BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 18, 2024

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RNS Number : 5737Q

Societe Generale SA

18 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	17/12/2024
(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:	7,473,378	0.28	5,489,562	0.21
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,808,765	0.22	242,331	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	13,282,143	0.50	5,731,893	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	162	4.66623
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	763	4.66621
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,513	4.66621
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,968	4.6767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31,412	4.6767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,131	4.66683
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	516	4.66099
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	765	4.66099
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	119	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	61	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	923	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.654
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	111	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	35	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	162	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	324	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	608	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,734	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	449	4.678
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,433	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	237	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	287	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	42	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	113	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	163	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	204	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	210	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	336	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	381	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	519	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	545	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	683	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	707	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	727	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	866	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,063	4.665
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.672
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,246	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,656	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,573	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,286	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,450	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23,189	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,407	4.6747
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,018	5.6572
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	116	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	238	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	528	4.677
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	547	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	566	4.677
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	779	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	779	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.672
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,094	4.679
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,451	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,573	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,018	4.6723
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	467	4.649
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,569	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,569	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	20	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	123	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	207	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	223	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239	4.659
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	253	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	272	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	328	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	329	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	360	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	385	4.683
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	414	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	438	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	516	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	632	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	682	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	686	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	705	4.659
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	753	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	776	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	797	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	801	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	812	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	813	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	857	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	920	4.683
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,870	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	4.6455
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	94	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	219	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	223	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	354	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	356	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	454	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	512	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	705	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	724	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	806	4.658
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	846	4.655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	237	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	242	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	128	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	161	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	164	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	170	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	172	4.65
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	223	4.65
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	253	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	501	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	511	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	768	4.656
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	867	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	943	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	952	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,195	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,197	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,197	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,291	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,316	4.674
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,318	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,428	4.65
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,760	4.65
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,812	4.649
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181	4.6639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	644	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,889	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,451	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,583	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,583	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,468	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,684	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,927	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,351	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,872	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28,558	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	34,270	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	50,760	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	70,797	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,825	4.67607
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	216	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12	4.676
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.72
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.7

(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	3,968	4.67670111
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	31,412	4.67670126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	765	4.66098558
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	516	4.66098831
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	763	4.66621941
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	162	4.66622075
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,513	4.66621771
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,131	4.66682789
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	923	4.6767014
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	575	4.660092204

(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:	18/12/2024
###### 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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