Societe Generale SA Form 8.3 - IFG Group Plc (7047I)

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RNS Number : 7047I

Societe Generale SA

12 August 2019

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FORM 8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

   1.       KEY INFORMATION 
 
Name of person dealing      Société Générale 
 (Note 1)                                   S.A. 
Company dealt in                       IFG Group plc 
                            ==================================== 
Class of relevant security        EUR0.12 ordinary shares 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2) 
                            ==================================== 
Date of dealing                          09/08/2019 
                            ==================================== 
 
   2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 
                                      Long               Short 
                                 Number      (%)     Number     (%) 
                                           ------  ----------  ----- 
 (1) Relevant securities       1,600,027    1.52        0       0.00 
                              -----------  ------  ----------  ----- 
 (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options)                    0        0.00    1,600,000   1.52 
                              -----------  ------  ----------  ----- 
 (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell                 0        0.00        0       0.00 
                              -----------  ------  ----------  ----- 
 Total                         *1,606,465   *1.52   1,600,000   1.52 
                              -----------  ------  ----------  ----- 
 

* Include the holding of 6,438 shares on borrow products

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 
     Class of relevant            Long          Short 
          security: 
                              Number   (%)   Number   (%) 
                             -------  ----  -------  ---- 
 (1) Relevant securities 
                             -------  ----  -------  ---- 
 (2) Derivatives (other 
  than options) 
                             -------  ----  -------  ---- 
 (3) Options and agreements 
  to purchase/sell 
                             -------  ----  -------  ---- 
 Total 
                             -------  ----  -------  ---- 
 

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   1.       DEALINGS (Note 4) 
   (a)      Purchases and sales 
 
 
  Purchase/sale            Number of relevant securities        Price per unit 
                                                                GBP (Note 5) 
    Purchase                    1,000,000                       1.84184 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
    Purchase                     200,000                         1.8519 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
      Sale                          -                              - 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
Total Purchases                 1,200,000 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
  Total Sales                       - 
                  ======================================  ==================== 
 
   (b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) 
 
Product     Nature of transaction   Number of relevant   Price per 
 name,       (Note 6)                securities           unit GBP 
 e.g. CFD                            (Note 7)             (Note 5) 
   CFD         Increased short          1,000,000        1.84184 
            ======================  ==================  ========== 
   CFD         Increased short           200,000          1.8519 
            ======================  ==================  ========== 
 
   (c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities 
   (i)       Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number of       Exercise  Type,            Expiry  Option 
 name,       selling,      securities      price     e.g. American,   date    money paid/received 
 e.g. call   purchasing,   to which                  European                 per unit 
 option      varying       the option                etc.                     (Note 5) 
             etc.          relates (Note 
                           7) 
 
 
   (ii)      Exercising 
 
Product name,             Number of securities      Exercise price 
 e.g. call option                                    per unit (Note 
                                                     5) 
 
 
   (d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction         Details      Price per unit 
 (Note 8)                                   (if applicable) 
                                            (Note 5) 
 
 

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   2.       OTHER INFORMATION 

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any

relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this

should be stated.

   Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                            NO 
 
Date of disclosure                         12/08/2019 
Contact name                  Société Générale 
                                        - Disclosure team 
                              ==================================== 
Telephone number                       [phone] 
                              ==================================== 
If a connected EFM, name 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
                              ==================================== 
If a connected EFM, state 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
                              ==================================== 
 

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