Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Dec 8, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 9176H

Societe Generale SA

08 December 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	07/12/2020
(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:	29,832,156	1.92	232,196	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	29,184,481	1.88
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	29,832,156	1.92	29,416,677	1.90

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	931	2.484
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000	2.48
Ordinary	Purchase	2,993	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	1,750	2.476
Ordinary	Purchase	93	2.476
Ordinary	Purchase	759	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	1,428	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	1,054	2.479
Ordinary	Purchase	1,460	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	400	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	1,687	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	400	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	1,272	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	439	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	1,077	2.476
Ordinary	Purchase	1,109	2.472
Ordinary	Purchase	2,323	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	5,606	2.481
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.472
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.474
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.472
Ordinary	Purchase	923	2.474
Ordinary	Purchase	773	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	563	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	102	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	25	2.471
Ordinary	Purchase	1,400	2.472
Ordinary	Purchase	42	2.475
Ordinary	Purchase	58	2.475
Ordinary	Purchase	57	2.475
Ordinary	Purchase	27	2.475
Ordinary	Purchase	10,548	2.477972
Ordinary	Purchase	73,863	2.477972
Ordinary	Purchase	10,710	2.477973
Ordinary	Purchase	12,920	2.4732473
Ordinary	Purchase	250,000	2.479163
Ordinary	Purchase	19,792	2.476455
Ordinary	Purchase	136,498	2.476455
Ordinary	Purchase	19,492	2.476455
Ordinary	Purchase	500,000	2.4562275
Ordinary	Purchase	2,500,000	2.455227
Ordinary	Purchase	1,500,000	2.455227
Ordinary	Sale	479	2.475
Ordinary	Sale	437	2.477
Ordinary	Sale	70	2.483
Ordinary	Sale	367	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	212	2.478
Ordinary	Sale	84	2.481
Ordinary	Sale	361	2.4795
Ordinary	Sale	361	2.4795
Ordinary	Sale	263	2.4795
Ordinary	Sale	560	2.4785
Ordinary	Sale	42	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	263	2.4795
Ordinary	Sale	292	2.4795
Ordinary	Sale	413	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	330	2.4805
Ordinary	Sale	1,846	2.47
Ordinary	Sale	1,300	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	2,119	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	151	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	744	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	1,130	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	172	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	1,183	2.477
Ordinary	Sale	157	2.477
Ordinary	Sale	929	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	447	2.481
Ordinary	Sale	593	2.481
Ordinary	Sale	455	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	1,524	2.482
Ordinary	Sale	408	2.479
Ordinary	Sale	1,707	2.475
Ordinary	Sale	704	2.479
Ordinary	Sale	25,733	2.475
Ordinary	Sale	80	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	2,128	2.481
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	352	2.479488636
Ordinary	Sale	1,815	2.476
Ordinary	Sale	488	2.483
Ordinary	Sale	412	2.483
Ordinary	Sale	37	2.473
Ordinary	Sale	367	2.473
Ordinary	Sale	1,815	2.479
Ordinary	Sale	285	2.473
Ordinary	Sale	851	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	964	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	1,815	2.474
Ordinary	Sale	88	2.481
Ordinary	Sale	3,691	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	3,694	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	3,694	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	3,694	2.48
Ordinary	Sale	3,714	2.469
Ordinary	Sale	3,719	2.47
	Total Purchases	5,072,574
	Total Sales	80,539

(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	10,548	2.477972
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	73,863	2.477972
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,710	2.477973
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,920	2.473247
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250,000	2.479163
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,792	2.476455
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	136,498	2.476455
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,492	2.476455
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	500,000	2.456228
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,500,000	2.455227
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,500,000	2.455227

(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:	08/12/2020
###### 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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