BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 30, 2024

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RNS Number : 3179C

Societe Generale SA

30 August 2024

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	Smith (DS) 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	29/08/2024
(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: International Paper Company

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:	10p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	31,515,845	2.28	192,476	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	100,618	0.01	2,179,571	0.16
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	31,616,463	2.29	2,372,047	0.17

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
10p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.748
10p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.744
10p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.744
10p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.742
10p ordinary	Purchase	62	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	126	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	234	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	332	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	494	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	556	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	556	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	556	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,390	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,780	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	267	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	438	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	477	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	633	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,672	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,937	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	136	4.728
10p ordinary	Purchase	200	4.728
10p ordinary	Purchase	219	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	292	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	557	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	581	4.72
10p ordinary	Purchase	730	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	146	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	836	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	337	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	507	4.722
10p ordinary	Purchase	557	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	880	4.78
10p ordinary	Purchase	880	4.782
10p ordinary	Purchase	880	4.788
10p ordinary	Purchase	882	4.772
10p ordinary	Purchase	882	4.774
10p ordinary	Purchase	883	4.766
10p ordinary	Purchase	883	4.768
10p ordinary	Purchase	883	4.77
10p ordinary	Purchase	884	4.76
10p ordinary	Purchase	884	4.762
10p ordinary	Purchase	884	4.764
10p ordinary	Purchase	948	4.72
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,060	4.762
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,062	4.76
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,065	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,067	4.736
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,140	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,159	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,191	4.762
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,194	4.754
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,195	4.746
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,195	4.756
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,195	4.756
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,198	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.732
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.738
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,203	4.726
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,204	4.722
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,275	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,344	4.722
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,650	4.72
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,866	4.74
10p ordinary	Purchase	7,663	4.762
10p ordinary	Purchase	25	4.736
10p ordinary	Purchase	664	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,780	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	3,779	4.73
10p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.776
10p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.768
10p ordinary	Sale	1	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	22	4.738
10p ordinary	Sale	28	4.726
10p ordinary	Sale	24	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	66	4.75
10p ordinary	Sale	35	4.74
10p ordinary	Sale	43	4.74
10p ordinary	Sale	2	4.758
10p ordinary	Sale	4	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	43	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	57	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	64	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	106	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	116	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	658	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	800	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	1,363	4.736
10p ordinary	Sale	454	4.738
10p ordinary	Sale	1,474	4.758
10p ordinary	Sale	890	4.732
10p ordinary	Sale	890	4.734
10p ordinary	Sale	1,062	4.762
10p ordinary	Sale	1,063	4.76
10p ordinary	Sale	1,068	4.734
10p ordinary	Sale	6,721	4.73
10p ordinary	Sale	12	4.748
10p ordinary	Sale	698	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	6,180,814	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	18,653	4.73

(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
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12	4.748
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.744
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.74
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	4.744
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	4.742
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1	4.736
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2	4.736
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22	4.738
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	28	4.726
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24	4.736
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	66	4.75
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	35	4.74
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	43	4.74

(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:	30/08/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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