RNS Number : 6421X
Societe Generale SA
24 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

23/07/2024

(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:

281,906

0.08

250,464

0.07

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

1,027

0.00

813

0.00

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

17,200

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

300,133

0.09

251,277

0.07

   

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

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

USD

common stock

Purchase

1

45.76

common stock

Purchase

1

45.76

common stock

Purchase

1

45.77

common stock

Purchase

1

45.77

common stock

Purchase

1

45.77

common stock

Purchase

1

45.79

common stock

Purchase

1

45.81

common stock

Purchase

1

45.81

common stock

Purchase

1

45.85

common stock

Purchase

1

45.9

common stock

Purchase

1

45.95

common stock

Purchase

1

45.95

common stock

Purchase

2

45.97

common stock

Purchase

3

45.77

common stock

Purchase

3

45.88

common stock

Purchase

4

45.84

common stock

Purchase

4

45.9

common stock

Purchase

6

45.79

common stock

Purchase

6

45.99

common stock

Purchase

7

45.66

common stock

Purchase

7

45.75

common stock

Purchase

7

45.75

common stock

Purchase

7

45.75

common stock

Purchase

7

45.76

common stock

Purchase

8

45.62

common stock

Purchase

8

45.79

common stock

Purchase

12

45.96

common stock

Purchase

13

45.95

common stock

Purchase

14

45.72

common stock

Purchase

281

45.92

common stock

Purchase

2

45.94

common stock

Purchase

24

45.83

common stock

Purchase

76

45.83

common stock

Purchase

98

45.94

common stock

Purchase

100

45.92

common stock

Purchase

100

45.93

common stock

Purchase

100

45.94

common stock

Purchase

100

45.94

common stock

Purchase

100

46.07

common stock

Purchase

100

46.08

common stock

Purchase

400

45.61

common stock

Purchase

500

45.76

common stock

Purchase

500

45.83

common stock

Purchase

500

45.83

common stock

Purchase

600

45.94

common stock

Purchase

600

45.96

common stock

Purchase

100

45.86

common stock

Purchase

8

46.02

common stock

Purchase

3

46.02

common stock

Purchase

12

46.02

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

common stock

Sale

3

42.285

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

USD

common stock

Sale

800

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.7

common stock

Sale

100

45.73

common stock

Sale

100

45.78

common stock

Sale

100

45.8

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

200

46

common stock

Sale

100

45.73

common stock

Sale

2

45.82

common stock

Sale

8

45.98

common stock

Sale

46

45.87

common stock

Sale

48

46

common stock

Sale

52

46

common stock

Sale

54

45.87

common stock

Sale

92

45.98

common stock

Sale

98

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.97

common stock

Sale

100

45.99

common stock

Sale

100

46

common stock

Sale

100

46.01

common stock

Sale

1

45.95

common stock

Sale

1

46.05

common stock

Sale

6

45.9

common stock

Sale

8

46.02

common stock

Sale

9

45.89

common stock

Sale

12

45.85

common stock

Sale

22

45.94

common stock

Sale

27

45.91

common stock

Sale

29

45.96

common stock

Sale

32

45.82

common stock

Sale

32

45.82

common stock

Sale

36

46.01

common stock

Sale

42

45.85

common stock

Sale

43

45.88

common stock

Sale

47

45.89

common stock

Sale

53

45.89

common stock

Sale

57

45.88

common stock

Sale

58

45.85

common stock

Sale

64

45.82

common stock

Sale

64

46.01

common stock

Sale

68

45.82

common stock

Sale

71

45.96

common stock

Sale

73

45.91

common stock

Sale

91

45.89

common stock

Sale

92

46.02

common stock

Sale

99

45.95

common stock

Sale

99

46.05

common stock

Sale

100

45.62

common stock

Sale

100

45.66

common stock

Sale

100

45.67

common stock

Sale

100

45.74

common stock

Sale

100

45.75

common stock

Sale

100

45.76

common stock

Sale

100

45.77

common stock

Sale

100

45.79

common stock

Sale

100

45.79

common stock

Sale

100

45.79

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.83

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.85

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.89

common stock

Sale

100

45.89

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.94

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

100

45.96

common stock

Sale

100

45.97

common stock

Sale

100

45.97

common stock

Sale

100

45.97

common stock

Sale

100

45.98

common stock

Sale

100

45.99

common stock

Sale

100

46

common stock

Sale

100

46

common stock

Sale

104

45.82

common stock

Sale

200

46

common stock

Sale

2

46

common stock

Sale

22

45.92

common stock

Sale

38

45.92

common stock

Sale

40

45.92

common stock

Sale

48

45.87

common stock

Sale

52

45.87

common stock

Sale

94

46

common stock

Sale

104

46

common stock

Sale

300

45.97

common stock

Sale

1

45.99

common stock

Sale

3

45.73

