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 relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Greene King 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

11/10/2019

(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'

NO

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:

Ordinary

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

11,982,796

3.86

394

0.00

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00

412,565

0.13

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

11,982,796

3.86

412,959

0.13

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

Ordinary

Purchase

330

8.486

Ordinary

Purchase

479

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

789

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

872

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

588

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

266

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

608

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

607

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

464

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

523

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

264

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

852

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

463

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

1,121

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

58

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

152

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

539

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

5,698

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

7,335

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

1,025

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

1,935

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

821

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

556

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

1,004

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

200

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

318

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

124

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

519

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

566

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

16

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

262

8.486

Ordinary

Purchase

358

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

295

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

308

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

1,704

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

522

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

200

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

86

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

180

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

668

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

290

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

334

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

341

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

743

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

363

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

576

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

264

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

11

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

287

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

255

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

277

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

386

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

549

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

298

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

341

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

125

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

287

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

290

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

315

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

301

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

259

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

509

8.474

Ordinary

Purchase

218

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

3

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

234

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

473

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

291

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

254

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

269

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

465

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

271

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

337

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

308

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

516

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

517

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

145

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

368

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

58

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

290

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

2,456

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

286

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

263

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

838

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

633

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

334

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

131

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

275

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

289

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

3,214

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

1,739

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

519

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

273

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

996

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

599

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

517

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

12,452

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

236

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

515

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

322

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

265

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

3,817

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

279

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

517

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

202

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

289

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

60

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

428

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

43

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

265

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

293

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

1,246

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

440

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

337

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

293

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

282

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

522

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

293

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

3,962

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

77

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

516

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

259

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

294

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

521

8.486

Ordinary

Purchase

3,523

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

516

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

1,016

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

2,270

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

13

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

324

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

415

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

263

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

270

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

4,754

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

260

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

1,500

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

1,500

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

3,546

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

293

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

281

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

337

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

337

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

337

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

1,500

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

3,359

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

300

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

336

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

52

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

371

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

188

8.486

Ordinary

Purchase

1,778

8.486

Ordinary

Purchase

312

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

519

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

301

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

385

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

1,104

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

522

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

391

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

268

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

291

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

326

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

556

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

299

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

133

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

199

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

294

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

154

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

284

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

107

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

164

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

517

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

266

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

352

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

273

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

284

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

301

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

274

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

516

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

516

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

177

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

128

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

768

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

520

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

288

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

258

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

269

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

277

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

281

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

58

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

1,770

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

278

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

517

8.474

Ordinary

Purchase

260

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

316

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

264

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

285

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

325

8.484

Ordinary

Purchase

267

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

1,954

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

1,614

8.474

Ordinary

Purchase

3,349

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

191

8.482

Ordinary

Purchase

349

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

323

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

671

8.48

Ordinary

Purchase

124

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

359

8.476

Ordinary

Purchase

294

8.478

Ordinary

Purchase

309

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

5,028

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

350

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

4,417

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

30,421

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

2

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

657

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

2,606

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

2,606

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

860

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

1,745

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

299

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

2,042

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

62

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

676

8.476

Ordinary

Sale

17,892

8.472

Ordinary

Sale

72

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

14

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

72

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

13

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

1

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

461

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

400

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

700

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

100

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

400

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

76

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

90

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

754

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

302

8.48

Ordinary

Sale

103

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

861

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

75

8.478

Ordinary

Sale

83

8.478

Total Purchases

144,870

Total Sales

75,276

(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

(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

GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(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) GBP

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'

(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'

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

14/10/2019

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 atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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