Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Nov 10, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8453E

Societe Generale SA

10 November 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	William Hill 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	09/11/2020
(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:	27,441,383	2.61	364,342	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	742	0.00	24,601,133	2.34
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	27,442,125	2.61	24,965,475	2.38

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	2,316	2.702
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	2,610	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	64	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	2,673	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	910	2.708
Ordinary	Purchase	1,137	2.709
Ordinary	Purchase	1,068	2.706
Ordinary	Purchase	1,031	2.715
Ordinary	Purchase	3,462	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	408	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	408	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	4,560	2.701
Ordinary	Purchase	6,919	2.702
Ordinary	Purchase	772	2.703
Ordinary	Purchase	817	2.703
Ordinary	Purchase	1,019	2.711
Ordinary	Purchase	900	2.709
Ordinary	Purchase	2,150	2.711
Ordinary	Purchase	639	2.706
Ordinary	Purchase	347	2.706
Ordinary	Purchase	500	2.708
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
Ordinary	Purchase	6,665	2.9972
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Sale	5	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	70	2.704
Ordinary	Sale	5	2.704
Ordinary	Sale	502	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	631	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	468	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	253	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,520	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	404	2.703
Ordinary	Sale	477	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	587	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	654	2.703
Ordinary	Sale	27,025	2.702
Ordinary	Sale	23,138	2.702
Ordinary	Sale	34,854	2.702
Ordinary	Sale	2,531	2.702
Ordinary	Sale	1,145	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,105	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	3,014	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	88	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	3	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	3	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	4	2.703
Ordinary	Sale	18	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	4	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	65	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	1,401	2.7090007
Ordinary	Sale	1,486	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	79	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	3	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	4	2.704
Ordinary	Sale	476	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	39	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	84	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	166	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	3	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	319	2.704
Ordinary	Sale	480	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	177	2.703
Ordinary	Sale	56	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	78	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	396	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	416	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	1	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	543	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	2.711
Ordinary	Sale	1,531	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	109	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	542	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	329	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	3,084	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	1,053	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,669	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	327	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,073	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,089	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	330	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	995	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	834	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	98	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	1,409	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	2,898	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	2,434	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	2,647	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	987	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	43	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,670	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	862	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	185	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,263	2.704
Ordinary	Sale	2,528	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	1,045	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,420	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	1,161	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	281	2.712
Ordinary	Sale	300	2.712
Ordinary	Sale	1,611	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,667	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	260	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.712
Ordinary	Sale	2,734	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	341	2.699
Ordinary	Sale	581	2.699
Ordinary	Sale	320	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	1,047	2.7
Ordinary	Sale	2,361	2.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,683	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,784	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	235	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	1,203	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	900	2.699
Ordinary	Sale	900	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	68	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	2,158	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	265	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	928	2.7
Ordinary	Sale	840	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	1,945	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	243	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,672	2.705
Ordinary	Sale	3,882	2.7
Ordinary	Sale	1,143	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	1,036	2.708
Ordinary	Sale	283	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	1,060	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	1,150	2.709
Ordinary	Sale	1,666	2.71
Ordinary	Sale	2,464	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	975	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	1,894	2.701
Ordinary	Sale	1,668	2.707
Ordinary	Sale	639	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	347	2.706
Ordinary	Sale	500	2.708
	Total Purchases	44,375
	Total Sales	187,761

(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

(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:	10/11/2020
###### 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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