RNS Number : 3204V
Societe Generale SA
30 January 2025
 

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

Aviva 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

29/01/2025

(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"

Yes: Direct Line Insurance Group plc

 

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:

32 17/19p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

12,283,237

0.46

15,584,342

0.58

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

16,143,510

0.60

3,250,997

0.12

(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

28,426,747

1.06

18,835,339

0.70

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,746

5.1154

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,548

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54,695

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,448

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

80

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

153

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

154

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

180

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

208

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

310

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

311

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

321

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

338

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

372

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

384

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

393

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

425

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

490

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

544

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

550

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

554

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

561

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

630

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

680

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

819

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

823

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

824

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

867

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

871

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

922

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,065

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,315

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,655

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

477

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

666

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

922

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,852

5.111

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

300

5.107

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

415

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

450

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

459

5.109

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

469

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

564

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

700

5.137

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

791

5.121

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

871

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

964

5.111

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,119

5.107

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

117

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

139

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

195

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

377

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

711

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

47

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

70

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

99

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

106

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

120

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

126

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

135

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

211

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

384

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

406

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

468

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

488

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

507

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

716

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

775

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

785

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

884

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

900

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

903

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

913

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

981

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,136

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,155

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,251

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,261

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,273

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,322

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,337

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,399

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,624

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,786

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,938

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,108

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

185

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

263

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

355

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

389

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

689

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,278

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,343

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,121

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,259

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,586

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,355

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,747

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,588

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,204

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,829

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,308

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,344

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,344

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,582

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,669

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,437

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,792

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,939

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,939

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,939

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,939

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,757

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,228

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,878

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,264

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57,846

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192,154

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,656

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61,973

5.114

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,195

6.1038

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

219,737

5.1009

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93,180

5.1009

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,195

5.1134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

209

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

583

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

988

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

988

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,277

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

192,154

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,656

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

994

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,846

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,299

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

61,973

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,661

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,551

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

815

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.09

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,000

6.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,000

6.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

6.2

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,000

6.24

 

           

(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

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

21,746

5.11541136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,029

5.1147671

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,519

5.1147671

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

93,180

5.10093765

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

219,737

5.10093762

 

(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:

30/01/2025
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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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