REG - Societe Generale SA Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc
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RNS Number : 6604P Societe Generale SA 03 July 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 Direct Line Insurance Group plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 02/07/2025
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes: Aviva plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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: 10 10/11p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 0 0.00 0 0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 0 0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 0 0.00 0 0.00
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
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 24,455 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17,130 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,444 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 144 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 42,661 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 145 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 32 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 31 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 246 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 36,344,311 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,375,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10,772,184 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 863,014 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 265,828 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,767,373 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,385,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,825 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 264 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 398 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 338 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 153 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,861 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,916 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 17,553 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,876 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 75 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 33,308 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 43 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,354 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,072 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 67,466 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 24,455 1.511
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit GBP
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a long position 606 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 14 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 15 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 26 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 36 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 155 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 291 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 606 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 614 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 820 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,745 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 2,076 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,216 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,369 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,410 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,951 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 6,049 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 6,990 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 6,990 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 7,240 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 8,079 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 9,039 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 10,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 10,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 10,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 10,486 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 11,735 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 12,097 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 17,208 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 17,208 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 17,476 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 20,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 20,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 20,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 21,965 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 22,193 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 29,567 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 30,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 33,314 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 34,049 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 35,508 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 35,509 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 36,318 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 37,632 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 43,036 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 43,892 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 49,509 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 49,716 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 53,262 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 57,786 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 59,133 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 60,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 67,016 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 69,888 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 70,793 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 74,201 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 75,116 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 79,342 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 80,292 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 86,080 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 88,771 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 89,209 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 89,209 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 91,583 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 98,347 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 102,005 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 113,271 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 113,271 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 117,341 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 117,346 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 121,990 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 123,761 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 124,460 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 138,941 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 139,268 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 143,268 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 146,600 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 150,231 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 152,645 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 153,931 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 169,906 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 177,515 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 182,202 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 191,250 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 203,856 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 210,971 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 213,874 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 217,073 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 231,923 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 232,521 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 241,406 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 244,230 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 244,231 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 244,380 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 276,713 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 278,539 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 283,177 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 285,526 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 285,526 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 287,151 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 287,580 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 289,589 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 293,370 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 305,192 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 308,128 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 311,372 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 325,009 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 333,145 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 339,576 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 359,260 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 366,346 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 398,215 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 483,230 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 507,459 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 523,193 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 532,676 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 608,057 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 608,057 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 610,576 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 616,264 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 650,017 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 655,504 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 671,633 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 680,611 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 717,250 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 757,316 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 764,176 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 766,433 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 801,343 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 832,869 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 860,549 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 964,050 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,021,457 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,256,154 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,371,875 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,385,000 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,434,500 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,474,565 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,532,867 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,553,688 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,694,702 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 1,932,238 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 2,219,541 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 3,637,740 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,410,881 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 4,439,083 1.297
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Closing a short position 6,183,750 1.297
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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: 03/07/2025
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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