Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2021

Sep 21, 2021

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 4463M

Societe Generale SA

21 September 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	Wm Morrison Supermarkets 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	20/09/2021
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discl-oser 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:	79,263,959	3.28	168,729	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	88,227	0.00	11,517,052	0.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	79,352,186	3.28	11,685,781	0.48

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	1,214	2.9240033
Ordinary	Purchase	2,814	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	12,810	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	453	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	204	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	223	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	186	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	418	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	13	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	95	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	414	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	2,372	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	572	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,508	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	895	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	246	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	758	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	376	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	567	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	187	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	646	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	867	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	488	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	127	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	800	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	63	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	282	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	224	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	127	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	324	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	571	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	92	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	115	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	48	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,305	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	6,730	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	3,629	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	26	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	2,090	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	225	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	128	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	136	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	318	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,036	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	47	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	147	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	7,011	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	104	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,253	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	21	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	331	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	785	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	426	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	3	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	25	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	78	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	130	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	465	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	4	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	367	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	122	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	50	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	135	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	869	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	625	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	895	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	130	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	224	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	780	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	266	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	936	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	531	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	818	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	114	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	895	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	67	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,514	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	931	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	412	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,477	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	16	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	271	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	668	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	187	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	15	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,029	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	895	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	209	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	686	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,933	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,006	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,448	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	375	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	488	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,485	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,596	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	24	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	429	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	875	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	110	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	13	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	219	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,568	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	483	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	233	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	540	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	810	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	409	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	114	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	836	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	17	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	66	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	450	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	336	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	127	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	217	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	71	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	101	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,357	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.923
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	442	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,082	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,115	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	415	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	488	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	488	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	72	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	72	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	132	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	69	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	393	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	300	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	427	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	278	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	186	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	239	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	188	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	587	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	92	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	169	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	334	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	386	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	543	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	84	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	123	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	138	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	3	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	402	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	103	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	168	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	108	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	1,262	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	311	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	2	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	343	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	109	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	137	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	131	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	275	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	366	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	257	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	90	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	269	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	16	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	62	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	235	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	329	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	86	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	25	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	186	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	65	2.92
Ordinary	Purchase	102	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	90	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	6	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	217	2.922
Ordinary	Purchase	127	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	240	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	165	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	288	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	94	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	118	2.921
Ordinary	Purchase	47	3.05922
Ordinary	Sale	20,695	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	15,367	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,075	2.929
Ordinary	Sale	1,243	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	900	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	901	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,241	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	208	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	914	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	14	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	13,263	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	900	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,237	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,031	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	69	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	819	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,638	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	671	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	3,926	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,883	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	969	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	850	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	488	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	221	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	474	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	729	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	264	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	367	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	803	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	964	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	2.928
Ordinary	Sale	1,483	2.927
Ordinary	Sale	862	2.919
Ordinary	Sale	774	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	818	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	421	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	570	2.922
Ordinary	Sale	574	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,474	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	409	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	570	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	193	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,615	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	402	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	168	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	1,262	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	106	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	108	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	281	2.923
Ordinary	Sale	570	2.923
Ordinary	Sale	141	2.923
Ordinary	Sale	973	2.923
Ordinary	Sale	687	2.923
Ordinary	Sale	459	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	441	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	275	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,835	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	131	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	90	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,100	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	269	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,240	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	765	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	745	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	812	2.924
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	104	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,392	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	86	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	1,719	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	102	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	920	2.92
Ordinary	Sale	69	2.926
Ordinary	Sale	700	2.925
Ordinary	Sale	150	2.921
Ordinary	Sale	47	3.044
Ordinary	Sale	47	3.044
	Total Purchases	134,407
	Total Sales	112,733

(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
Ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	118	2.921

(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:	21/09/2021
###### 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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