BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 20, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0003U

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	International Paper Company
(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: Smith (DS) 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:	common stock
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	267,041	0.08	154,407	0.04
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	33,612	0.01	14,263	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	300,653	0.09	168,670	0.05

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 USD
common stock	Purchase	84	56.95
common stock	Purchase	100	56.945
common stock	Purchase	11	56.94
common stock	Purchase	200	56.95
common stock	Purchase	100	56.95
common stock	Purchase	11	56.93
common stock	Purchase	61	56.93
common stock	Purchase	36,874	56.93
common stock	Purchase	253	56.93
common stock	Purchase	100	56.93
common stock	Purchase	100	56.93
common stock	Purchase	300	56.93
common stock	Purchase	65	56.93
common stock	Purchase	600	56.93
common stock	Purchase	100	56.93
common stock	Purchase	1	56.76
common stock	Purchase	1	56.76
common stock	Purchase	1	56.77
common stock	Purchase	2	56.77
common stock	Purchase	5	56.76
common stock	Purchase	5	56.76
common stock	Purchase	10	56.73
common stock	Purchase	10	56.76
common stock	Purchase	13	56.76
common stock	Purchase	16	56.76
common stock	Purchase	23	56.8
common stock	Purchase	32	56.76
common stock	Purchase	34	56.73
common stock	Purchase	35	56.76
common stock	Purchase	38	56.89
common stock	Purchase	62	56.89
common stock	Purchase	66	56.73
common stock	Purchase	69	56.76
common stock	Purchase	84	56.76
common stock	Purchase	98	56.77
common stock	Purchase	99	56.77
common stock	Purchase	100	56.73
common stock	Purchase	100	56.73
common stock	Purchase	100	56.76
common stock	Purchase	100	56.76
common stock	Purchase	100	56.79
common stock	Purchase	100	56.81
common stock	Purchase	100	56.81
common stock	Purchase	100	56.86
common stock	Purchase	100	56.86
common stock	Purchase	100	56.87
common stock	Purchase	100	56.88
common stock	Purchase	100	56.88
common stock	Purchase	100	56.95
common stock	Purchase	100	56.95
common stock	Purchase	100	56.96
common stock	Purchase	100	56.98
common stock	Purchase	129	56.76
common stock	Purchase	190	56.73
common stock	Purchase	200	56.85
common stock	Purchase	200	56.98
common stock	Purchase	4,100	56.55
common stock	Purchase	4,100	56.55
common stock	Purchase	1,264	56.55
common stock	Purchase	1,145	56.55
common stock	Sale	2	56.66
common stock	Sale	3	56.6
common stock	Sale	4	56.67
common stock	Sale	4	56.68
common stock	Sale	5	56.66
common stock	Sale	10	56.6
common stock	Sale	10	56.685
common stock	Sale	10	56.69
common stock	Sale	20	56.66
common stock	Sale	25	56.68
common stock	Sale	36	56.72
common stock	Sale	38	56.65
common stock	Sale	47	56.6
common stock	Sale	49	56.66
common stock	Sale	50	56.685
common stock	Sale	50	56.7
common stock	Sale	52	56.67
common stock	Sale	55	56.66
common stock	Sale	60	56.65
common stock	Sale	60	56.67
common stock	Sale	60	56.67
common stock	Sale	60	56.67
common stock	Sale	60	56.695
common stock	Sale	60	56.71
common stock	Sale	9	56.72
common stock	Sale	11	56.65
common stock	Sale	15	56.72
common stock	Sale	35	56.68
common stock	Sale	500	56.93
common stock	Sale	19	56.53
common stock	Sale	31	56.53
common stock	Sale	100	56.83
common stock	Sale	100	56.85
common stock	Sale	100	56.92
common stock	Sale	100	56.76
common stock	Sale	29	56.42
common stock	Sale	71	56.42
common stock	Sale	100	56.41
common stock	Sale	100	56.81
common stock	Sale	13	56.64
common stock	Sale	87	56.64
common stock	Sale	100	56.72
