Société Générale — Major Shareholding Notification 2026

Apr 9, 2026

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8704Z

Societe Generale SA

09 April 2026

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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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	Beazley 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	08/04/2026
(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"	N/A

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:	5p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	27,456,419	4.58	12,316,473	2.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	14,118,208	2.35	27,075,663	4.52
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	41,574,627	6.93	39,392,136	6.57

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
5p ordinary	Purchase	121,115	12.7189
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	2	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	3	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	11	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	18	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	24	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	30	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	30	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	33	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	38	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	42	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	45	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	46	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	60	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	94	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	105	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	143	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	144	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	144	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	149	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	172	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	179	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	195	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	213	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	220	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	220	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	222	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	243	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	266	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	298	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	328	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	339	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	387	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	387	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	387	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	387	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	477	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	478	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	507	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	507	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	520	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	547	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	577	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	583	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	594	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	699	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	736	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	739	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	786	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	872	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	948	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	952	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,169	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,181	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,203	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,214	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,937	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,234	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,285	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,429	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,429	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,429	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	6	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	23	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	54	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	114	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	130	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	137	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	137	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	137	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	137	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	153	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	216	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	3,776	12.7175
5p ordinary	Purchase	704	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,098	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	355	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	364	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	386	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	415	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	462	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	462	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	462	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,097	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,652	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	637	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	4	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	8	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	50	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	64	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.71
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.72
5p ordinary	Sale	87	12.7125
5p ordinary	Sale	163	12.7175
5p ordinary	Sale	188	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	100	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	137	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	214	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	320	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	437	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	438	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	469	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	31	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	51	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	82	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	113	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	143	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	160	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	189	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	194	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	194	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	194	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	218	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	339	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	714	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	850	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	1,312	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	173	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	340	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	486	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	12	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	24	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	72	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	130	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	179	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	322	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	387	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	429	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	607	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	808	12.72
5p ordinary	Sale	875	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	1,044	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	5,180	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	147	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	149	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	149	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	797	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	1,673	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	2,672	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	637	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	2,652	12.71
5p ordinary	Sale	20	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	122	12.715
5p ordinary	Sale	41	12.715

(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 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	121,115	12.7189

(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

(ii)        Exercise

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

(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)

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"
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"
None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

###### Date of disclosure:	09/04/2026
###### 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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