RNS Number : 7523D Societe Generale SA 04 April 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 03/04/2025 (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: 33,414,042 1.25 37,905,453 1.42 (2)  Cash-settled derivatives:   16,742,171 0.63 5,168,167 0.19 (3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00 TOTAL: 50,156,213 1.87 43,073,620 1.61                    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 2 5.525 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,891 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 301 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 36 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 73 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 137 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 184 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 221 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 225 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 226 5.522 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 229 5.522 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 229 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 253 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 258 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 258 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 260 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 263 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 274 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 303 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 303 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 352 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 454 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 454 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 454 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 464 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 831 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 916 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 926 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,216 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,230 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 567 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,428 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,432 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 664 5.586 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 65 5.546 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 137 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 274 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 378 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 382 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 426 5.546 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 448 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 487 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 499 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 499 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 499 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 516 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 520 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 536 5.52 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 544 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 563 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 701 5.546 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 935 5.572 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,055 5.56 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,081 5.58 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,200 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,614 5.526 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,020 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,062 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,069 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,263 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,353 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,387 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,735 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 345 5.56304 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 445 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 174,953 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 190 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 34,731 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14,898 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 75,047 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 40 5.564 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 234 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 41 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3 5.564 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 328 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 47 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 64 5.56 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 97 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 122 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14 5.56 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 94 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 37 5.56 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 90 5.564 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 46 5.564 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 483 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 434 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,818 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,735 5.524 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 874 5.583 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 226 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 243 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 485 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 553 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 633 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 654 5.534 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 747 5.546 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 747 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 883 5.568 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 444 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,564 5.583 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 556 5.578 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 558 5.576 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 846 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,021 5.54 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,265 5.528 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,405 5.574 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,548 5.576 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,573 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,640 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,659 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,663 5.578 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,685 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,724 5.586 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,254 5.574 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,362 5.534 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 172 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 175 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 114 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 511 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,346 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 243 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 304 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 315 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 939 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 248 5.572 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 960 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,398 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 150 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 205 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 274 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 417 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 287 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 104 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 146 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 108 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 149 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 525 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 206 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 128 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 224 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 135 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 296 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 250 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 248 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 910 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 108 5.598 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,367 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 108 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 775 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 97 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 162 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 670 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 254 5.546 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,093 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 101 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 228 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 156 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 193 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 252 5.58 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 175 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 337 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 515 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 279 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 450 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 501 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 475 5.58 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 153 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,820 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 155 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 215 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 130 5.598 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 395 5.58 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,170 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 740 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 292 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 785 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 201 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 152 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 142 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 432 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,007 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 166 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 284 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 226 5.572 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 263 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 331 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 140 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 610 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 128 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 294 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 135 5.54 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 103 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 229 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 993 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 258 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 387 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 242 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 324 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 139 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 104 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 155 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 147 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 161 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 619 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 705 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 161 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 285 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 828 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 315 5.578 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 259 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 270 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,367 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 125 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 675 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 295 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 525 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 185 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 218 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 424 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 263 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 500 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 175 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 79 5.6 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 376 5.582 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 110 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 143 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 243 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 135 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 287 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 905 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 272 5.562 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 160 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 278 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 500 5.574 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 236 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 130 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 316 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,008 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 595 5.556 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 475 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 867 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 158 5.592 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 241 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 393 5.544 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 473 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 121 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 155 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 107 5.598 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 316 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 395 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 455 5.554 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 133 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 541 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 207 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 236 5.572 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 515 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 103 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 116 5.594 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 327 5.59 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 130 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 588 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 260 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 625 5.584 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 123 5.588 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 415 5.558 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 251 5.58 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 110 5.596 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 113 5.6 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 255 5.542 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 200 5.552 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 965 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,861 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,064 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,735 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,586 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,222 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,261 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,286 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,286 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,287 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,287 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,287 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,108 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,031 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,238 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,587 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 184,031 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,891 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,481 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,580 5.538 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,250 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,330 5.55 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 34,731 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,898 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 174,953 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 75,047 5.548 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 38 5.566 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 319 5.56                 (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 long position 328 5.5471678 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 406 5.5614720695 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 523 5.5614720695   (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? 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