BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 3, 2025

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RNS Number : 0798S

Societe Generale SA

03 January 2025

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	02/01/2025
(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:	4,302,532	0.16	7,997,952	0.30
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	7,672,462	0.29	334,195	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	11,974,994	0.45	8,332,147	0.31

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	255	4.72047
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17	4.71919
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	4.71864
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	52	4.72114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	199	4.72151
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,418	4.73509
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112	4.72327
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109,527	4.68869
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109,527	4.72101
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	498	4.69
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	633	4.69
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	706	4.697
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,060	4.69
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,485	4.697
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	339	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	368	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	550	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	858	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	494	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	49	4.712
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	113	4.712
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	163	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.724
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	227	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	235	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	376	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	549	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	550	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	706	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	802	4.712
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,110	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,186	4.733
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,190	4.724
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,222	4.715
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,239	4.728
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,279	4.725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,333	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,341	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,358	4.716
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,416	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,489	4.717
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,582	4.722
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,176	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,841	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9	4.723
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,551	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	276,393	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	97,357	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41,075	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	651	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,095	4.688
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	478	4.679
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	15	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	66	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	70	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	76	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	78	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	79	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	79	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	80	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	106	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	128	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	164	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	175	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	198	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	208	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	276	4.699
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	276	4.699
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	322	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	323	4.699
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	326	4.683
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	348	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	368	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	378	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	386	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	400	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	402	4.683
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	414	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	467	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	478	4.682
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	505	4.721
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	515	4.697
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	531	4.682
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	540	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	788	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	960	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,396	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	48	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	49	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	50	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	361	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	361	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	199	4.699
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	230	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	230	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	460	4.699
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	598	4.693
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	88	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	113	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	131	4.718
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	190	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	201	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	201	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	204	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	207	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	209	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	209	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	217	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	227	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	252	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	351	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	369	4.718
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	473	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	584	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	587	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	598	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	605	4.7
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	638	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	4.684
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	842	4.685
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	866	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	880	4.687
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	912	4.718
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	912	4.719
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,062	4.686
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,194	4.692
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,194	4.692
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,217	4.68
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,393	4.718
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	330	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,259	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,316	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,336	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,580	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,266	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,370	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,596	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,597	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,597	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,597	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,746	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,811	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,968	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,932	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,134	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,430	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,795	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17,943	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32,922	4.735
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,551	4.735

(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	255	4.72047
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17	4.71919
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	110	4.71864
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	52	4.72114
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	199	4.72151
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,418	4.73509
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	112	4.72327
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	276,393	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	97,357	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	41,075	4.7021
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	651	4.735

(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:	03/01/2025
###### 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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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