RNS Number : 9719U
Societe Generale SA
03 July 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

International Paper Company

(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

02/07/2024

(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"

Yes: Smith (DS) 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:

common stock

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

321,156

0.09

270,489

0.08

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

36,994

0.01

813

0.00

(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

17,200

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

375,350

0.11

271,302

0.08

   

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

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

EUR

common stock

Purchase

250

39.98

common stock

Purchase

200

40.18

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

USD

common stock

Purchase

1

43.12

common stock

Purchase

1

43.12

common stock

Purchase

1

42.99

common stock

Purchase

1

43.19

common stock

Purchase

1

42.7

common stock

Purchase

1

42.72

common stock

Purchase

1

42.72

common stock

Purchase

1

42.72

common stock

Purchase

1

43.09

common stock

Purchase

2

42.65

common stock

Purchase

2

42.68

common stock

Purchase

2

42.68

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.72

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.73

common stock

Purchase

2

42.74

common stock

Purchase

2

42.74

common stock

Purchase

2

42.74

common stock

Purchase

2

42.74

common stock

Purchase

2

42.76

common stock

Purchase

2

42.76

common stock

Purchase

2

42.77

common stock

Purchase

2

42.78

common stock

Purchase

2

42.78

common stock

Purchase

2

42.78

common stock

Purchase

2

42.78

common stock

Purchase

2

42.78

common stock

Purchase

2

42.79

common stock

Purchase

2

42.79

common stock

Purchase

2

43.18

common stock

Purchase

2

43.21

common stock

Purchase

3

42.73

common stock

Purchase

5

42.76

common stock

Purchase

5

43.43

common stock

Purchase

6

43.1

common stock

Purchase

7

42.74

common stock

Purchase

7

42.76

common stock

Purchase

7

43.12

common stock

Purchase

7

43.15

common stock

Purchase

7

43.19

common stock

Purchase

8

42.79

common stock

Purchase

8

42.8

common stock

Purchase

100

43.5

common stock

Purchase

46

43.5

common stock

Purchase

11

43.5

common stock

Purchase

54

43.5

common stock

Purchase

200

43.5

common stock

Purchase

11

42.74

common stock

Purchase

52

43

common stock

Purchase

52

43.11

common stock

Purchase

89

42.74

common stock

Purchase

100

42.76

common stock

Purchase

100

42.77

common stock

Purchase

100

43.39

common stock

Purchase

300

43.38

common stock

Purchase

21

43.44

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

common stock

Sale

3

40.355

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

USD

common stock

Sale

436

43.5

common stock

Sale

114

43.5

common stock

Sale

1,250

43.5

common stock

Sale

1,500

43.5

common stock

Sale

300

43.5

common stock

Sale

89

43.4

common stock

Sale

100

43.4

common stock

Sale

111

43.4

common stock

Sale

7

43.4

common stock

Sale

36

43.4

common stock

Sale

50

43.4

common stock

Sale

107

43.4

common stock

Sale

35

43.4

common stock

Sale

65

43.4

common stock

Sale

100

42.69

common stock

Sale

100

42.8

common stock

Sale

100

43

common stock

Sale

100

43.12

common stock

Sale

100

43.19

common stock

Sale

100

43.34

common stock

Sale

100

43.41

common stock

Sale

200

43.4

common stock

Sale

5

43.01

common stock

Sale

95

43.01

common stock

Sale

59

43.52

common stock

Sale

91

43.52

common stock

Sale

200

43.52

common stock

Sale

45

43.52

common stock

Sale

5

43.52

common stock

Sale

5

43.52

common stock

Sale

100

43.52

common stock

Sale

1

42.98

common stock

Sale

1

43.09

common stock

Sale

1

43.09

common stock

Sale

1

43.09

common stock

Sale

1

43.09

common stock

Sale

1

43.13

common stock

Sale

1

43.15

common stock

Sale

1

43.15

common stock

Sale

1

43.15

common stock

Sale

1

43.15

common stock

Sale

1

43.15

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.16

common stock

Sale

1

43.165

common stock

Sale

1

43.17

common stock

Sale

1

43.17

common stock

Sale

1

43.17

common stock

Sale

1

43.17

common stock

Sale

1

43.18

common stock

Sale

1

43.18

common stock

Sale

1

43.18

common stock

Sale

1

43.18

common stock

Sale

1

43.18

common stock

Sale

1

43.19

common stock

Sale

1

43.19

common stock

Sale

1

43.195

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.2

common stock

Sale

1

43.205

common stock

Sale

1

43.21

common stock

Sale

1

43.21

common stock

Sale

1

43.21

common stock

Sale

1

43.21

common stock

Sale

1

43.21

common stock

Sale

1

43.22

common stock

Sale

