BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 13, 2025

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 0041X

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/02/2025
(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:	15,929,424	0.59	18,308,994	0.68
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	16,822,393	0.63	3,085,903	0.12
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	32,751,817	1.22	21,394,897	0.80

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	57	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,565	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	334	5.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	4.999
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.042
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	176	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.026
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	94	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,969	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,242	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	117	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	228	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	5.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	248	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	120	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	195	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.002
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.002
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	102	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30	5.008
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	248	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	273	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.002
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	167	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	369	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	167	5.042
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	157	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8	5.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	138	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	75	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	389	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	167	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.014
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	129	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	46	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	5.004
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54,787	5.02537
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	684	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,799	5.01729
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,569	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,369	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,867	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,065	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,166	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,033	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	404,289	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	26	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	166	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	666	5.006
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,076	5.018
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,192	5.01
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	129	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	592	5.016
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	285	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	285	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	640	5.02
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	756	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,398	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,783	5.024
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,504	5.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,200	5.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,910	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	146	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,579	5.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,730	5.034
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,457	5.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,625	5.034
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,018	5.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,959	5.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,638	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,872	5.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,227	5.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,532	5.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,544	5.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,598	5.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,543	5.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,350	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,546	5.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,722	5.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	505	5.00991
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,965	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,268	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,825	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,689	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,957	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,341	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,065	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,569	5.032

(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	404,289	5.032
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,211	5.0327548
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	18,485	5.0249370994
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	990	5.009338715

(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:	13/02/2025
###### 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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