Form 8.3 - Hargreaves Lansdown plc

Societe Generale SA

08 November 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	Hargreaves Lansdown 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	07/11/2024
(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:	0.4p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	16,157,413	3.41	296	0.00
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	30	0.00	9,316,850	1.96
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	16,157,443	3.41	9,317,146	1.96

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
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	600	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	21	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	50	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	43	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	47	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	154	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,447	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	4	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	61	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	65	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	93	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	138	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	170	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	200	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	318	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	829	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	208	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	625	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	100	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	125	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,237	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	41,051	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	33	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	37	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	80	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	80	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	80	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	100	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	165	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	199	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	457	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	952	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,152	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,260	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,362	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,504	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,537	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,537	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,537	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,748	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	1,779	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Purchase	3,249	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Sale	788	10.895
0.4p ordinary	Sale	783	10.895
0.4p ordinary	Sale	32	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Sale	1,371	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Sale	15,959	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Sale	22,897	10.895
0.4p ordinary	Sale	262,224	10.91
0.4p ordinary	Sale	3,249	10.9
0.4p ordinary	Sale	69	10.895
0.4p ordinary	Sale	132	10.895

(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
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	600	10.9
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	21	10.91
0.4p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	50	10.91

(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:	08/11/2024
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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