Societe Generale SA - Form 8.3 - Britvic plc

RNS Number : 1063R

Societe Generale SA

23 December 2024

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	Britvic 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	20/12/2024
(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"	N/A

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:	20p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	10,753,715	4.32	10,392	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	7,374,868	2.96
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	10,753,715	4.32	7,385,260	2.97

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
20p ordinary	Purchase	1	13.05
20p ordinary	Purchase	54,594	13.05
20p ordinary	Purchase	957	13.05
20p ordinary	Purchase	257	13.06
20p ordinary	Purchase	258	13.06
20p ordinary	Purchase	6,789	13.06
20p ordinary	Sale	2	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	7	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	116	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	127	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	228	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	451	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	2,249	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	3,748	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	5,104	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	9,073	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	9,206	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	32,506	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	583	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	629	13.06
20p ordinary	Sale	54,594	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	957	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	4	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	7	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	16	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	17	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	24	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	25	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	25	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	29	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	42	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	42	13.05
20p ordinary	Sale	80	13.06
20p ordinary	Sale	64	13.06
20p ordinary	Sale	37	13.06
20p ordinary	Sale	59	13.06

(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

20p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

13.05

(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:	23/12/2024
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.

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