Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Feb 15, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 1016P

Societe Generale SA

15 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	Dialog Semiconductor 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	12/02/2021
(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:	586,616	0.82	24,521	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	186,545	0.26	546,727	0.77
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	1,264	0.00	1,495	0.00
TOTAL:	774,425	1.09	572,743	0.80

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 EUR
Ordinary	Purchase	40	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	66	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	127	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	70	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	126	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	88	65.64
Ordinary	Purchase	65	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	88	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	3,680	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	159	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	165	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	4,109	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	76	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	72	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	191	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	105	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	3,329	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	114	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	21	65.62
Ordinary	Purchase	4	65.62
Ordinary	Purchase	67	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	61	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	60	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	420	65.5
Ordinary	Purchase	43	65.58
Ordinary	Purchase	94	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	117	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	57	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	79	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	50	65.5
Ordinary	Purchase	367	65.64
Ordinary	Purchase	55	65.64
Ordinary	Purchase	222	65.64
Ordinary	Purchase	83	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	100	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	83	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	72	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	258	65.5
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	153	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	69	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	103	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	56	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	64	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	73	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	87	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	116	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	2,486	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	129	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	55	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	62	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	57	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	61	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	33	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	29	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	149	65.68
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.58
Ordinary	Purchase	97	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	5	65.68
Ordinary	Purchase	76	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	45	65.6
Ordinary	Purchase	93	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	102	65.58
Ordinary	Purchase	92	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	192	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	53	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	101	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	53	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	51	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	719	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	518	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	721	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	55	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	58	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.66
Ordinary	Purchase	73	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	74	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	64	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	193	65.62
Ordinary	Purchase	18	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	95	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	93	65.58
Ordinary	Purchase	61	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	17	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	92	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	19	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	24	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	129	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	40	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	20	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	134	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	714	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	26	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	25	65.56
Ordinary	Purchase	154	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	308	65.52
Ordinary	Purchase	99,166	65.529179
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	65.54
Ordinary	Purchase	62,275	65.5642
Ordinary	Sale	3	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	1	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	64	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	47	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	28	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	185	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	653	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	172	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	70	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	1	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	90	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	44	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	133	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	68	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	112	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	35	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	29	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	81	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	114	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	223	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	120	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	28	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	24	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	150	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	223	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	5	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	128	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	86	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	170	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	326	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	130	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	157	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	64	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	237	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	144	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	956	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	231	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	324	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	454	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	590	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	689	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	61	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	169	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	42	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	17	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	50	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	141	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	147	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	3,818	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	153	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	54	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	31	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	164	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	98	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	61	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	61	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	421	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	75	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	102	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	36	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	69	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	36	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	27	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	34	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	50	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	69	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	71	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	106	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	64	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	57	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	4	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	43	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	46	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	68	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	248	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	963	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	9	65.58
Ordinary	Sale	31	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	9	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	20	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	52	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	1	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	134	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	1	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	94	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	32	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	112	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	8	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	44	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	51	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	28	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	116	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	108	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	93	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	44	65.48
Ordinary	Sale	3	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	93	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	198	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	65	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	40	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	53	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	25	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	12	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	80	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	1	65.46
Ordinary	Sale	80	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	717	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	668	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	153	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	40	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	74	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	80	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	70	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	88	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	66	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	88	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	58	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	65	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	27	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	76	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	70	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	84	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	61	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	78	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	83	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	65	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	33	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	73	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	85	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	57	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	74	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.58
Ordinary	Sale	97	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	69	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	96	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	64	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	16	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	56	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	66	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	38	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	95	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	41	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	17	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	60	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	17	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	69	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	105	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	114	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	67	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	61	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	93	65.58
Ordinary	Sale	60	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	93	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	94	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	16	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.5
Ordinary	Sale	118	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	70	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	84	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	59	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	37	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	117	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	67	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	57	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	15	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	114	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	115	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	39	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	17	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	32	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	118	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	36	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	41	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	40	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	56	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	57	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	68	65.64
Ordinary	Sale	99	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	100	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	11	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	56	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	63	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	77	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.62
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.6
Ordinary	Sale	72	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	71	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	116	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	69	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	2	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	138	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	21	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	92	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	78	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	55	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	19	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	16	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	56	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	64	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	29	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	59	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	95	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	53	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	67	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	73	65.56
Ordinary	Sale	35	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	58	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	38	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	127	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	34	65.52
Ordinary	Sale	62	65.54
Ordinary	Sale	154	65.56
	Total Purchases	187,842
	Total Sales	28,715

(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 EUR
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	99,166	65.5291795
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	62,275	65.5642
Ordinary	Certificate	Reducing a short position	133	21.82437
Ordinary	Listed call warrant	Reducing a short position	250	34.70

(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 EUR
Ordinary	Certificate	Selling	350	41.00	European options	19/03/21	40.99

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit EUR

(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) EUR

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?	YES

###### Date of disclosure:	15/02/2021
###### 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Full name of person making disclosure:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:	Dialog Semiconductor plc

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

-

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which option or derivative relates	Exercise price per unit EUR	Type	Expiry date
	e.g. American, European etc.
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	48	41.59	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	60	63	European   options	17/12/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	843	56	European   options	17/12/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	220	53	European   options	17/12/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	24	48	European   options	18/06/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	140	57	European   options	18/06/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	55	52	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	125	44	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Sale	28	38	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	40	52	European   options	17/09/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	105	43	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	136	40	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	758	41	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	108	48	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	36	30	European   options	19/03/2021
Ordinary	Certificate	Purchase	33	36	European   options	19/03/2021

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

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.

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