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Societe Generale SA

20 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
Smith (DS) 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
17/01/2025
(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: International Paper Company

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: 10p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 29,903,428 2.17 623,528 0.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives: 2,474,586 0.18 6,374,158 0.46
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00
TOTAL: 32,378,014 2.35 6,997,686 0.51

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
10p ordinary Purchase 250,000 5.8981
10p ordinary Purchase 31,500 5.8939
10p ordinary Purchase 151 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 55,753 5.91
10p ordinary Purchase 210 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 348 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 558 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 558 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 558 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 613 5.865
10p ordinary Purchase 865 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 956 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,064 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,115 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 1,254 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 1,394 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 1,394 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 1,394 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 1,678 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,877 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,923 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 2,394 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 3,181 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 4,321 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 15 5.915
10p ordinary Purchase 157 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 217 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 468 5.91
10p ordinary Purchase 616 5.915
10p ordinary Purchase 865 5.91
10p ordinary Purchase 77 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 81 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 370 5.905
10p ordinary Purchase 858 5.905
10p ordinary Purchase 860 5.89
10p ordinary Purchase 861 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 862 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 862 5.88
10p ordinary Purchase 863 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 863 5.875
10p ordinary Purchase 1,274 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 1,369 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 1,493 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,855 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 1,869 5.91
10p ordinary Purchase 2,000 5.87
10p ordinary Purchase 2,493 5.89
10p ordinary Purchase 3,040 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 5,210 5.885
10p ordinary Purchase 5,210 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 36,704 5.88
10p ordinary Purchase 496 5.9
10p ordinary Purchase 544 5.87118
10p ordinary Purchase 28,027 5.895
10p ordinary Purchase 15,048 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 21,329 5.8938
10p ordinary Sale 25,159 5.8938
10p ordinary Sale 56 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 116 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 84 5.87
10p ordinary Sale 72 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 79 5.885
10p ordinary Sale 332 5.87
10p ordinary Sale 52 5.885
10p ordinary Sale 9 5.845
10p ordinary Sale 26 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 57 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 60 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 87 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 165 5.845
10p ordinary Sale 189 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 211 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 384 5.845
10p ordinary Sale 519 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 694 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 814 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 1,601 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 1,806 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 1,851 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,006 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,008 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,643 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,788 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,875 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,929 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 3,030 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 3,119 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 3,356 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 3,569 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,575 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 289 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 417 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 868 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 111 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 857 5.925
10p ordinary Sale 867 5.86
10p ordinary Sale 870 5.845
10p ordinary Sale 870 5.85
10p ordinary Sale 870 5.855
10p ordinary Sale 870 5.86
10p ordinary Sale 1,655 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 603 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,166 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 2,475 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 5,197 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 6,502 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 58,679 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 707 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 370 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 372 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 775 5.925
10p ordinary Sale 530 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 627 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 896 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 297 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 503 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 706 5.915
10p ordinary Sale 720 5.9175
10p ordinary Sale 161 5.9275
10p ordinary Sale 929 5.905
10p ordinary Sale 903 5.8975
10p ordinary Sale 294 5.915
10p ordinary Sale 571 5.9275
10p ordinary Sale 71 5.905
10p ordinary Sale 714 5.9275
10p ordinary Sale 296 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 772 5.9075
10p ordinary Sale 718 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 502 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 496 5.9
10p ordinary Sale 711 5.9075
10p ordinary Sale 1,001 5.905
10p ordinary Sale 747 5.915
10p ordinary Sale 102 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 794 5.9075
10p ordinary Sale 800 5.885
10p ordinary Sale 897 5.91
10p ordinary Sale 28,027 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 15,048 5.895
10p ordinary Sale 1 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 1 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.87
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 2 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 7 5.88
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 8 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 9 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 9 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 10 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 11 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 26 5.87
10p ordinary Sale 26 5.87
10p ordinary Sale 41 5.875
10p ordinary Sale 41 5.875

(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
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 250,000 5.8981
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 31,500 5.8939
10p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 151 5.895
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 21,329 5.8938
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 25,159 5.8938
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 56 5.875
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 116 5.88
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 84 5.87
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 72 5.875
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 79 5.885
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 332 5.87
10p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 52 5.885

(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: 20/01/2025
###### 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.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .

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