Form 8.3 - Britvic PLC

Societe Generale SA

15 August 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	14/08/2024
(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:	5,241,309	2.11	24,318	0.01
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	1,680,900	0.68
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	5,241,309	2.11	1,705,218	0.69

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	207	12.67071
20p ordinary	Purchase	547	12.67074
20p ordinary	Purchase	1,480	12.67073
20p ordinary	Purchase	45,906	12.6777
20p ordinary	Purchase	120,765	12.6777
20p ordinary	Purchase	82,789	12.6726
20p ordinary	Purchase	456	12.67103
20p ordinary	Purchase	3,253	12.67103
20p ordinary	Purchase	1,202	12.67104
20p ordinary	Purchase	11,626	12.6726
20p ordinary	Purchase	30,585	12.6726
20p ordinary	Purchase	3	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	116	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	130	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	140	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	141	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	596	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	1,736	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	3,349	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	3,569	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	755	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	152	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	175	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	182	12.68
20p ordinary	Purchase	186	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	214	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	368	12.68
20p ordinary	Purchase	176	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	245	12.69
20p ordinary	Purchase	290	12.68
20p ordinary	Purchase	338	12.68
20p ordinary	Purchase	339	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	2,280	12.67
20p ordinary	Purchase	318	12.67906
20p ordinary	Purchase	1,159,757	12.73
20p ordinary	Sale	40	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	197	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	14	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	47	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	143	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	97	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	43	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	79	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	30	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	91	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	27	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	119	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	122	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	41	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	23	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	68	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	78	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	108	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	16	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	17	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	403	12.67
20p ordinary	Sale	755	12.71

(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	120,765	12.67766505
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	82,789	12.67259902
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	45,906	12.67766501
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	30,585	12.67259931
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,626	12.67259935
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,253	12.67103289
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,480	12.67073649
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,202	12.67103993
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	547	12.67074954
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	456	12.67105263
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	207	12.67072464
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	30	12.666199
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,356	12.6763504746

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(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

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	15/08/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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