Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Nov 13, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3004F

Societe Generale SA

13 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	12/11/2020
(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:	41,804,599	4.04	479,966	0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	128,911	0.01	6,472,666	0.63
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	41,933,510	4.05	6,952,632	0.67

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	500	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	338	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	432	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	180	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	409	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	391	6.512
Ordinary	Purchase	521	6.512
Ordinary	Purchase	937	6.522
Ordinary	Purchase	1,290	6.506
Ordinary	Purchase	121	6.506
Ordinary	Purchase	111	6.528
Ordinary	Purchase	666	6.528
Ordinary	Purchase	844	6.526
Ordinary	Purchase	1,233	6.53
Ordinary	Purchase	549	6.516
Ordinary	Purchase	396	6.516
Ordinary	Purchase	158	6.516
Ordinary	Purchase	1,176	6.51
Ordinary	Purchase	608	6.51
Ordinary	Purchase	1,795	6.49
Ordinary	Purchase	714	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	849	6.522
Ordinary	Purchase	189	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	158	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	197	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	442	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	158	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	332	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	737	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	148	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	178	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	480	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	189	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	717	6.492
Ordinary	Purchase	733	6.502
Ordinary	Purchase	149	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	850	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	600	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	127	6.532
Ordinary	Purchase	475	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500	6.51
Ordinary	Purchase	600	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	176	6.494
Ordinary	Purchase	272	6.494
Ordinary	Purchase	1,681	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	31,117	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	8,367	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	59	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	2,711	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	170	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	350	6.516
Ordinary	Purchase	116	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	61	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	77	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	318	6.504
Ordinary	Purchase	643	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	799	6.492
Ordinary	Purchase	78	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	664	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	125	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	206	6.502
Ordinary	Purchase	635	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	526	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	869	6.528
Ordinary	Purchase	389	6.49
Ordinary	Purchase	425	6.486
Ordinary	Purchase	763	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,227	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	109	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	812	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	8,368	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	14,095	6.5
Ordinary	Purchase	574	6.536
Ordinary	Purchase	92	6.536
Ordinary	Purchase	9	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	655	6.492
Ordinary	Purchase	656	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	651	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	138	6.518
Ordinary	Purchase	378	6.516
Ordinary	Purchase	184	6.512
Ordinary	Purchase	379	6.506
Ordinary	Purchase	658	6.53
Ordinary	Purchase	570	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	263	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	573	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	570	6.52
Ordinary	Purchase	7,917	6.5104004
Ordinary	Purchase	1,550	6.510043
Ordinary	Purchase	3,169,657	6.494
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	6.539208
Ordinary	Sale	2,397	6.52
Ordinary	Sale	890	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	422	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	227	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	1,479	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	285	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	301	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	276	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	659	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	467	6.498
Ordinary	Sale	703	6.522
Ordinary	Sale	203	6.498
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	6.498
Ordinary	Sale	141	6.534
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.534
Ordinary	Sale	189	6.534
Ordinary	Sale	675	6.496
Ordinary	Sale	301	6.496
Ordinary	Sale	987	6.522
Ordinary	Sale	801	6.522
Ordinary	Sale	1,651	6.5
Ordinary	Sale	1,521	6.5
Ordinary	Sale	27,211	6.5
Ordinary	Sale	25,179	6.5
Ordinary	Sale	2,352	6.504
Ordinary	Sale	800	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	457	6.49
Ordinary	Sale	2,662	6.504
Ordinary	Sale	825	6.504
Ordinary	Sale	155	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	4,164	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	46	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	2,769	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	4,042	6.504
Ordinary	Sale	4,042	6.504
Ordinary	Sale	379	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	713	6.492
Ordinary	Sale	616	6.494
	Total Purchases	3,387,559
	Total Sales	98,603

(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	Reducing a long position	7,917	6.5104
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,550	6.510043
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	6.539208

(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:	13/11/2020
###### 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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