Form 8.3 - Britvic PLC

Societe Generale SA

16 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	15/08/2024
(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:	5,564,926	2.24	38,462	0.02
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	2,008,348	0.81
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	5,564,926	2.24	2,046,810	0.82

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	326,894	12.67766
20p ordinary	Purchase	676	12.68253
20p ordinary	Purchase	250	12.68252
20p ordinary	Purchase	95	12.68253
20p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.7
20p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	111	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	138	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	157	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	282	12.7
20p ordinary	Purchase	3,715	12.72
20p ordinary	Purchase	337	12.7
20p ordinary	Purchase	1,093	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	2,551	12.71
20p ordinary	Purchase	311	12.69286
20p ordinary	Purchase	581	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	27	12.685
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	12	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	67	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	18	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	16	12.685
20p ordinary	Sale	8	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	20	12.68
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	2	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	33	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	26	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	232	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	305	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	461	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	821	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	1,608	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	3,221	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	5,896	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	6,363	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	7,271	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	581	12.69
20p ordinary	Sale	22	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	172	12.7
20p ordinary	Sale	407	12.7

(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	326,894	12.67766
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	676	12.68253
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	250	12.68252
20p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	95	12.68253
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	27	12.685
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	12	12.68
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	67	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	18	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	16	12.685
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	20	12.68
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.69
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2	12.7
20p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33	12.7

(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:	16/08/2024
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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