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,602	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,671	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,597	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,922	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	4,672	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,052	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,523	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,212	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	16,701	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,411	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	37,094	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	7	4.786
10p ordinary	Sale	68	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	14	4.794
10p ordinary	Sale	21	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	17	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	2,366	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	2,781	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	3,195	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	5,561	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	11,123	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	149	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	413	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	414	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	439	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	539	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	983	4.804
10p ordinary	Sale	1,345	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	30,076	4.786
10p ordinary	Sale	533	4.799
10p ordinary	Sale	8	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	104	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	131	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	142	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	142	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	158	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	158	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	191	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	198	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	238	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	255	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	267	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	398	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	592	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	595	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	642	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	695	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	877	4.818
10p ordinary	Sale	878	4.81
10p ordinary	Sale	880	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	881	4.802
10p ordinary	Sale	882	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	946	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	984	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	990	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	1,007	4.789
10p ordinary	Sale	1,042	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	1,048	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	1,054	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	1,056	4.802
10p ordinary	Sale	1,087	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,181	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,182	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,182	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.802
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.804
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.81
10p ordinary	Sale	1,184	4.8
10p ordinary	Sale	1,185	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	1,187	4.786
10p ordinary	Sale	1,187	4.794
10p ordinary	Sale	1,188	4.782
10p ordinary	Sale	1,188	4.782
10p ordinary	Sale	1,188	4.788
10p ordinary	Sale	1,188	4.794
10p ordinary	Sale	1,188	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	1,189	4.782
10p ordinary	Sale	1,189	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	1,189	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	1,190	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	1,190	4.788
10p ordinary	Sale	1,191	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.772
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.772
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.772
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.78
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.782
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.782
10p ordinary	Sale	1,288	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	1,309	4.794
10p ordinary	Sale	1,741	4.774
10p ordinary	Sale	7,787	4.79
10p ordinary	Sale	223	4.80869
10p ordinary	Sale	37,094	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	7,411	4.796

(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	68	4.7952806
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	541	4.799921359
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	59	4.791172386

(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:	19/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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