Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

May 12, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3924Y

Societe Generale SA

12 May 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	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	11/05/2021
a(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:	43,249,265	4.17	55,304	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	5,606,438	0.54
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	43,249,265	4.17	5,661,742	0.55

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	2,234	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	48	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	29,262	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,211	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,422	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	222	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	842	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	842	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	860	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	11,486	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,046	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,460	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	6,288	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,742	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	819	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	700	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	413	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	183	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	3,088	6.84
Ordinary	Purchase	3,324	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,838	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	1,819	6.84
Ordinary	Purchase	280	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	2,818	6.838
Ordinary	Purchase	37,715	6.84
Ordinary	Purchase	13,790	6.84
Ordinary	Sale	132	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	448	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,870	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,870	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,516	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	601	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	312	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	18,331	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	8,975	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	394	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	333	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	386	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	424	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	463	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	79	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	250	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	769	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	323	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	319	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	970	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	340	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	461	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	763	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	340	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	685	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	322	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	317	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	349	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	210	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	325	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	419	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	408	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	367	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	436	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	813	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	382	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	343	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	335	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	31	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	304	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	2,818	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	315	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	270	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	315	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	595	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	362	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	334	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	19	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	50	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	451	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,171	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	476	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	501	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	561	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	317	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	478	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	412	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	369	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	331	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	379	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	378	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	561	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	331	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	405	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	391	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,116	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,274	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	407	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	465	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	267	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	339	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,214	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	379	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	318	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	620	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	7,000	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	3,723	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	2,042	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	5,000	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	20,000	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	339	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	471	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	384	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	732	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	348	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	11	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	542	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	406	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	326	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	409	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	378	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	439	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	348	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	159	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	498	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	338	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	384	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	855	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	382	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	460	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	338	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	333	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	416	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	475	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	615	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	530	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	782	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	423	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	324	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	2,414	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,016	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	717	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	417	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	436	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	520	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	320	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,273	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	339	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	386	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	393	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	620	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,003	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	206	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	84	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	469	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	539	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	330	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	494	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	394	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	410	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	327	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	476	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	4,638	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,167	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	546	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	372	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	474	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	640	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	424	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	366	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	368	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	564	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	380	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	380	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	457	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	741	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	379	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	463	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	391	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	420	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	327	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	326	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	375	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	92	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	487	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	360	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	87	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,400	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	197	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	555	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	461	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	2,264	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	734	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	419	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	548	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	3,090	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	505	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	405	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	681	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	612	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	530	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	504	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,030	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	563	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	487	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	324	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	620	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	392	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,027	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	84	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	343	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	628	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	620	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	524	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,773	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	500	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	379	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	449	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	367	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	468	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	358	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	400	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	360	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	576	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	451	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	335	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	48	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	413	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	366	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	472	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	360	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	10,386	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,169	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	16,059	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	432	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	356	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	387	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	353	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	432	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	390	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	332	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	424	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	323	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	362	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	390	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	422	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	359	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	774	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	332	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	181	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	497	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	452	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	584	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	164	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	279	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	318	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	528	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	488	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	532	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	326	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	760	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,506	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,944	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	970	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	2,287	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	471	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,440	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	4,182	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	5,580	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	551	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	5,580	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,624	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	3,000	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	828	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	339	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	681	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,371	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	419	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	566	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	2,210	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	5,307	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	247	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	137	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	928	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,850	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,466	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	24,031	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	13,681	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,293	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,310	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	622	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	1,752	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	8,000	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	6,261	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	1,306	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	914	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
Ordinary	Sale	12,229	6.836
Ordinary	Sale	441	6.838
	Total Purchases	125,752
	Total Sales	347,696

(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:	12/05/2021
###### 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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