Sophos : Societe Generale SA - Form 8.3 - Sophos Group Plc

RNS Number : 0357B

Societe Generale SA

27 January 2020

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:	Société Générale S.A.
(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	Sophos Group plc
	relates:
	Use a separate form for each
	offeror/offeree
(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:	24/01/2020
	For an opening position disclosure, state
	the latest practicable date prior to the
	disclosure
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c)
	above, is the discloser making
	disclosures in respect of any other	NO
	party to the offer?
	If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,
	state "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.

1. 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			Ordinary
security:
	Interests		Short positions
	Number		%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities	15,930,164		3.23	510,723	0.10
owned and/or
controlled:
(2) Cash-settled	508,500		0.10	2,016,167	0.41
derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled
derivatives (including	0		0.00	0	0.00
options) and
agreements to
purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	16,438,664		3.33	2,526,890	0.51

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).

1. 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.

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

(a)	Purchases and sales
		Class of relevant	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
		security	GBP
		Ordinary	Purchase	236,680	5.623828
		Ordinary	Purchase	24,490	5.644872
		Ordinary	Purchase	40,470	5.634015
		Ordinary	Sale	236,680	5.62354
		Ordinary	Sale	24,490	5.64
		Ordinary	Sale	40,470	5.634015
			Total	301,640
			Purchases
			Total Sales	301,640

1. Cash-settledderivative transactions

		Nature of dealing	Number
Class of	Product	e.g. opening/closing
a long/short	of	Price per
relevant	description
position,	reference	unit GBP
security	e.g. CFD
increasing/reducing	securities
		a long/short position

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
relevant	description	purchasing,	of	price	e.g.	date	money
security	e.g. call	selling,	securities	per unit	American,		paid/
	option	varying	to which		European		received
		etc.	option		etc.		per unit
			relates				GBP

1. Exercise

Class of	Product	Exercising/	Number of	Exercise
relevant	description	exercised	securities	price per
security	e.g. call	against		unit GBP
	option

1. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of	Nature of dealing	Details	Price per
relevant	e.g. subscription,		unit (if
security	conversion		applicable)
			GBP

4. OTHER INFORMATION

1. 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"

1. 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:

1. the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
2. 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"

1. Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?	NO

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Date of disclosure:	27/01/2020
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to aRegulatory 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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