Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Aug 20, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3539J

Societe Generale SA

20 August 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	19/08/2021
(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:	2,078,373	2.92	21,099	0.03
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	145,701	0.20	1,352,194	1.90
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	2,224,074	3.12	1,373,293	1.93

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	58	67.64
Ordinary	Purchase	45	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	5	67.36
Ordinary	Purchase	10	67.36
Ordinary	Purchase	32	67.36
Ordinary	Purchase	8	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	123	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	75	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	50	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	97	67.66
Ordinary	Purchase	77	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	47	67.36
Ordinary	Purchase	131	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	71	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	113	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	45	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	15	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	77	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	131	67.36
Ordinary	Purchase	245	67.34
Ordinary	Purchase	700	67.32
Ordinary	Purchase	1,018	67.32
Ordinary	Purchase	653	67.33
Ordinary	Purchase	2,728	67.353658
Ordinary	Sale	58	67.52
Ordinary	Sale	4	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	2	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	4	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	4	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	1	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	65	68.24
Ordinary	Sale	57	67.52
Ordinary	Sale	3	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	855	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	50	68.32
Ordinary	Sale	50	68.32
Ordinary	Sale	623	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	30	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	10	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	32	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	27	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	50	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	4	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	4	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	35	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	39	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	75	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	97	67.5
Ordinary	Sale	73	67.98
Ordinary	Sale	173	68.26
Ordinary	Sale	113	68.28
Ordinary	Sale	52	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	89	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	68	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	162	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	38	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	91	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	44	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	320	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	50	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	159	67.36
Ordinary	Sale	39	67.32
Ordinary	Sale	2	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	528	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	78	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	742	67.34
Ordinary	Sale	2	67.335
Ordinary	Sale	103	67.510632
Ordinary	Sale	200	67.02
Ordinary	Sale	74	67.435135
	Total Purchases	6,554
	Total Sales	5,379

(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	Reducing a long position	1,018	67.32
Ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,728	67.353658
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2	67.335
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	103	67.510632
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	74	67.4351351
Ordinary	Certificate	Reducing a short position	96	19.24

(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

(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?	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	20/08/2021
###### 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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