BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 21, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0584Y

Societe Generale SA

21 February 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	20/02/2025
(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:	17,316,573	0.65	21,351,101	0.80
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	18,442,248	0.69	3,231,897	0.12
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	35,758,821	1.34	24,582,998	0.92

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	1,074	4.965
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.965
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	435	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	104	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,739	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	382	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	404	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	946	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	683	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,718	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	821	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,664	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,032	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,810	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,386	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,311	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,664	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	175	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	361	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,549	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	695	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	512	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	754	4.957
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	4.958
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	558	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	420	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	130	4.998
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	167	4.964
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.972
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	4.967
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	96	4.998
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.995
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	347	4.952
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	962	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	296	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	47	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	682	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.974
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	761	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	67	4.953
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	673	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	200	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	142	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.958
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	93	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	385	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.969
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	114	4.967
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.97
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	413	4.977
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	513	4.968
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	285	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,602	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,140	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	172	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	172	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	338	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	44	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	500	4.953
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	233	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	674	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	338	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	260	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	273	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	4.956
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.954
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.954
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	628	4.965
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	161	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	352	4.964
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	225	4.998
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	131	4.976
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	234	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.976
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	146	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	4.953
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.972
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.963
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.965
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.996
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	807	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,284	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	142	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,174	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	142	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	70	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	4.967
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.963
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	44	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.963
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	320	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.961
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	42	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	5
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	440	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	414	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	259	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.962
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.972
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	505	5.026
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	4.971
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	581	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	151	4.974
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	151	4.974
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.982
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	674	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	165	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	165	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	199	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	672	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	217	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	189	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.963
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	224	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	4.965
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	117	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	193	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.968
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	4.962
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	340	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	199,912	5.012387
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	342	5
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	347	4.964
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	165	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	67	4.972
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	501	4.972
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	344	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	436	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	381	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,308	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,238	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,314	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	395	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	371	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	397	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,836	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,162	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,149	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	246	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54,787	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	610	4.953
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	515	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	477	4.977
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	87	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	731	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	51	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	678	4.985
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	156	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	286	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	451	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	43	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	265	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	494	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	594	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	739	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	286	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	144	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	267	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	197	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	256	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	264	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	267	4.986
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	295	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,243	4.997
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	501	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	38	4.978
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	431	4.976
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	862	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	558	4.956
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	70	4.956
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	91	4.996
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	403	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	66	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	856	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	423	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	622	4.984
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	578	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	885	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	888	4.996
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	4.996
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	721	4.976
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	635	4.976
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	109,573	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.964
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	114	4.967
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	70	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	44	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	42	4.966
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	168	4.967
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31,051	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,284	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	807	4.96
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,711	4.9593

(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	199,912	5.0123873
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	69,118	4.977590803
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	761	4.960744
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,711	4.95925489
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	31,051	4.96

(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:	21/02/2025
###### 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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