Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Nov 12, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 1251F

Societe Generale SA

12 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	RSA Insurance Group 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	11/11/2020
(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:	38,521,675	3.72	485,998	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	138,378	0.01	6,372,666	0.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	38,660,053	3.74	6,858,664	0.66

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	23	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	483	6.57
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	359	6.568
Ordinary	Purchase	742	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.568
Ordinary	Purchase	481	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,337	6.57
Ordinary	Purchase	367	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	481	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	712	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,670	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	474	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	832	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	397	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	659	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	452	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	410	6.548
Ordinary	Purchase	584	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	659	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	659	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	224	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	518	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	709	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	504	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	12	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	546	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	480	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	380	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	827	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	290	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	290	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	90	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4,042	6.62
Ordinary	Purchase	682	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	2,606	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	110	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	318	6.572
Ordinary	Purchase	298	6.572
Ordinary	Purchase	587	6.572
Ordinary	Purchase	4,020	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	110	6.578
Ordinary	Purchase	1,234	6.578
Ordinary	Purchase	534	6.578
Ordinary	Purchase	1,008	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	829	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,876	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	8,954	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	843	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	1,077	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	1,269	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	1,222	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	6.58
Ordinary	Purchase	1,457	6.548
Ordinary	Purchase	633	6.566
Ordinary	Purchase	533	6.566
Ordinary	Purchase	1,129	6.59
Ordinary	Purchase	762	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,954	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	449	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	726	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	16	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	586	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	336	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	710	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	365	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	1,490	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	362	6.554
Ordinary	Purchase	362	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	496	6.558
Ordinary	Purchase	290	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	1,432	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	1,575	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	204	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	859	6.552
Ordinary	Purchase	292	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	427	6.56
Ordinary	Purchase	710	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,677	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,206	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	27,391	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	14,010	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	11,675	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	1,394	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	3,023	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	388	6.62
Ordinary	Sale	3,300	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	743	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	6.562
Ordinary	Sale	345	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	1,571	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	457	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	760	6.548
Ordinary	Sale	762	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	691	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	69	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	1,143	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	946	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	2,132	6.57
Ordinary	Sale	800	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	6.562
Ordinary	Sale	1,008	6.562
Ordinary	Sale	1,761	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	821	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	1,393	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	4,700	6.55
Ordinary	Sale	580	6.584
Ordinary	Sale	1,695	6.584
Ordinary	Sale	845	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,150	6.524
Ordinary	Sale	1,486	6.524
Ordinary	Sale	102	6.584
Ordinary	Sale	7,348	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	2,652	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	682	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	3,457	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	985	6.554
Ordinary	Sale	1,941	6.54
Ordinary	Sale	810	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	627	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	359	6.588
Ordinary	Sale	448	6.552
Ordinary	Sale	305	6.578
Ordinary	Sale	559	6.578
Ordinary	Sale	962	6.562
Ordinary	Sale	839	6.556
Ordinary	Sale	435	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	381	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	364	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	602	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	420	6.558
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	437	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	385	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	567	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	919	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	250	6.594
Ordinary	Sale	446	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	386	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	350	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	474	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	385	6.56
Ordinary	Sale	354	6.56
	Total Purchases	103,446
	Total Sales	131,321

(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:	12/11/2020
###### 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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