BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 16, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 2247Q

Societe Generale SA

16 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	13/12/2024
(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:	8,655,433	0.32	5,489,260	0.21
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,866,698	0.22	215,859	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	14,522,131	0.54	5,705,119	0.21

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	392	4.75073
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	458	4.75074
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	96	4.75071
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	60	4.75068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,109	4.76271
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	4.75494
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	310	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	508	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	572	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,936	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	414	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	792	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	687	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,045	4.764
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.711
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,633	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	395	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	533	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	841	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	941	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,204	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,294	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,495	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,509	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,719	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,223	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,394	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,442	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,495	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,905	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,335	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,335	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,335	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,335	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,336	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,336	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,374	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,812	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,112	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,651	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,115	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,750	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,767	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,164	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,011	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,775	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,846	4.762
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,759	5.7157
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	113,648	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	58,497	4.7451
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	393,280	4.7451
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	138,529	4.7451
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,759	4.7519
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	39,589	4.75024
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	190	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	355	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	53	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	73	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	77	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	92	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	119	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	120	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	121	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	135	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	135	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	137	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	230	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	332	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	332	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	354	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	354	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	354	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	355	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	364	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	367	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	390	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	418	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	454	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	460	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	496	4.737
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	550	4.763
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	613	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	650	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	686	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	697	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	730	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	808	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	819	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	824	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	865	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	958	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	404	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	493	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	878	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	77	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	87	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	183	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	217	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	234	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	258	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	266	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	345	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	378	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	407	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	483	4.757
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	496	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	511	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	540	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	588	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	631	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	818	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	853	4.757
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,041	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.753
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.753
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.75
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,052	4.747
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,125	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,178	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,213	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,239	4.755
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,290	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,311	4.755
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,346	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,402	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,464	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,570	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,854	4.748
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,710	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	324	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,432	4.718
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	250	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.8

(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	58,497	4.74505137
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	138,529	4.74505129
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	393,280	4.74505126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	21,109	4.76271448
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	458	4.75074189
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	405	4.7549244
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	392	4.75074008
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	310	4.7627143
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	96	4.75073753
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	60	4.75075419
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	113,648	4.762

(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:	16/12/2024
###### 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.

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