1

43.22

common stock

Sale

1

43.22

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.23

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.25

common stock

Sale

1

43.255

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.26

common stock

Sale

1

43.28

common stock

Sale

1

43.28

common stock

Sale

1

43.28

common stock

Sale

1

43.3

common stock

Sale

1

43.3

common stock

Sale

1

43.32

common stock

Sale

1

43.32

common stock

Sale

1

43.32

common stock

Sale

1

43.32

common stock

Sale

1

43.33

common stock

Sale

1

43.33

common stock

Sale

1

43.33

common stock

Sale

1

43.33

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.35

common stock

Sale

1

43.355

common stock

Sale

1

43.355

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.36

common stock

Sale

1

43.37

common stock

Sale

2

43.18

common stock

Sale

2

43.18

common stock

Sale

2

43.18

common stock

Sale

2

43.18

common stock

Sale

2

43.18

common stock

Sale

2

43.19

common stock

Sale

2

43.19

common stock

Sale

2

43.19

common stock

Sale

2

43.19

common stock

Sale

2

43.195

common stock

Sale

2

43.2

common stock

Sale

2

43.2

common stock

Sale

2

43.2

common stock

Sale

2

43.2

common stock

Sale

2

43.2

common stock

Sale

2

43.22

common stock

Sale

2

43.22

common stock

Sale

2

43.22

common stock

Sale

2

43.22

common stock

Sale

2

43.23

common stock

Sale

2

43.23

common stock

Sale

2

43.23

common stock

Sale

2

43.23

common stock

Sale

2

43.24

common stock

Sale

2

43.24

common stock

Sale

2

43.24

common stock

Sale

2

43.31

common stock

Sale

2

43.315

common stock

Sale

3

43.16

common stock

Sale

3

43.16

common stock

Sale

3

43.17

common stock

Sale

3

43.17

common stock

Sale

3

43.17

common stock

Sale

3

43.17

common stock

Sale

3

43.19

common stock

Sale

3

43.19

common stock

Sale

3

43.2

common stock

Sale

3

43.2

common stock

Sale

3

43.21

common stock

Sale

3

43.24

common stock

Sale

3

43.25

common stock

Sale

3

43.25

common stock

Sale

3

43.25

common stock

Sale

3

43.25

common stock

Sale

3

43.3

common stock

Sale

3

43.3

common stock

Sale

3

43.3

common stock

Sale

3

43.31

common stock

Sale

3

43.31

common stock

Sale

3

43.32

common stock

Sale

3

43.32

common stock

Sale

3

43.32

common stock

Sale

3

43.33

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.36

common stock

Sale

3

43.37

common stock

Sale

3

43.37

common stock

Sale

3

43.37

common stock

Sale

3

43.37

common stock

Sale

4

43.1

common stock

Sale

4

43.25

common stock

Sale

4

43.29

common stock

Sale

4

43.29

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.3

common stock

Sale

4

43.32

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.33

common stock

Sale

4

43.35

common stock

Sale

4

43.35

common stock

Sale

4

43.36

common stock

Sale

4

43.36

common stock

Sale

4

43.36

common stock

Sale

4

43.365

common stock

Sale

4

43.37

common stock

Sale

5

43.15

common stock

Sale

5

43.18

common stock

Sale

5

43.19

common stock

Sale

5

43.39

common stock

Sale

5

43.4

common stock

Sale

6

43.16

common stock

Sale

6

43.165

common stock

Sale

6

43.18

common stock

Sale

6

43.37

common stock

Sale

6

43.38

common stock

Sale

6

43.4

common stock

Sale

6

43.4

common stock

Sale

6

43.4

common stock

Sale

7

42.7

common stock

Sale

7

42.7

common stock

Sale

7

42.71

common stock

Sale

7

42.71

common stock

Sale

7

42.72

common stock

Sale

7

42.73

common stock

Sale

7

42.74

common stock

Sale

7

42.75

common stock

Sale

7

42.78

common stock

Sale

7

42.85

common stock

Sale

7

43.17

common stock

Sale

7

43.2

common stock

Sale

7

43.25

common stock

Sale

7

43.36

common stock

Sale

7

43.36

common stock

Sale

8

42.77

common stock

Sale

8

43.06

common stock

Sale

8

43.1

common stock

Sale

8

43.18

common stock

Sale

8

43.225

common stock

Sale

8

43.23

common stock

Sale

9

42.7

common stock

Sale

9

43.22

common stock

Sale

9

43.33

common stock

Sale

9

43.34

common stock

Sale

9

43.36

common stock

Sale

9

43.4

common stock

Sale

12

43.19

common stock

Sale

12

43.295

common stock

Sale

12

43.36

common stock

Sale

15

42.79

common stock

Sale

16

43.18

common stock

Sale

16

43.29

common stock

Sale

18

42.75

common stock

Sale

19

43.33

common stock

Sale

24

42.85

common stock

Sale

26

43.31

common stock

Sale

28

42.81

common stock

Sale

28

42.84

common stock

Sale

28

42.84

common stock

Sale

29

42.83

common stock

Sale

29

42.83

common stock

Sale

29

42.84

common stock

Sale

29

42.84

common stock

Sale

29

42.86

common stock

Sale

30

42.85

common stock

Sale

90

42.82

common stock

Sale

387

43.5

common stock

Sale

203

43.5

common stock

Sale

238

43.5

common stock

Sale

3,185

