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Societe Generale SA

11 June 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	10/06/2025
(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:	43,417,539	1.61	62,254,345	2.20
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	18,609,460	0.69	420,939	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	62,026,999	2.32	62,675,284	2.34

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	37,644	6.13512
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,146	6.13512
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,444	6.15362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	164	6.159
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,667	6.161
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,667	6.162
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	41	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	173	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	266	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	269	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	269	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	274	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	350	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	378	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	380	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	381	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	383	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	401	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	429	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	473	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	483	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	519	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	554	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	585	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	602	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	621	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	684	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	968	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,060	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,173	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,460	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	221	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	490	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	743	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	826	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,666	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	779	6.162
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	418	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	449	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	532	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	543	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	766	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	950	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,299	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,315	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,233	6.162
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	282	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	289	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	356	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	396	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	404	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	537	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	585	6.162
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	630	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	658	6.162
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	720	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	733	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	760	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	768	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	779	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	820	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	826	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	843	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	950	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,044	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,178	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,186	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,340	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,633	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,316	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,153	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,892	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	326	6.14128
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,957	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,479	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,472	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	245	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	338	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	482	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	820	6.128
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,139	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	243	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	584	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	584	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,578	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	876	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	550	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	641	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.184
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	293	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,168	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,168	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,631	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	531	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,168	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,289	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	231	6.14939
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,096	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,805	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,087	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,419	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,940	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,930	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14,404	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	448	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	490	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	419	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	129	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	679	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14,892	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,153	6.134

(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	Reducing a long position	37,644	6.13512
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,146	6.13512
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,444	6.15362
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	326	6.14128

(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:	11/06/2025
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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