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Societe Generale SA

19 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	18/06/2025
(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:	48,135,535	1.80	65,569,790	2.45
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	18,624,205	0.70	420,939	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	66,759,740	2.49	65,990,729	2.46

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	96,403	6.16053
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	309	6.16023
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,181	6.16022
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109,571	6.1012
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	164,357	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	495	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	594	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	820	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,110	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	263	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	271	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	283	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	288	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	360	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	421	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	490	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	493	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	600	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	602	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	642	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	659	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	663	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	676	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	734	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	834	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	840	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,005	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,113	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,185	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	348	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	355	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	905	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	396	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	527	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	536	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	557	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	605	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	619	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	746	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,074	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,430	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,497	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,497	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,576	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	6.13214
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,130	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,166	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,181	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,609	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,734	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,541	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,298	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,957	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27,000	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24,334	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,738	6.15577
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	78	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	866	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	140	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	172	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	302	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	602	6.16
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	198	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,151	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,164	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,165	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,889	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,595	6.062
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64,074	6.15713
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24,334	6.158

(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	2,634	6.154848
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	96,403	6.160532
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	309	6.160227
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,181	6.16022
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,104	6.154848

(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:	19/06/2025
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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