Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 2273Z
Societe Generale SA
05 August 2024
 

The Form 8.3 - Company Name' announcement released on 02/08/2024 at 09:23 under RNS No 9841Y has been amended.

 

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

 

 

 

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

International Paper Company

(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

01/08/2024

(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: Smith (DS) 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:

common stock

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

*291,409

0.08

256,304

0.07

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

122

0.00

703

0.00

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

17,200

0.00

-

0.00

TOTAL:

*308,731

0.09

257,007

0.07

   

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

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

USD

common stock

Purchase

28

46.43

common stock

Purchase

72

46.43

common stock

Purchase

2

46.63

common stock

Purchase

310

46.63

common stock

Purchase

13,086

46.63

common stock

Purchase

61

46.63

common stock

Purchase

100

46.63

common stock

Purchase

1

46.22

common stock

Purchase

1

46.25

common stock

Purchase

7

46.42

common stock

Purchase

12

46.42

common stock

Purchase

17

46.42

common stock

Purchase

20

46.16

common stock

Purchase

30

46.32

common stock

Purchase

59

46.21

common stock

Purchase

70

46.32

common stock

Purchase

80

46.16

common stock

Purchase

88

46.42

common stock

Purchase

99

46.22

common stock

Purchase

99

46.25

common stock

Purchase

100

46.07

common stock

Purchase

100

46.08

common stock

Purchase

100

46.18

common stock

Purchase

100

46.25

common stock

Purchase

100

46.32

common stock

Purchase

100

46.34

common stock

Purchase

100

46.405

common stock

Purchase

100

46.41

common stock

Purchase

100

46.41

common stock

Purchase

100

46.415

common stock

Purchase

100

46.415

common stock

Purchase

100

46.415

common stock

Purchase

100

46.42

common stock

Purchase

100

46.42

common stock

Purchase

100

46.42

common stock

Purchase

248

46.36

common stock

Purchase

100

46.41

common stock

Purchase

102

46.39

common stock

Purchase

3

46.39

common stock

Purchase

4,136

46.63

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

common stock

Purchase

361

43.054

common stock

Purchase

200

42.835

common stock

Purchase

200

42.835

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

USD

common stock

Sale

100

46.63

common stock

Sale

900

46.63

common stock

Sale

3

46.27

common stock

Sale

50

46.21

common stock

Sale

50

46.21

common stock

Sale

97

46.27

common stock

Sale

100

46.13

common stock

Sale

100

46.2

common stock

Sale

100

46.28

common stock

Sale

4

46.26

common stock

Sale

22

46.31

common stock

Sale

31

46.19

common stock

Sale

37

46.36

common stock

Sale

63

46.36

common stock

Sale

69

46.19

common stock

Sale

78

46.31

common stock

Sale

95

46.33

common stock

Sale

100

46.12

common stock

Sale

100

46.14

common stock

Sale

100

46.17

common stock

Sale

100

46.17

common stock

Sale

100

46.19

common stock

Sale

100

46.2

common stock

Sale

100

46.22

common stock

Sale

100

46.31

common stock

Sale

100

46.31

common stock

Sale

100

46.43

common stock

Sale

100

46.51

common stock

Sale

200

46.47

common stock

Sale

1,030

46.63

common stock

Sale

300

46.575

common stock

Sale

127

46.575

common stock

Sale

100

46.57

common stock

Sale

73

46.575

common stock

Sale

100

46.575

common stock

Sale

1

46.2

common stock

Sale

1

46.21

common stock

Sale

2

46.16

common stock

Sale

2

46.19

common stock

Sale

2

46.2

common stock

Sale

2

46.2

common stock

Sale

2

46.2

common stock

Sale

2

46.2

common stock

Sale

2

46.21

common stock

Sale

2

46.21

common stock

Sale

2

46.21

common stock

Sale

3

46.02

common stock

Sale

3

46.02

common stock

Sale

3

46.02

common stock

Sale

3

46.03

common stock

Sale

3

46.04

common stock

Sale

3

46.08

common stock

Sale

3

46.08

common stock

Sale

3

46.09

common stock

Sale

3

46.1

common stock

Sale

3

46.12

common stock

Sale

3

46.12

common stock

Sale

3

46.14

common stock

Sale

3

46.15

common stock

Sale

3

46.15

common stock

Sale

3

46.15

common stock

Sale

3

46.15

common stock

Sale

3

46.15

common stock

Sale

3

46.16

common stock

Sale

3

46.16

common stock

Sale

3

46.18

common stock

Sale

3

46.18

common stock

Sale

3

46.19

common stock

Sale

3

46.2

common stock

Sale

3

46.21

common stock

Sale

3

46.21

common stock

Sale

3

46.22

common stock

Sale

3

46.24

common stock

Sale

3

46.27

common stock

Sale

3

46.28

common stock

Sale

3

46.31

common stock

Sale

3

46.31

common stock

Sale

3

46.33

common stock

Sale

3

46.33

common stock

Sale

3

46.39

common stock

Sale

3

46.42

common stock

Sale

3

46.43

common stock

Sale

3

46.44

common stock

Sale

3

46.53

common stock

Sale

3

46.53

common stock

Sale

3

46.55

common stock

Sale

3

46.56

common stock

Sale

3

46.58

common stock

Sale

4

46.05

common stock

Sale

4

46.06

common stock

Sale

4

46.635

common stock

Sale

6

46.1

common stock

Sale

6

46.21

common stock

Sale

7

46.21

common stock

Sale

8

46.15

common stock

Sale

8

46.19

common stock

Sale

9

46.12

common stock

Sale

10

46.17

common stock

Sale

14

46.13

common stock

Sale

2

46.63

common stock

Sale

4

46.63

common stock

Sale

7

46.63

common stock

Sale

8

46.63

common stock

Sale

8

46.63

common stock

Sale

10

46.63

common stock

Sale

17

46.63

common stock

Sale

38

46.63

common stock

Sale

74

46.63

common stock

Sale

100

46.63

common stock

Sale

100

46.63

common stock

Sale

100

46.63

common stock

Sale