43.5

common stock

Sale

211,370

43.5

common stock

Sale

2

43.01

common stock

Sale

217

43.5

common stock

Sale

2

42.95

common stock

Sale

4

42.95

common stock

Sale

400

43.5

common stock

Sale

300

43.5

common stock

Sale

38

43.5

common stock

Sale

100

42.73

common stock

Sale

100

42.73

common stock

Sale

100

42.73

common stock

Sale

100

42.73

common stock

Sale

100

42.75

common stock

Sale

100

42.85

common stock

Sale

100

43.47

common stock

Sale

100

43.5

common stock

Sale

20

43.399

 

 

(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 USD

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

1

42.978

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

43.388

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

43.398

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

43.178

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

43.148

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

43.398

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

43.398

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

43.398

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

43.378

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

43.158

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

7

43.198

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

8

43.098

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

8

43.058

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

9

43.358

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

9

43.398

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

9

43.328

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

9

43.338

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

11

43.36436364

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

11

43.35436364

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

11

43.32436364

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

11

43.27981818

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

11

43.198

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

12

43.15966667

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

14

43.11657143

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

16

43.25175

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

16

43.20675

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

16

43.234875

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

16

43.187375

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

22

43.203

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

22

43.23072727

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

29

43.19455172

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

33

43.16769697

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

33

43.18527273

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

33

43.21557576

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

40

43.35625

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

40

43.3625

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

40

43.31825

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

44

43.29481818

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

46

43.31517391

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

46

43.31886957

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

98

42.73004082

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

387

43.498

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

395

42.83096203

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

603

43.50099502

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

28

42.76771429

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

25

42.754

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

21

42.7172381

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

20

42.7365

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

8

42.792

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

43.192

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

43.152

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

43.122

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

43.10057143

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

5

43.432

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

43.182

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

43.212

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

42.782

 

(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?

YES

 

 

Date of disclosure:

03/07/2024

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

International Paper Company

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit USD

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

common stock

Listed Put Option

Written

17,200

25

American

17/01/2025

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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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