BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 20, 2024

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0462F

Societe Generale SA

20 September 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	19/09/2024
(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:	17,152,723	1.24	269,422	0.02
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	73,534	0.01	1,990,595	0.14
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	17,226,257	1.25	2,260,017	0.16

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	28	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	27	4.828
10p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	137	4.824
10p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	25	4.828
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	17	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	43	4.824
10p ordinary	Purchase	70	4.818
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	48	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	273	4.816
10p ordinary	Purchase	49	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	58	4.824
10p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.84
10p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.84
10p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	17	4.82
10p ordinary	Purchase	19	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	147	4.82
10p ordinary	Purchase	121	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	41	4.816
10p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.82
10p ordinary	Purchase	47	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	60	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.832
10p ordinary	Purchase	111,226	4.808
10p ordinary	Purchase	667	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	990	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	468	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	573	4.842
10p ordinary	Purchase	624	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,233	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,740	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	229	4.798
10p ordinary	Purchase	669	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	127	4.786
10p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	305	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	369	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	675	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	870	4.784
10p ordinary	Purchase	875	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	879	4.822
10p ordinary	Purchase	886	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	907	4.84
10p ordinary	Purchase	927	4.786
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,045	4.834
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	4.814
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,046	4.83
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,047	4.822
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,048	4.812
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,048	4.814
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,049	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,049	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,050	4.8
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,050	4.806
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,050	4.808
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,051	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,113	4.808
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,113	4.816
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,161	4.794
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,170	4.844
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,173	4.79
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,175	4.836
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,176	4.828
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,218	4.796
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,683	4.842
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,770	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,863	4.808
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,099	4.826
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,576	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	42	4.812
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,020	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	1,020	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,781	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	2,962	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	5,561	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	9,850	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	18,389	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	22,617	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	26,602	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	128	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	129	4.802
10p ordinary	Purchase	520	4.81
10p ordinary	Purchase	12,515	4.846
10p ordinary	Purchase	743	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	20,000	4.84539
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	21	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	21	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	70	4.82
10p ordinary	Sale	8	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	6	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	21	4.812
10p ordinary	Sale	38	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	5,561	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	234	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	458	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	530	4.816
10p ordinary	Sale	666	4.816
10p ordinary	Sale	424	4.816
10p ordinary	Sale	468	4.816
10p ordinary	Sale	479	4.816
10p ordinary	Sale	574	4.824
10p ordinary	Sale	667	4.824
10p ordinary	Sale	1,092	4.818
10p ordinary	Sale	80	4.82
10p ordinary	Sale	243	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	345	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	405	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	473	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	500	4.804
10p ordinary	Sale	684	4.804
10p ordinary	Sale	711	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	835	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	868	4.842
10p ordinary	Sale	871	4.838
10p ordinary	Sale	872	4.828
10p ordinary	Sale	872	4.83
10p ordinary	Sale	872	4.84
10p ordinary	Sale	874	4.822
10p ordinary	Sale	874	4.826
10p ordinary	Sale	875	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	876	4.836
10p ordinary	Sale	877	4.802
10p ordinary	Sale	950	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	994	4.82
10p ordinary	Sale	1,143	4.836
10p ordinary	Sale	1,177	4.822
10p ordinary	Sale	1,177	4.824
10p ordinary	Sale	1,179	4.82
10p ordinary	Sale	1,179	4.826
10p ordinary	Sale	1,180	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,180	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,181	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	1,182	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.798
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.802
10p ordinary	Sale	1,183	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,184	4.796
10p ordinary	Sale	1,185	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	1,185	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	1,186	4.792
10p ordinary	Sale	1,339	4.808
10p ordinary	Sale	1,366	4.822
10p ordinary	Sale	1,583	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	1,636	4.814
10p ordinary	Sale	366	4.82669
10p ordinary	Sale	743	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	12,515	4.846
10p ordinary	Sale	44,491	4.81527

(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 short position	20,000	4.845394
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6	4.815385207
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	217	4.815385207
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	193	4.831718511
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,306	4.824051217

(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:	20/09/2024
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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