Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2020

Dec 16, 2020

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8340I

Societe Generale SA

16 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	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	15/12/2020
(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:	39,037,310	3.77	114,396	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	25,351	0.00	6,418,983	0.62
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,062,661	3.77	6,533,379	0.63

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	851	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	4,317	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	3,832	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	12,348	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	8,000	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	3,331	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	3,286	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	2,147	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	1,617	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	2,558	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,509	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	9,500	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	2,162	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	385	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	5,940	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	1,919	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	422	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	370	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,026	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	5,335	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	400	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,207	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	788	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	775	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	723	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	825	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	497	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	734	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	441	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	522	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	7,117	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	6,439	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,323	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	129	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	546	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	20,532	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	875	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	302	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	395	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	141	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	341	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	438	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	497	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	397	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	444	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	404	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	29	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	555	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	264	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	500	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	5	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	505	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	14	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	2,044	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	23	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	2	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	354	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	2,286	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3,500	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	6.76
Ordinary	Purchase	624	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,308	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	872	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3,500	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	18,401	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	8,400	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	7,000	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	306	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,454	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	6,171	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	13,587	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	5,220	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	58	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	323	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	788	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3,618	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	382	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	10,000	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	24,047	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	944	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	622	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	1,949	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	11	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	347	6.762
Ordinary	Purchase	647	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	327	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	15,353	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	14,100	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	3,161	6.76
Ordinary	Purchase	7,000	6.76
Ordinary	Purchase	845	6.764
Ordinary	Purchase	75,832	6.766
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000,000	6.768
Ordinary	Sale	1,756	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	818	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	11,361	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,208	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	6,059	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,749	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	1,547	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	81	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	1,582	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	166	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	415	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	390	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	693	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	76	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	3,052	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,574	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	173	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	418	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	1,328	6.762
Ordinary	Sale	937	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	3,228	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	15,000	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	398	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	151	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	3,739	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	299	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	649	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	33	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	852	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	80	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	174	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,835	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	833	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	10,540	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	1,185	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	372	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	1,752	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	49	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	59	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	29	6.766
Ordinary	Sale	671	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	681	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,029	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	681	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	8,200	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	418	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	10	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	643	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	643	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	681	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	132	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	934	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,026	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	666	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,824	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	2,896	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	694	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	237	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,063	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	1,373	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	50	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	7,597	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	852	6.76
Ordinary	Sale	250	6.76
	Total Purchases	3,391,868
	Total Sales	156,193

(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:	16/12/2020
###### 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.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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