BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 25, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3814Y

Societe Generale SA

25 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	24/02/2025
(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:	17,554,152	0.66	22,024,637	0.82
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	18,526,101	0.69	3,186,169	0.12
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	36,080,253	1.35	25,210,806	0.94

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	597	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	212	5.002
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	297	5.002
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	523	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	434	4.999
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,196	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,498	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,224	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,994	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,180	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,995	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	354	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	570	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,183	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,876	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	546	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,253	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,998	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,208	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,820	5.0279246
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	572	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	728	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	518	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	679	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	432	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	453	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,771	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	596	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	586	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	463	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	591	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	463	4.984
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	655	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	35	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	485	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	182	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	309	4.979
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	494	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	556	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	15	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	158	4.995
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	52	4.995
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	395	4.995
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	850	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,938	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	438	4.999
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	897	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	177	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	133	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	204	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	740	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	193	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	961	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	188	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	168	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,830	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	439	4.995
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	451	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	119	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	571	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	407	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	994	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	178	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	614	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	33	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	462	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	274	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	961	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	164	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	298	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	586	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,939	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	253	4.975
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	52	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	170	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	138	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	60	4.982
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	744	4.982
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	578	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	431	4.98
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	44	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	530	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,734	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	650	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,040	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	608	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	4.982
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	178	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,137	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	681	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	52	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	447	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	473	4.981
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	52	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	272	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	537	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	282	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	397	4.985
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	770	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	285	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	295	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	168	4.985
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	476	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	728	4.984
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,511	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,252	4.985
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	846	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,338	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	581	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,500	4.993
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	284	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	707	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	424	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	611	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,321	4.988
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	688	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	790	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,032	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	277	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,190	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	260	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	271	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	693	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	261	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	764	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	930	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,902	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	255	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	271	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	530	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,796	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	262	4.994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,465	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	524	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	251	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	500	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	656	4.973
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	775	4.99
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	695	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.983
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	770	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	4.992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,268	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	4.991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,325	4.987
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,311	4.989
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,208	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,998	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	86,380	5.026994
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37	4.989

(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	Reducing a short position	86,380	5.026994

(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:	25/02/2025
###### 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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