100

46.63

common stock

Sale

106

46.63

common stock

Sale

126

46.63

common stock

Sale

50

46.45

common stock

Sale

50

46.5

common stock

Sale

53

46.24

common stock

Sale

59

46.64

common stock

Sale

100

46.09

common stock

Sale

100

46.13

common stock

Sale

100

46.53

common stock

Sale

100

46.57

common stock

Sale

100

46.59

common stock

Sale

100

46.6

common stock

Sale

100

46.61

common stock

Sale

100

46.62

common stock

Sale

100

46.62

common stock

Sale

100

46.64

common stock

Sale

100

46.64

common stock

Sale

2

46.26

common stock

Sale

2

46.51

common stock

Sale

4

46.02

common stock

Sale

4

46.04

common stock

Sale

5

46.02

common stock

Sale

7

46.39

common stock

Sale

14

46.28

common stock

Sale

18

46.49

common stock

Sale

19

46.5

common stock

Sale

20

46.31

common stock

Sale

28

46.28

common stock

Sale

29

46.1

common stock

Sale

32

46.48

common stock

Sale

32

46.49

common stock

Sale

40

46.14

common stock

Sale

44

46.45

common stock

Sale

49

46.5

common stock

Sale

54

46.49

common stock

Sale

60

46.14

common stock

Sale

68

46.49

common stock

Sale

71

46.1

common stock

Sale

72

46.28

common stock

Sale

80

46.33

common stock

Sale

82

46.49

common stock

Sale

86

46.28

common stock

Sale

93

46.36

common stock

Sale

96

46.02

common stock

Sale

96

46.03

common stock

Sale

98

46.25

common stock

Sale

100

46.12

common stock

Sale

100

46.13

common stock

Sale

100

46.13

common stock

Sale

100

46.22

common stock

Sale

100

46.25

common stock

Sale

100

46.29

common stock

Sale

100

46.3

common stock

Sale

100

46.36

common stock

Sale

100

46.49

common stock

Sale

4,140

46.63

common stock

Sale

*3,800

46.63

common stock

Sale

8,240

46.63

 

(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 USD

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

1

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

1

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.16

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.19

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

2

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.02

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.02

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.02

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.03

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.04

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.08

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.08

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.09

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.1

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.12

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.12

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.14

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.15

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.15

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.15

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.15

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.15

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.16

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.16

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.18

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.18

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.19

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.2

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.21

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.22

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.24

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.27

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.28

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.31

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.31

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.33

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.33

common stock

CFD

Opening a long position

3

46.39

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.42

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.43

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.44

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.53

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.53

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.55

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.56

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

3

46.58

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

4

46.05

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

4

46.06

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

4

46.635

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

6

46.1

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

6

46.21

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

7

46.21

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

8

46.15

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

8

46.19

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

9

46.12

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

10

46.17

common stock

CFD

Reducing a short position

14

46.13

common stock

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

46.63

               

 

 

 

(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?

YES

 

 

Date of disclosure:

*05/08/2024

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.

 

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

 

 



 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

International Paper Company

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit USD

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

common stock

Listed Put Option

Written

17,200

25

American

17/01/2025

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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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