Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Oct 7, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3644B

Societe Generale SA

07 October 2020

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	G4S 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	06/10/2020
(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"	NO

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:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	20,590,403	1.33	319,478	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	354,359	0.02	933,500	0.06
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	20,944,762	1.35	1,252,978	0.08

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
Ordinary	Purchase	1,022	2.011996086
Ordinary	Purchase	2,105	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	275	2.012
Ordinary	Purchase	9,815	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	1,642	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	990	2.012
Ordinary	Purchase	98	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	322	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	742	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	891	2.018
Ordinary	Purchase	525	2.018
Ordinary	Purchase	895	2.014
Ordinary	Purchase	641	2.014
Ordinary	Purchase	3,131	2.026
Ordinary	Purchase	901	2.022
Ordinary	Purchase	1,346	2.022
Ordinary	Purchase	2,564	2.017
Ordinary	Purchase	724	2.014
Ordinary	Purchase	102	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	258	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	6,020	2.032
Ordinary	Purchase	2,844	2.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,900	2.03
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.035
Ordinary	Purchase	186	2.035
Ordinary	Purchase	3,514	2.035
Ordinary	Purchase	2,250	2.022
Ordinary	Purchase	2,260	2.015
Ordinary	Purchase	2,259	2.016
Ordinary	Purchase	2,248	2.024
Ordinary	Purchase	3,285	2.034
Ordinary	Purchase	630	2.033
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	2.034
Ordinary	Purchase	1,370	2.033
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.016
Ordinary	Purchase	2,842	2.024
Ordinary	Purchase	336	2.024
Ordinary	Purchase	419	2.023
Ordinary	Purchase	3,181	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	2,249	2.02
Ordinary	Purchase	2,260	2.014
Ordinary	Purchase	1,780	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	971	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	533	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	2,129	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	136	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	992	2.021
Ordinary	Purchase	2,265	2.012
Ordinary	Purchase	2,311	2.018
Ordinary	Purchase	1,350	2.013
Ordinary	Purchase	2,260	2.015
Ordinary	Purchase	43	2.024
Ordinary	Purchase	2,880	2.024
Ordinary	Purchase	606	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	4,595	2.02
Ordinary	Purchase	249	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	193	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	1,999	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	656	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	348	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	3,112	2.018
Ordinary	Purchase	515	2.019
Ordinary	Purchase	3,908	2.017
Ordinary	Purchase	2,885	2.023
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	2.02151024
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	2.029168
Ordinary	Sale	1,300	2.021
Ordinary	Sale	332	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	4,104	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	4,550	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	69	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	52	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	69	2.019
Ordinary	Sale	1,278	2.017
Ordinary	Sale	1,724	2.017
Ordinary	Sale	2,646	2.026
Ordinary	Sale	2,252	2.016
Ordinary	Sale	1,396	2.02
Ordinary	Sale	5,243	2.02
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	2.021
Ordinary	Sale	1,374	2.025
Ordinary	Sale	1,582	2.025
Ordinary	Sale	1,582	2.025
Ordinary	Sale	3,096	2.024
Ordinary	Sale	904	2.024
Ordinary	Sale	3,605	2.014
Ordinary	Sale	3,482	2.015
Ordinary	Sale	2,252	2.015
Ordinary	Sale	2,256	2.015
Ordinary	Sale	2,253	2.014
Ordinary	Sale	5,877	2.019
	Total Purchases	613,258
	Total Sales	55,278

(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
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250,000	2.02151024
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250,000	2.029168
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 EUR
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Reducing a short position	1,000	1.18
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Increasing a short position	1,500	0.42

(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 GBP

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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"

(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"

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	07/10/2020
###### 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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.sss

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