common stock

Sale

3

45.88

common stock

Sale

3

45.91

common stock

Sale

5

45.92

common stock

Sale

6

45.95

common stock

Sale

6

45.95

common stock

Sale

8

45.9

common stock

Sale

13

46.02

common stock

Sale

54

45.92

common stock

Sale

1,307

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

17

45.92

common stock

Sale

3

45.92

common stock

Sale

9

45.95

common stock

Sale

15

46.02

common stock

Sale

85

46.02

common stock

Sale

191

45.95

common stock

Sale

300

45.95

common stock

Sale

1

45.76

common stock

Sale

1

45.8

common stock

Sale

1

45.86

common stock

Sale

1

45.89

common stock

Sale

1

45.93

common stock

Sale

1

45.94

common stock

Sale

1

45.96

common stock

Sale

2

45.74

common stock

Sale

2

45.82

common stock

Sale

2

45.82

common stock

Sale

2

45.83

common stock

Sale

2

45.86

common stock

Sale

2

45.87

common stock

Sale

3

45.79

common stock

Sale

3

45.94

common stock

Sale

5

45.8

common stock

Sale

5

45.93

common stock

Sale

5

46

common stock

Sale

6

45.92

common stock

Sale

6

45.93

common stock

Sale

6

45.97

common stock

Sale

6

45.97

common stock

Sale

6

46.01

common stock

Sale

6

46.02

common stock

Sale

7

45.84

common stock

Sale

7

45.86

common stock

Sale

7

45.87

common stock

Sale

9

46.01

common stock

Sale

10

45.79

common stock

Sale

10

45.84

common stock

Sale

10

45.94

common stock

Sale

10

45.95

common stock

Sale

11

45.82

common stock

Sale

12

45.84

common stock

Sale

12

45.86

common stock

Sale

12

45.92

common stock

Sale

13

45.86

common stock

Sale

14

45.83

common stock

Sale

15

45.91

common stock

Sale

15

45.96

common stock

Sale

16

45.86

common stock

Sale

16

45.96

common stock

Sale

19

45.87

common stock

Sale

19

45.96

common stock

Sale

20

45.83

common stock

Sale

21

45.79

common stock

Sale

21

45.92

common stock

Sale

22

45.78

common stock

Sale

22

45.97

common stock

Sale

23

45.76

common stock

Sale

23

45.82

common stock

Sale

23

45.85

common stock

Sale

23

45.92

common stock

Sale

24

45.86

common stock

Sale

24

45.9

common stock

Sale

25

45.78

common stock

Sale

28

45.75

common stock

Sale

28

45.76

common stock

Sale

29

45.71

common stock

Sale

30

45.93

common stock

Sale

30

45.94

common stock

Sale

30

45.94

common stock

Sale

31

45.8

common stock

Sale

31

45.93

common stock

Sale

34

45.86

common stock

Sale

34

45.96

common stock

Sale

36

45.83

common stock

Sale

37

46.02

common stock

Sale

38

45.85

common stock

Sale

38

45.91

common stock

Sale

38

45.92

common stock

Sale

38

45.97

common stock

Sale

41

45.77

common stock

Sale

42

45.87

common stock

Sale

44

45.78

common stock

Sale

45

45.81

common stock

Sale

45

45.83

common stock

Sale

45

45.87

common stock

Sale

45

45.89

common stock

Sale

46

45.79

common stock

Sale

46

45.79

common stock

Sale

46

45.86

common stock

Sale

47

45.86

common stock

Sale

47

45.96

common stock

Sale

48

45.83

common stock

Sale

50

45.74

common stock

Sale

50

45.74

common stock

Sale

50

45.8

common stock

Sale

50

45.83

common stock

Sale

50

45.83

common stock

Sale

50

45.83

common stock

Sale

50

45.83

common stock

Sale

50

45.86

common stock

Sale

50

45.87

common stock

Sale

50

45.89

common stock

Sale

50

45.9

common stock

Sale

50

45.9

common stock

Sale

50

45.91

common stock

Sale

50

45.91

common stock

Sale

50

45.92

common stock

Sale

50

45.92

common stock

Sale

50

46.02

common stock

Sale

51

45.79

common stock

Sale

55

45.86

common stock

Sale

55

45.87

common stock

Sale

55

45.89

common stock

Sale

55

46.01

common stock

Sale

57

45.87

common stock

Sale

59

45.77

common stock

Sale

60

45.78

common stock

Sale

60

45.79

common stock

Sale

60

45.84

common stock

Sale

62

45.85

common stock

Sale

62

45.91

common stock

Sale

62

45.97

common stock

Sale

63

45.93

common stock

Sale

63

46.02

common stock

Sale

65

45.8

common stock

Sale

66

45.99

common stock

Sale

69

45.96

common stock

Sale

70

45.9

common stock

Sale

70

45.93

common stock

Sale

71

45.71

common stock

Sale

72

45.75

common stock

Sale

72

45.76

common stock

Sale

75

45.78

common stock

Sale

75

45.82

common stock

Sale

75

45.84

common stock

Sale

76

45.76

common stock

Sale

76

45.9

common stock

Sale

78

45.97

common stock

Sale

85

45.77

common stock

Sale

85

45.91

common stock

Sale

87

45.86

common stock

Sale

87

45.86

common stock

Sale

88

45.84

common stock

Sale

88

45.92

common stock

Sale

90

45.94

common stock

Sale

90

45.95

common stock

Sale

91

45.84

common stock

Sale

93

45.84

common stock

Sale

94

45.96

common stock

Sale

94

45.97

common stock

Sale

94

45.97

common stock

Sale

94

46.02

common stock

Sale

95

45.8

common stock

Sale

95

45.93

common stock

Sale

95

46

common stock

Sale

96

45.8

common stock

Sale

97

45.97

common stock

Sale

98

45.74

common stock

Sale

98

45.82

