BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 5, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5098Z

Societe Generale SA

05 March 2025

The Form 8.3 - Hargreaves Lansdown plc announcement released on 04/03/2025 at 13:58 under RNS No 3237Z has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below.

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	Hargreaves Lansdown 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	03/03/2025
(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"	N/A

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:	0.4p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	*17,139,009	*3.61	*416,756	*0.09
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	9,119	0.00	*13,992,309	*2.95
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	*17,148,128	*3.62	*14,409,065	*3.04

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
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,589	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	461	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,713	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,445	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	385	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,118	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	485	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	308	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	95	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	308	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	422	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,540	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	5	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	46	11.0425
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	252	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	100,000	11.043312
*0.4p ordinary	Purchase	600,000	11.042429
*0.4p ordinary	Purchase	500,000	11.042429
*0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,152,667	11.042429
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	14	11.05
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	14	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	4	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	4	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	29	11.0475
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1	11.05
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	36	11.0475
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	42	11.045
0.4p ordinary	Sale	935	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	231	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	22	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	100	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	33	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	371	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	52	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	200	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	36	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	366	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	144	11.035
0.4p ordinary	Sale	3,145	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	462	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	194	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	183	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	627	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	152	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	574	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	629	11.04
0.4p ordinary	Sale	4,254	11.04

(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
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,690	11.03823639
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	144	11.0483063
*0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	37,994	11.042429
*0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,387,020	11.042429
*0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	629,740	11.042429
*0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	197,913	11.042429
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	27,955	11.0433
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	61,572	11.0433
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,687	11.0433
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,786	11.0433

(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:	05/03/2025*
###### 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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