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RNS Number : 7512Q

Societe Generale SA

19 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	18/12/2024
(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:	8,141,811	0.30	5,340,176	0.20
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	5,781,021	0.22	242,314	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	13,922,832	0.52	5,582,490	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	2	4.63546
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27,744	4.6397
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,193	4.63446
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,748	4.63909
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,177	4.63844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218,724	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	512	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	562	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	562	4.6355
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,131	4.637
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	451	4.6355
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	451	4.6355
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	4.6355
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	482	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	482	4.6355
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	629	4.6335
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,604	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,604	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	504	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	81	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	85	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	393	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	423	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	490	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	514	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	733	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,320	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,943	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,232	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	800	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,878	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,625	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	42	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	53	4.665
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	95	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	104	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	140	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	169	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	190	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	196	4.653
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	210	4.681
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	4.669
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	220	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	251	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	269	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	283	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	310	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	4.643
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	330	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	349	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	357	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	360	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	362	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	376	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	397	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	401	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	404	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	416	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	434	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	443	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	481	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	503	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	503	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	526	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	543	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	563	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	567	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	567	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	570	4.665
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	588	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	601	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	611	4.643
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	632	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	650	4.659
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	660	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.665
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	670	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	671	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	697	4.681
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	702	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	706	4.677
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	712	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	734	4.666
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	762	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	789	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	795	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	817	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	817	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	838	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.643
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.657
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	860	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	901	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	901	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,001	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,068	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,068	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,068	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,068	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.629
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,071	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,132	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,137	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,168	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,187	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,224	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,231	4.669
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,232	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,241	4.669
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,247	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,248	4.661
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.669
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,259	4.669
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,261	4.643
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,276	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,276	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,279	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,286	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,293	4.67
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,293	4.677
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,312	4.68
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,323	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,388	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,409	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,542	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,581	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,594	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,600	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,630	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,659	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,708	4.641
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,730	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,772	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,819	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,857	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,889	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	605	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	348	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,276	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	672	4.637
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	195	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	130	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	245	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	70	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,164	4.637
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	480	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	4.64872
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	148	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	438	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	546	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	657	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	700	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,541	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,878	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,884	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,198	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,198	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,198	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,271	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,726	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,125	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,225	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,362	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,981	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,088	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,248	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,478	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,157	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,480	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,013	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,128	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,670	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,876	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,936	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,978	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,554	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,554	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20,674	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,066	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	25,000	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	39,675	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46,504	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	82,351	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	86,396	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	283	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,590	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	416,575	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,068	4.64703
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17,053	4.63983
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,187	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	94	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	454	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	930	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	106	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	208	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	234	4.653
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	312	4.672
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	329	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	352	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	499	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	566	4.668
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	609	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	700	4.653
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	736	4.667
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	850	4.676
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	959	4.664
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,062	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.673
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.675
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,064	4.671
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,065	4.662
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,066	4.663
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,137	4.659
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,851	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,900	4.635
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,980	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	283	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,590	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	416,575	4.639
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,362	4.63922
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12,814	4.6644

(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	9,068	4.64703
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17,053	4.63983
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	4.63546
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	27,744	4.6397
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,193	4.63446
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,748	4.63909
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14,177	4.63844
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	17	4.639

(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:	19/12/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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