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Societe Generale SA

09 May 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	08/05/2025
(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:	40,675,063	1.52	51,016,793	1.91
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	16,028,691	0.60	*589,263	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,703,754	2.12	51,606,056	1.93

The change in the holding of 136,548 shares is due to a derivative which is referenced to a
basket of securities ceasing to be disclosable for the purpose of the Code

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	13,561	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54,614	5.82029
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48,982	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	870	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	851	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	36	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	74	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	160	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	328	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	328	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	824	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	325	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	477	5.848
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	518	5.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	412	5.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	574	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,620	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,679	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	34	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	252	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	253	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	270	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	374	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	377	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	380	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	390	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	5.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	428	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	458	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	519	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	528	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	529	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	573	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	662	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	783	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	816	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	850	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,385	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,634	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,980	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,993	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,081	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194	5.84179
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	702	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,277	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,183	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27,583	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	696	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	356	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	286	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,717	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	186	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	187	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	680	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	333	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	348	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	688	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	879	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	667	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	728	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	64	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	77	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	716	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	187	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	430	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	75	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	568	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	368	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	119	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	208	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	795	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	712	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	186	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,005	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,816	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	661	5.79753
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	452	5.84004
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,957,375	5.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	29	5.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	30	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	30	5.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	35	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	38	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	40	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	349	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	389	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	405	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	514	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	518	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	530	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	540	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	545	5.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	547	5.838
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	548	5.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	548	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	624	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	659	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	691	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	994	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	86	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	129	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	269	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	322	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	329	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	407	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	477	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	477	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	485	5.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	493	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	500	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	513	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	552	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	830	5.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	951	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,053	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,781	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	26	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	244	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	409	5.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	440	5.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	446	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	483	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	486	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	600	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	656	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	70	5.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	85	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	193	5.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	228	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	389	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	460	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	509	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	671	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	841	5.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	841	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	892	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	913	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	950	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,021	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,052	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,122	5.842
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,152	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,170	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,199	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,374	5.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,381	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	851	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	356	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	696	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	187	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	333	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	680	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	348	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	100	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	879	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	712	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	728	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	430	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	716	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	187	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	368	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	568	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	300	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,357	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,717	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,602	5.794

(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	54,614	5.82029
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,005	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,816	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	661	5.79753
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	452	5.84004
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13,561	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	48,982	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	870	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	145	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Reducing a short position	2,957,375	5.83

(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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	09/05/2025
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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