common stock

Sale

98

45.87

common stock

Sale

99

45.9

common stock

Sale

99

45.92

common stock

Sale

99

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.69

common stock

Sale

100

45.7

common stock

Sale

100

45.7

common stock

Sale

100

45.72

common stock

Sale

100

45.74

common stock

Sale

100

45.75

common stock

Sale

100

45.77

common stock

Sale

100

45.78

common stock

Sale

100

45.78

common stock

Sale

100

45.79

common stock

Sale

100

45.79

common stock

Sale

100

45.8

common stock

Sale

100

45.8

common stock

Sale

100

45.8

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.81

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.82

common stock

Sale

100

45.83

common stock

Sale

100

45.83

common stock

Sale

100

45.83

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.84

common stock

Sale

100

45.85

common stock

Sale

100

45.85

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.86

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.87

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.88

common stock

Sale

100

45.89

common stock

Sale

100

45.89

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.9

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.91

common stock

Sale

100

45.92

common stock

Sale

100

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.93

common stock

Sale

100

45.94

common stock

Sale

100

45.94

common stock

Sale

100

45.94

common stock

Sale

100

45.94

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

100

45.95

common stock

Sale

100

45.96

common stock

Sale

100

45.96

common stock

Sale

100

45.97

common stock

Sale

100

45.98

common stock

Sale

100

46

common stock

Sale

100

46.01

common stock

Sale

100

46.04

common stock

Sale

108

45.87

common stock

Sale

150

45.89

common stock

Sale

174

45.86

common stock

Sale

200

45.83

common stock

Sale

200

45.84

common stock

Sale

200

45.87

common stock

Sale

200

45.91

common stock

Sale

200

45.91

common stock

Sale

200

45.98

common stock

Sale

11

45.59

common stock

Sale

23

45.66

common stock

Sale

49

45.75

common stock

Sale

49

45.87

common stock

Sale

50

45.74

common stock

Sale

77

45.66

common stock

Sale

89

45.59

common stock

Sale

100

45.54

common stock

Sale

100

45.64

common stock

Sale

100

45.65

common stock

Sale

100

45.65

common stock

Sale

100

45.7

common stock

Sale

100

45.73

common stock

Sale

100

45.75

common stock

Sale

151

45.87

 

(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

45.99

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

3

45.73

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

3

45.88

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

3

45.91

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

45.92

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

45.95

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

6

45.95

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

8

45.9

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

13

46.02

common stock

CFD

Increasing a long position

54

45.92

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.76

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.76

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.77

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.77

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.77

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.79

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.81

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.81

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.85

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.9

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.95

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

45.95

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

45.97

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

3

45.77

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

3

45.88

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

45.84

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

45.9

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

6

45.79

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

6

45.99

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

45.66

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

45.75

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

45.75

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

45.75

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

45.76

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

8

45.62

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

8

45.79

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

12

45.96

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

13

45.95

common stock

CFD

Reducing a long position

14

45.72

               

 

 

 

(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:

24/07/2024

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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