BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 11, 2025

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RNS Number : 2236A

Societe Generale SA

11 March 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	10/03/2025
(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"	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:	27,185,918	1.02	30,166,027	1.13
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	15,430,902	0.58	2,757,013	0.10
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	42,616,820	1.59	32,923,040	1.23

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	30,675	5.3508
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	521	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	45	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,497	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	86	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	55	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	43	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,161	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	44	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	465	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	504	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	631	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	33	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	38	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	104	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	116	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	208	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	220	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	242	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	261	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	270	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	271	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	273	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	275	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	280	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	283	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	285	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	287	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	288	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	289	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	290	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	290	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	292	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	297	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	311	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	314	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	333	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	359	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	397	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	401	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	404	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	425	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	476	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	485	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	486	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	515	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	524	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	569	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	583	5.38
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	601	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	601	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	605	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	608	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	609	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	622	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	635	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	657	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	660	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	661	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	678	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	689	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	715	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	727	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	763	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	830	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	832	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	871	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	955	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,097	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,136	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,144	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,218	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,439	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	417	5.375
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	700	5.375
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	915	5.375
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	147	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	160	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	249	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	250	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	292	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	297	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	501	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	591	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	612	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	728	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	730	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	886	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	967	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	984	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,065	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,093	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	86	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	101	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	573	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	600	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	651	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,036	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,492	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	210	5.348
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	362	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	362	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	445	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	476	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	535	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	540	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	544	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	549	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	564	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	569	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	572	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	573	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	584	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	591	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	595	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	599	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	636	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	641	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	644	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	647	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	939	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,027	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,100	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,133	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,143	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,192	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,345	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,410	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,607	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,748	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,867	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,874	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,878	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,951	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,995	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,019	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,022	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,032	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,064	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,070	5.342
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,084	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,340	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,340	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,342	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,346	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,528	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	32,203	5.34985
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	623	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	45	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	959	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	941	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,336	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,667	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,528	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	43	5.374
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,127	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,589	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,589	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,589	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,590	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,590	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,590	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28,864	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,676	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,839	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12,281	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,161	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,338,000	5.376
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,126	5.374

(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 long position	30,675	5.35080261
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,018	5.3508025
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	346	5.377840194

(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:	11/03/2025
###### 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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