BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 30, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5961R

Societe Generale SA

30 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	27/12/2024
(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:	5,219,828	0.19	7,218,873	0.27
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	7,026,875	0.26	350,460	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	12,246,703	0.46	7,569,333	0.28

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	36	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	53	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	115	4.625
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	4.625
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	40	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	51	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	133	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.625
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.626
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.627
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.628
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.629
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,079	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,081	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,081	4.613
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	420	4.61286
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	239	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,931	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	4.65977
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,364	4.6467
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,551	4.6467
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,420	4.6467
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,953	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	514	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	45	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46	4.626
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	56	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	69	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	72	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	72	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	76	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	79	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82	4.608
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	121	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	121	4.627
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	137	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	139	4.627
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	146	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	146	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	153	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	203	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	207	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	217	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	218	4.627
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	219	4.608
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	237	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.606
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	252	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	260	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	286	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	289	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	296	4.634
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	319	4.648
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	329	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	383	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	414	4.626
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	419	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	425	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	432	4.606
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	432	4.608
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	466	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	470	4.63
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	497	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	534	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	537	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	539	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	671	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	782	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	784	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	855	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	863	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	887	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	904	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	911	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,012	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,031	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,035	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,047	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,119	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,299	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,786	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,845	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	39	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	40	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	42	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	42	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	93	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	124	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	199	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	203	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	230	4.606
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.606
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	358	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	466	4.61
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	483	4.622
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	489	4.629
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	494	4.61
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	502	4.638
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	558	4.615
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	611	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	724	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	759	4.608
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	777	4.615
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	783	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	790	4.615
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	798	4.631
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	805	4.633
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	898	4.617
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	4.613
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	543	4.611
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	570	4.613
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	929	4.646
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	220	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	231	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	317	4.644
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,525	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,769	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64	4.621
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	136	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	176	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	177	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	178	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	179	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	186	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	186	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	186	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	189	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	192	4.649
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	193	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	195	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	201	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	212	4.649
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	221	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	316	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	323	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	334	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	360	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	370	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	378	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	378	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	389	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	431	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	580	4.632
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	614	4.619
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	669	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	734	4.619
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	744	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	840	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	878	4.609
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	947	4.612
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,010	4.606
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,057	4.616
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,140	4.649
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,305	4.64
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,340	4.642
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,340	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,340	4.647
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,535	4.645
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,609	4.636
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	147	4.62364
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	29	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	587	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	673	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	716	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	857	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,015	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,375	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,418	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,503	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,062	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,090	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,091	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,535	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,008	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,399	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,554	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,119	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,952	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,953	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,138	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	225	4.611
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,931	4.66
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	195	4.615
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	5.64

(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 short position	36	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	53	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	18	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	115	4.625
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	46	4.623
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	46	4.625
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	40	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	51	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	133	4.624
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,364	4.6467
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,551	4.6467
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,420	4.6467

(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:	30/12/2024
###### 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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