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SocGen says director had no prior info when shares sold

PARIS -(Dow Jones) -- French market regulator Autorité des marches financiers, or AMF, Monday said it was informed by Société Générale that a director of the bank who sold off some of its shares in early January had no prior knowledge or any other information.

Earlier Monday, an AMF filing showed that a Société Générale director, Robert Day, on January 9 sold shares in the bank worth €85.7m. It said the shares were sold for €95.27 each. In addition, two foundations, the Robert A. Day foundation and the Kelly Day foundation, sold shares for an additional €9.6m.

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