Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Feb 10, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6506O

Societe Generale SA

10 February 2021

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	Signature Aviation 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	09/02/2021
(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:	17,950,078	2.17	12,566	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	500,000	0.06	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	18,450,078	2.23	12,566	0.00

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	400	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	400	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	343	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	377	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	33	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	431	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	1,034	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	1,414	4.092
Ordinary	Purchase	429	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	59	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	241	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	174	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	567	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	5,305	4.084
Ordinary	Purchase	390	4.084
Ordinary	Purchase	988	4.082
Ordinary	Purchase	1,053	4.081
Ordinary	Purchase	787	4.098
Ordinary	Purchase	707	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	164	4.097
Ordinary	Purchase	1,091	4.097
Ordinary	Purchase	312	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	386	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	558	4.097
Ordinary	Purchase	260	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	815	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	624	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	84	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	192	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	128	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	167	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	125	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	161	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	189	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	244	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	142	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	112	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	260	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	271	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	230	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	386	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	148	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,418	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	400	4.097
Ordinary	Purchase	166	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	253	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	201	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	220	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,647	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	197	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	473	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	475	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	251	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	50	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	90	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	169	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	293	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	145	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,145	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	157	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	236	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	194	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	143	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	164	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	183	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	188	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	232	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	146	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,961	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	133	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	126	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	127	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	156	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	128	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	108	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	395	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	260	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	161	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	118	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	242	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	2,149	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	278	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	570	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,070	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	298	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	185	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	177	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	169	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	257	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	159	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	220	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	386	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	198	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	219	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	174	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	393	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	303	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	312	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	165	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	77	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,023	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	194	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	72	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	249	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	338	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	280	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	378	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	241	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	136	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	190	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	165	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	157	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	750	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	741	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	600	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	415	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	988	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	832	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	101	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	46	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	66	4.096
Ordinary	Sale	8,959	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	293	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	555	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	647	4.113
Ordinary	Sale	269	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	887	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	255	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	689	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	143	4.114
Ordinary	Sale	101	4.096
Ordinary	Sale	592	4.121
Ordinary	Sale	457	4.122
Ordinary	Sale	135	4.122
Ordinary	Sale	432	4.096
Ordinary	Sale	390	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	582	4.098
Ordinary	Sale	3,270	4.098
Ordinary	Sale	551	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	222	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	557	4.112
Ordinary	Sale	574	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	571	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	283	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	667	4.116
Ordinary	Sale	244	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	481	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	351	4.098
Ordinary	Sale	351	4.098
Ordinary	Sale	225	4.098
Ordinary	Sale	455	4.123
Ordinary	Sale	602	4.112
Ordinary	Sale	1,605	4.107
Ordinary	Sale	1,311	4.112
Ordinary	Sale	556	4.112
Ordinary	Sale	547	4.114
Ordinary	Sale	592	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	7,552	4.1
	Total Purchases	54,081
	Total Sales	37,565

(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:	10/02/2021
###### 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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