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 JTC 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 05/08/2026 | (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: 1p ordinary | Interests Short positions | Number % Number % | (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 9,466,918 5.42 942 0.00 | (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 0 0.00 8,445,657 4.84 | (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00 0 0.00 | TOTAL: 9,466,918 5.42 8,446,599 4.84 |
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 | 1p ordinary Purchase 72,917 13.27 | 1p ordinary Purchase 88 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,917 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 11 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 3,246 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 17,056 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 100 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,211 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 458 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 683 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 374 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 4,391 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,958 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 964 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 20,584 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 334 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 295 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 291 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 449 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 636 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 400 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 343 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 286 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,320 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 367 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 422 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 235 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 224 13.34 | 1p ordinary Purchase 328 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 287 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 5,106 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 60 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,001 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 2,002 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 239 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 539 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 700 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 844 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 286 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 392 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 980 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 102 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 291 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 294 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 653 13.28 | 1p ordinary Purchase 279 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 226 13.28 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,741 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 306 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 42 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 227 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 13 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,503 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 728 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 354 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 147 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 356 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 134 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 560 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 229 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,260 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 325 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 854 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,640 13.35 | 1p ordinary Purchase 411 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 994 13.35 | 1p ordinary Purchase 147 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 256 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 101 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 362 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 18 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 278 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 842 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 336 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 312 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 329 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 292 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 305 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 311 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 636 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 288 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,272 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,011 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 252 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 270 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 219 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 291 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 106 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 302 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 285 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 289 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 61 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 408 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 397 13.35 | 1p ordinary Purchase 228 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 567 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 299 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 1,134 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 388 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 959 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 112 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 728 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 235 13.28 | 1p ordinary Purchase 706 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 360 13.355 | 1p ordinary Purchase 245 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 155 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 231 13.36 | 1p ordinary Purchase 432 13.28 | 1p ordinary Purchase 290 13.355 | 1p ordinary Sale 200,000 13.34998 | 1p ordinary Sale 50,000 13.34998 | 1p ordinary Sale 200,000 13.34582 | 1p ordinary Sale 6,614 13.36 | 1p ordinary Sale 77,116 13.34935 | 1p ordinary Sale 65,000 13.28934 |
(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 | 1p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 72,917 13.27 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 655 13.348328 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,614 13.36 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 50,000 13.34998 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 142,116 13.321899 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 199,345 13.345816 | 1p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 200,000 13.34998 |
(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: 06/08/2026 | 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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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