BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 29, 2025

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RNS Number : 1301V

Societe Generale SA

29 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	28/01/2025
(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:	11,469,919	0.43	14,887,834	0.56
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	15,834,622	0.59	3,225,732	0.12
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,304,541	1.02	18,113,566	0.68

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	2,572	5.066
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,825	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54,695	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	513	5.079
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	484	5.074
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	232	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,051	5.091
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	491	5.079
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	491	5.079
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.081
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	415	5.085
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,704	5.087
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,478	5.079
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109,391	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	805	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	129	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	129	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	329	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	306	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	801	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	368	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	736	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	211	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	708	5.078
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	340	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	32	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	450	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	477	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	394	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,500	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	297	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	325	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	25	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	76	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	822	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	895	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,554	5.07
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,630	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	222	5.078
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,220	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,409	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,009	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	607	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	437	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,970	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,146	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	586	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	593	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	376	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	149	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,901	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	187	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	864	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	632	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	606	5.066
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	504	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	409	5.066
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	5.066
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,613	5.066
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	825	5.072
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,538	5.072
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,253	5.074
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,003	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	467	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,319	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	774	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,083	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	702	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	861	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	390	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	263	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	288	5.08
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,136	5.078
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	195	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	705	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	494	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	347	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	5.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,369	5.078
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	227	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	219	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	900	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	876	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,092	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,939	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,939	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,478	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,125	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,311	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	533	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,257	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,694	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,947	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,753	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,257	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54,695	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	75	5.0740722
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	5.0801524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	5.0743341
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	153	5.0749022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	25,758	5.067924
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	13,472	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123,498	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	337	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,555	5.068
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,502	6.0285
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,502	5.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	42,543	5.0682534
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	45,938	5.068076
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,555	5.068
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,500	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	200	6.2

(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	153	5.07490224
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	99	5.07433404
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11	5.0801524
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	75	5.07407222
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	123,498	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	13,472	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	503	5.075226379
32 17/19p ordinary	OTC call option	Increasing a long position	33,203	0.0279

(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:	29/01/2025
###### 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.

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