BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 17, 2024

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RNS Number : 3786Q

Societe Generale SA

17 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	16/12/2024
(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:	7,629,848	0.28	5,427,509	0.20
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,844,145	0.22	235,983	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	13,473,993	0.50	5,663,492	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	699	4.72926
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	835	4.72953
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	322	4.72925
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	4.7293
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	4.72456
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	277	4.72425
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	4.72426
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	4.72423
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	886	4.71988
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,658	4.71983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,607	4.71983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,973	4.71985
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,658	4.71929
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,330	4.71313
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,196	4.7105
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,232	4.71311
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,651	4.7007
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20,902	4.70071
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	22	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	547	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	977	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.715
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	4.714
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	357	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	494	4.715
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	539	4.713
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	240	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	475	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	81	4.715
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	4.706
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	840	4.706
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,054	4.712
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.706
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.711
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.712
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.714
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	4.714
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,227	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	116	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,407	4.7111
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29,840	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	98	4.71853
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,118	4.72124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	195	4.71272
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	707	4.7169
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	512	4.71918
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	566	4.71859
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	62	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,468	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	414	4.7205
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	689	4.7345
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,227	4.7335
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,488	4.7325
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,115	4.7305
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,658	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,658	4.7345
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5	4.72
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	4.718
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	97	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	98	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	117	4.713
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	127	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	128	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	129	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	130	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	147	4.73
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	166	4.713
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	170	4.729
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	196	4.742
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	263	4.72
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	353	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	380	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	410	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	417	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	468	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	722	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	811	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	849	4.742
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	969	4.713
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,083	4.732
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,289	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	449	4.733
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	141	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	386	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	926	4.732
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	99	4.733
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	164	4.729
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	353	4.733
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	361	4.733
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	471	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	368	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	371	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	409	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	552	4.73
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	613	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	643	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	674	4.73
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,052	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,052	4.736
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,053	4.731
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,053	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,053	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,053	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,287	4.722
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,759	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	116	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	50	4.706
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	96	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	772	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,603	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,759	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,136	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,680	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,723	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,907	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,481	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,666	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	29,840	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,785	4.70007
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	956,044	4.759
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9	5.74

(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	Reducing a long position	1,651	4.7007
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	20,902	4.70071
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	699	4.72926
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	835	4.72953
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	322	4.72925
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	171	4.7293
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	342	4.72456
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	277	4.72425
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	128	4.72426
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68	4.72423
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	886	4.71988
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,658	4.71983
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,607	4.71983
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,973	4.71985
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,658	4.71929
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,330	4.71313
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,196	4.7105
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,232	4.71311
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	98	4.71853
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,118	4.72124
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	195	4.71272
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	707	4.7169
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	512	4.71918
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	566	4.71859
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	62	4.7

(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:	17/12/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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