BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 20, 2024

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RNS Number : 9261Q

Societe Generale SA

20 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	Direct Line Insurance Group 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	19/12/2024
(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: Aviva 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:	10 10/11p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	36,011,114	2.75	245,455	0.02
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	20,492	0.00	17,845,285	1.36
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	36,031,606	2.75	18,090,740	1.38

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
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	656	2.41924
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	161	2.41627
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	613	2.41539
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	529	2.41749
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,095	2.41781
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	166	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	85	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	29	2.418
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	358	2.419
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	62	2.418
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	251	2.414
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	191	2.417
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,538	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,112	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,260	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,728	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	34,570	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	53,253	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	21,831	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,402	2.402
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,417	2.402
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,302	2.418
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,368	2.402
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	103	2.414
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	194	2.414
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	556	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,154	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,415	2.414
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,712	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,713	2.414
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,716	2.41
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,049	2.402
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	221	2.42
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	277	2.41574
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	538	2.42151
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,239	2.4179
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,232	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,453	2.424
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,923	2.416
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	221	2.42
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	91	2.418
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,077,649	2.402
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	21,831	2.424

(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
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,055	2.417813
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	40	2.417846
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	109	2.415758
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	141	2.415758
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	27	2.415758
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	547	2.419242
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	109	2.419242
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	207	2.421498
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	268	2.421498
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	50	2.421498
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	13	2.421498
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	529	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	340	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	473	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	140	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	646	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	111	2.417903
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	161	2.416242
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	529	2.417492
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	140	2.415386
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	473	2.415386
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,232	2.4236364
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,142	2.4179087925

(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:	20/12/2024
###### 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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