BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 14, 2025

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RNS Number : 7669A

Societe Generale SA

14 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	13/03/2025
(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:	32,274,217	1.21	30,934,540	1.16
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	15,688,961	0.59	7,325,769	0.27
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	47,963,178	1.79	38,260,309	1.43

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	10,957	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	236	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	241	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	258	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	268	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	437	5.438
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	715	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,001	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,188	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,061	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,265	5.454
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,817	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,934	5.422
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,705	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,077	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,344	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,875	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,984	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,354	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,480	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,482	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,766	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,556	5.444
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,944	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	5.438
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,843	5.43992
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68,327	5.43778
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,187	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	38	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	5.438
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	50	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	20	5.438
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	339	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	572	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,568	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	111	5.451
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	5.439
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	448	5.451
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.431
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,140	5.461
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	123	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	203	5.42
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	217	5.428
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	219	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	223	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	229	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	233	5.428
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	244	5.42
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	5.452
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	358	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	362	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	396	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	421	5.434
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	426	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	426	5.42
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	447	5.378
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	461	5.432
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	515	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,573	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,022	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,469	5.43
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	222	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	251	5.436
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	278	5.436
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	522	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	647	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,330	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	374	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,290	5.43
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,339	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	471	5.402
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	480	5.402
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	925	5.448
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	975	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	976	5.448
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,010	5.46
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,026	5.442
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,084	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,317	5.434
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,354	5.46
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,650	5.46
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,008	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,688	5.46
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,837	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,856	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,952	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,034	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,437	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,030	5.45
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	870	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	884	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,444	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,731	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,393	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,534	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,535	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,484	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,044	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,928	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,690	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,183	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,914	5.44
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	34,261	5.44

(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	Increasing a long position	68,327	5.43778418
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,400	5.4399910218

(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:	14/03/2025
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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