Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Nov 16, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 4270F

Societe Generale SA

16 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	13/11/2020
(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:	38,032,873	3.62	176,463	0.02
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	31,348,651	2.99
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	38,032,873	3.62	31,525,114	3.00

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	8,690	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	2,667	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	46,129	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	2,324	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	11,553	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	12,060	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	19,849	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	6,590	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	3,467	2.674
Ordinary	Purchase	2,764	2.679
Ordinary	Purchase	1,345	2.68
Ordinary	Purchase	1,681	2.672
Ordinary	Purchase	643	2.671
Ordinary	Purchase	2,131	2.676
Ordinary	Purchase	777	2.679
Ordinary	Purchase	752	2.679
Ordinary	Purchase	1,205	2.681
Ordinary	Purchase	1,003	2.681
Ordinary	Purchase	3,372	2.678
Ordinary	Purchase	900	2.675
Ordinary	Purchase	766	2.678
Ordinary	Purchase	776	2.678
Ordinary	Purchase	1,677	2.677
Ordinary	Purchase	900	2.677
Ordinary	Purchase	977	2.677
Ordinary	Purchase	593	2.671
Ordinary	Purchase	742	2.6772908
Ordinary	Purchase	640,571	2.671843
Ordinary	Purchase	3,779,234	2.665
Ordinary	Sale	692	2.676
Ordinary	Sale	634	2.676
Ordinary	Sale	850	2.67
Ordinary	Sale	5,923	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	19,543	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.675
Ordinary	Sale	771	2.675
Ordinary	Sale	937	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	2.675
Ordinary	Sale	1,685	2.669
Ordinary	Sale	1,686	2.667
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	2.676
Ordinary	Sale	187	2.676
Ordinary	Sale	1,677	2.678
Ordinary	Sale	1,677	2.677
Ordinary	Sale	1,133	2.672
Ordinary	Sale	1,685	2.666
Ordinary	Sale	297	2.669
Ordinary	Sale	1,679	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	893	2.68
Ordinary	Sale	783	2.68
Ordinary	Sale	2,618	2.671
Ordinary	Sale	1,387	2.669
Ordinary	Sale	99	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,804	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,683	2.67
Ordinary	Sale	923	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	496	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	1,200	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	900	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	250	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	868	2.673
Ordinary	Sale	1,678	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	3,372	2.677
Ordinary	Sale	3,374	2.674
Ordinary	Sale	3,373	2.677
Ordinary	Sale	3,372	2.678
Ordinary	Sale	3,372	2.677
	Total Purchases	4,556,138
	Total Sales	81,217

(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	Closing a long position	742	2.6772908
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	640,571	2.671843

(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:	16/11/2020
###### 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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