common stock	Sale	100	56.75
common stock	Sale	100	56.75
common stock	Sale	100	56.78
common stock	Sale	100	56.79
common stock	Sale	100	56.82
common stock	Sale	4	56.84
common stock	Sale	8	56.67
common stock	Sale	8	56.76
common stock	Sale	14	56.83
common stock	Sale	18	56.69
common stock	Sale	21	56.78
common stock	Sale	50	56.75
common stock	Sale	50	56.75
common stock	Sale	77	56.91
common stock	Sale	78	56.83
common stock	Sale	79	56.78
common stock	Sale	82	56.69
common stock	Sale	92	56.67
common stock	Sale	96	56.84
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.67
common stock	Sale	100	56.67
common stock	Sale	100	56.68
common stock	Sale	100	56.7
common stock	Sale	100	56.73
common stock	Sale	100	56.73
common stock	Sale	100	56.74
common stock	Sale	100	56.74
common stock	Sale	100	56.74
common stock	Sale	100	56.75
common stock	Sale	100	56.76
common stock	Sale	100	56.76
common stock	Sale	100	56.76
common stock	Sale	100	56.77
common stock	Sale	100	56.77
common stock	Sale	100	56.77
common stock	Sale	100	56.78
common stock	Sale	100	56.79
common stock	Sale	100	56.79
common stock	Sale	100	56.8
common stock	Sale	100	56.82
common stock	Sale	100	56.83
common stock	Sale	100	56.83
common stock	Sale	100	56.83
common stock	Sale	100	56.84
common stock	Sale	100	56.84
common stock	Sale	100	56.87
common stock	Sale	100	56.88
common stock	Sale	100	56.88
common stock	Sale	100	56.9
common stock	Sale	100	56.91
common stock	Sale	100	56.91
common stock	Sale	1	56.78
common stock	Sale	2	56.65
common stock	Sale	2	56.65
common stock	Sale	5	56.55
common stock	Sale	6	56.65
common stock	Sale	7	56.56
common stock	Sale	10	56.72
common stock	Sale	16	56.5
common stock	Sale	28	56.44
common stock	Sale	33	56.96
common stock	Sale	35	56.505
common stock	Sale	35	56.535
common stock	Sale	35	56.655
common stock	Sale	35	56.72
common stock	Sale	35	56.805
common stock	Sale	36	56.93
common stock	Sale	44	56.78
common stock	Sale	45	56.82
common stock	Sale	47	56.675
common stock	Sale	49	56.49
common stock	Sale	49	56.5
common stock	Sale	63	56.89
common stock	Sale	64	56.93
common stock	Sale	65	56.8
common stock	Sale	67	56.96
common stock	Sale	72	56.44
common stock	Sale	79	56.55
common stock	Sale	82	56.5
common stock	Sale	84	56.36
common stock	Sale	84	56.49
common stock	Sale	84	56.53
common stock	Sale	84	56.55
common stock	Sale	84	56.55
common stock	Sale	84	56.75
common stock	Sale	93	56.56
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.48
common stock	Sale	100	56.51
common stock	Sale	100	56.52
common stock	Sale	100	56.56
common stock	Sale	100	56.84
common stock	Sale	100	56.84
common stock	Sale	100	56.845
common stock	Sale	100	56.86
common stock	Sale	100	56.93
common stock	Sale	100	56.93
common stock	Sale	100	56.93
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.94
common stock	Sale	100	56.945
common stock	Sale	100	56.95
common stock	Sale	100	56.95
common stock	Sale	100	56.96
common stock	Sale	100	56.98
common stock	Sale	100	56.98
common stock	Sale	100	57
common stock	Sale	200	56.925
common stock	Sale	200	56.945
common stock	Sale	216	56.49
common stock	Sale	16	56.62
common stock	Sale	205	56.55
common stock	Sale	205	56.55
common stock	Sale	51	56.55
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
common stock	Sale	400	54.87

(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 USD
common stock	CFD	Reducing a long position	11	56.933
common stock	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,077	56.76641619

(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
common stock	Listed Put Option	Expiry	17,200	N/A	American	17/01/2025

(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.

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