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Societe Generale SA

12 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	09/05/2025
(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:	40,751,786	1.52	51,168,718	1.91
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	16,131,877	0.60	621,851	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,883,663	2.12	51,790,569	1.93

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	12,716	5.81029
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,872	5.84398
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	429	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,238	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	71	5.858
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	393	5.83983
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	325	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,470	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,341	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,053	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,399	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	710	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	976	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,945	5.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,695	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,963	5.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	25,916	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.83847
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,340	5.83312
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	266	5.80387
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,511	5.83312
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	65	5.80708
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	388	5.80168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63,765	5.82597
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	5.858
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	710	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	71	5.858
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9	5.86
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	165	5.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	466	5.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,489	5.848
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	5.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	20	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	44	5.788
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59	5.788
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	66	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	69	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	74	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	88	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	97	5.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	107	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	111	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	119	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	143	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	151	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	165	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	171	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	178	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	179	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	191	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	203	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	206	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	210	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	210	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	223	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	260	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	271	5.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	303	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	322	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	326	5.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	327	5.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	327	5.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	330	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	369	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	397	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	447	5.788
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	460	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	499	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	512	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	520	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	571	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	596	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	622	5.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	747	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	775	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	777	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	799	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	994	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,212	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,641	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	402	5.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	693	5.848
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	26	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	88	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	274	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	396	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	454	5.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	473	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	486	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.854
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11	5.854
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	27	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	76	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	143	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	156	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	184	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	250	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	324	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	364	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	385	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	416	5.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	427	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	434	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	480	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	480	5.854
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	550	5.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	137	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	230	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	362	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	372	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	384	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	404	5.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	429	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	434	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	440	5.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	452	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	660	5.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	871	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	872	5.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	873	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	983	5.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,020	5.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,039	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,079	5.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,338	5.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,407	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,500	5.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,012	5.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	976	5.834

(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	12,716	5.81029
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,872	5.84398
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	25,916	5.834
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,000	5.83847
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,340	5.83312
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	266	5.80387
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,511	5.83312
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	65	5.80708
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	388	5.80168
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	63,765	5.82597

(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:	12/05/2025
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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