BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 9, 2024

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RNS Number : 5404H

Societe Generale SA

09 October 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	08/10/2024
(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:	24,015,501	1.74	136,389	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	62,871	0.00	1,990,595	0.14
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	24,078,372	1.74	2,126,984	0.15

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	589	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	21	4.52
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	52	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	86	4.522
10p ordinary	Purchase	158	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	80	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	267	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	52	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	150	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	191	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	314	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	52	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	407	4.572
10p ordinary	Purchase	900	4.55
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,108	4.544
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,113	4.524
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,113	4.526
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.55
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,022	4.544
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,000	4.55
10p ordinary	Purchase	366	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,621	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,977	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,567	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	6,803	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	10,410	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	52,596	4.594
10p ordinary	Purchase	28,646	4.594
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	135	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	212	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	307	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	474	4.512
10p ordinary	Sale	487	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	520	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	520	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	563	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	596	4.564
10p ordinary	Sale	614	4.564
10p ordinary	Sale	1,243	4.516
10p ordinary	Sale	143	4.53
10p ordinary	Sale	2,525	4.548
10p ordinary	Sale	25	4.546
10p ordinary	Sale	170	4.534
10p ordinary	Sale	198	4.562
10p ordinary	Sale	237	4.562
10p ordinary	Sale	525	4.534
10p ordinary	Sale	666	4.534
10p ordinary	Sale	706	4.562
10p ordinary	Sale	900	4.528
10p ordinary	Sale	934	4.524
10p ordinary	Sale	1,090	4.53
10p ordinary	Sale	1,098	4.586
10p ordinary	Sale	1,102	4.57
10p ordinary	Sale	1,104	4.56
10p ordinary	Sale	1,108	4.544
10p ordinary	Sale	1,109	4.536
10p ordinary	Sale	1,109	4.54
10p ordinary	Sale	1,112	4.53
10p ordinary	Sale	1,114	4.526
10p ordinary	Sale	1,140	4.54
10p ordinary	Sale	1,169	4.536
10p ordinary	Sale	1,177	4.52
10p ordinary	Sale	1,192	4.548
10p ordinary	Sale	1,220	4.546
10p ordinary	Sale	1,234	4.584
10p ordinary	Sale	1,234	4.586
10p ordinary	Sale	1,234	4.586
10p ordinary	Sale	1,237	4.576
10p ordinary	Sale	1,239	4.57
10p ordinary	Sale	1,239	4.57
10p ordinary	Sale	1,240	4.568
10p ordinary	Sale	1,241	4.56
10p ordinary	Sale	1,241	4.562
10p ordinary	Sale	1,244	4.55
10p ordinary	Sale	1,249	4.544
10p ordinary	Sale	1,436	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	1,689	4.55
10p ordinary	Sale	2,145	4.564
10p ordinary	Sale	2,510	4.564
10p ordinary	Sale	11,268	4.594
10p ordinary	Sale	101	4.522
10p ordinary	Sale	28,646	4.594

(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	589	4.594
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21	4.52
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15	4.522
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	52	4.522
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	86	4.522

(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:	09/10/2024
###### 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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