BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 4, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8394O

Societe Generale SA

04 December 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	Aviva 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	03/12/2024
(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: Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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:	32 17/19p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	15,708,951	0.59	1,877,010	0.07
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	1,408,122	0.05	62,642	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	17,117,073	0.64	1,939,652	0.07

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
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	67	4.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	4.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	163	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	57	4.843
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	49	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	111	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	242	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	476	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	480	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	569	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	580	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	724	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	799	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.843
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	38	4.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	62	4.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	90	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	103	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	126	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	129	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	222	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	254	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	429	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	430	4.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	432	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	446	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	452	4.85
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	459	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	487	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	501	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	507	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	509	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	515	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	533	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	594	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	599	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	605	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	618	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	663	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	726	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	734	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	752	4.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	782	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	805	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	805	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	813	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	901	4.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,038	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,108	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,258	4.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,292	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,345	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,509	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,547	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,631	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,800	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,890	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,446	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,448	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,451	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,451	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	160	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	172	4.792
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	339	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	506	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	514	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	533	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	586	4.853
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	587	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	610	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	636	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	667	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	675	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	675	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	683	4.853
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	727	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	865	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	960	4.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,028	4.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,028	4.843
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,028	4.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,031	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,032	4.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,032	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,032	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,032	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.791
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.792
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,039	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,040	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,040	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,110	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,157	4.843
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,216	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,268	4.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,274	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,387	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,403	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,421	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,447	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,468	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,362	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,772	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,658	4.792
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,279	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,370	4.792
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,554	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,800	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,567	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,547	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,867	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,352	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,441	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,359	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,284	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,636	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,487	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,008	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,308	4.807
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,669	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	268	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,183	4.807
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	662	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,794	4.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,605	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,645	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	388	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,340	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,862	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,730	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	906	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,337	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,379	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,423	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	397	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	465	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	671	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	867	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,521	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,587	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,654	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,135	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,148	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,215	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,731	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,936	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,131	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,740	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,802	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,802	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,803	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,803	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,881	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,345	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,462	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,468	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24,533	4.78093
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,950	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,438	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47,939	4.8086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	117,814	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	372,965	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82,018	4.84635
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	285	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	287	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,086	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,810	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,461	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,438	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,409	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,950	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	98,525	4.78112
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	65	5.84

(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
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	372,965	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	117,814	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	163	4.78171715
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	245	4.84426917
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	47,939	4.808603234

(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:	04/12/2024
###### 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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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