RNS Number : 1503O
Societe Generale SA
13 May 2024
 

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

Smith (DS) 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

10/05/2024

(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: International Paper Company

 

 

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:

10p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

16,729,945

1.21

64,086

0.00

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

8,499

0.00

280,478

0.02

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

16,738,444

1.21

344,564

0.02

    

 


 

 

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

10p ordinary

Purchase

52

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

31

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

2

3.624

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

3.628

10p ordinary

Purchase

10

3.64

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,026

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,565

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,565

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,129

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

533

3.582

10p ordinary

Purchase

618

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

753

3.582

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,045

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

300

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

300

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

300

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,182

3.638

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,184

3.634

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,191

3.61

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,191

3.612

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,192

3.61

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

3.606

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

3.608

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,194

3.602

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

3.6

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,198

3.59

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,199

3.588

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,473

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,160

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,163

3.632

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,201

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,231

3.604

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,279

3.626

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,343

3.606

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,351

3.624

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,058

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,029

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

23,029

3.622

10p ordinary

Purchase

8

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

41

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

47

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

113

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

531

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,386

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,734

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,250

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,115

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,264

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

5,899

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

11,186

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

13,142

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

17,501

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

22,240

3.63

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

3.6

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,320

3.578

10p ordinary

Purchase

977

3.608

10p ordinary

Purchase

313

3.592

10p ordinary

Purchase

88

3.59

10p ordinary

Purchase

83

3.628

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

3.59

10p ordinary

Purchase

15

3.592

10p ordinary

Purchase

977

3.604

10p ordinary

Purchase

34

3.592

10p ordinary

Purchase

977

3.614

10p ordinary

Purchase

977

3.598

10p ordinary

Purchase

977

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

317

3.638

10p ordinary

Sale

700

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

843

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

956

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,205

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,409

3.638

10p ordinary

Sale

1,411

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

1,412

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,415

3.622

10p ordinary

Sale

1,832

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

2,148

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

3,123

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

35

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

60

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

83

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

91

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

98

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

215

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

235

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

241

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

259

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

338

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

356

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

362

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

376

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

400

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

415

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

497

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

497

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

510

3.632

10p ordinary

Sale

537

3.632

10p ordinary

Sale

552

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

569

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

586

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

596

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

597

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

600

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

624

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

645

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

661

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

719

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

761

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

762

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

812

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

830

3.596

10p ordinary

Sale

932

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

938

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

960

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

981

3.582

10p ordinary

Sale

1,000

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,005

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,022

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,097

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,356

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,356

3.604

10p ordinary

Sale

1,356

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,369

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,400

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,413

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,471

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

1,513

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,660

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

2,815

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

2,833

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

3,147

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

47

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

48

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

48

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

123

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

423

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

501

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

749

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

902

3.612

10p ordinary

Sale

940

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

1,025

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,051

3.638

10p ordinary

Sale

1,195

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,355

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

2,111

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

10

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

36

3.622

10p ordinary

Sale

57

3.616

10p ordinary

Sale

62

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

64

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

70

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

80

3.578

10p ordinary

Sale

85

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

92

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

95

3.622

10p ordinary

Sale

120

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

133

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

135

3.604

10p ordinary

Sale

162

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

163

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

168

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

200

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

209

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

227

3.582

10p ordinary

Sale

243

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

294

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

343

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

350

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

357

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

363

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

387

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

395

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

405

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

413

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

443

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

447

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

448

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

463

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

471

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

486

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

492

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

531

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

541

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

561

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

598

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

598

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

598

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

604

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

637

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

653

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

731

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

732

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

773

3.576

10p ordinary

Sale

779

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

799

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

808

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

829

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

855

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

959

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

961

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

972

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,019

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,032

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

1,032

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,053

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,068

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,100

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,113

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,131

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,146

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,151

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,159

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

1,188

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

1,194

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,197

3.596

10p ordinary

Sale

1,197

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,198

3.596

10p ordinary

Sale

1,198

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,198

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,199

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,199

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,201

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,201

3.622

10p ordinary

Sale

1,220

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,264

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,329

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,361

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,395

3.582

10p ordinary

Sale

1,403

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

1,415

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,488

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

1,535

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

1,542

3.636

10p ordinary

Sale

1,551

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,551

3.616

10p ordinary

Sale

1,598

3.638

10p ordinary

Sale

1,601

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

1,602

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

1,607

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,607

3.618

10p ordinary

Sale

1,609

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,609

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,609

3.612

10p ordinary

Sale

1,610

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,610

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,610

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.604

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

1,611

3.61

10p ordinary

Sale

1,612

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

1,613

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,613

3.612

10p ordinary

Sale

1,614

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,614

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,615

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,615

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

1,616

3.596

10p ordinary

Sale

1,617

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,617

3.594

10p ordinary

Sale

1,618

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,618

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,618

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,619

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

1,619

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,619

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,622

3.58

10p ordinary

Sale

1,623

3.578

10p ordinary

Sale

1,734

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

1,734

3.596

10p ordinary

Sale

1,734

3.598

10p ordinary

Sale

1,756

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,867

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

1,925

3.604

10p ordinary

Sale

2,043

3.586

10p ordinary

Sale

2,060

3.606

10p ordinary

Sale

2,060

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

2,072

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

2,072

3.6

10p ordinary

Sale

2,084

3.59

10p ordinary

Sale

2,085

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

2,143

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

2,161

3.602

10p ordinary

Sale

2,167

3.608

10p ordinary

Sale

2,212

3.604

10p ordinary

Sale

2,250

3.626

10p ordinary

Sale

2,315

3.624

10p ordinary

Sale

2,358

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

2,365

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

2,365

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

2,472

3.644

10p ordinary

Sale

2,625

3.628

10p ordinary

Sale

4,291

3.588

10p ordinary

Sale

7,508

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

13,934

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

16,806

3.63

10p ordinary

Sale

15

3.592

10p ordinary

Sale

1,320

3.578

10p ordinary

Sale

88

3.59

                                                                                           

(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

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

52

3.63

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

31

3.622

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

3.624

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10

3.628

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10

3.64

 

(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:

13/05/2024

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.

 

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