BRD - Groupe Societe Generale S.A.

Transaction in Own Shares • Feb 17, 2025

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RNS Number : 3960X

Societe Generale SA

17 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	14/02/2025
(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:	16,318,968	0.61	19,673,362	0.73
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	17,868,848	0.67	2,956,763	0.11
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	34,187,816	1.28	22,630,125	0.85

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	66	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	215	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	881	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,030	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	96	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	359	5.133
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	132	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	336	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	388	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	401	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	543	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	707	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	765	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	803	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	827	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	843	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	989	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,076	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,526	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,553	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,748	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,103	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,269	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,828	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,266	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,358	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,432	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,444	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,859	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,031	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,576	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,576	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,576	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,576	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,479	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,616	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,820	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,957	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	22,341	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31,525	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	22,623	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18,625	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	33,857	5.09298
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	195	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.128
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	73	5.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	94	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	80	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	151	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	101	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	88	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	118	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	89	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	111	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	444	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	98	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	80	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,677	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	131	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	91	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	48	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.096
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,729	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82	5.07
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	100	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	202	5.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	5.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	90	5.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	271	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	56	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	48	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	77	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	101	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	246	5.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	517	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	100	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	102	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	105	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	156	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	198	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	200	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	232	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	403	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	403	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	442	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	443	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	446	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	550	5.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	743	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	913	5.07
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,009	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	384	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	999	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,602	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,611	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,759	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22,623	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,541	5.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,541	5.148

(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	18,625	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33,857	5.09298
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	195	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.128
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.108
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	73	5.112
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	94	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	80	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.106
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	59	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.116
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	151	5.068
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	64	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	10	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	101	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	88	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.106
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	118	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	82	5.076
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	89	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	111	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	444	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	98	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	80	5.124
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,677	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.084
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	131	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	91	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.108
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	48	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.098
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.096
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,729	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	82	5.07
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	100	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	202	5.102
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	5.112
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	90	5.116
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	271	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.082
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	17	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	56	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	48	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.136
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.09
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	77	5.122
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.14
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	101	5.088
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.126
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	16	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	37	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.118
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	150	5.132
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	10	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	32	5.086
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.13
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.114
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.138
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	24	5.093
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.094
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.104
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.11
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.098
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	16	5.134
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	246	5.104
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.092
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	81	5.086

(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:	17/02/2025
###### Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
###### Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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