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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

17th Feb 2025 14:00

RNS Number : 3960X
Societe Generale SA
17 February 2025
 

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

Aviva 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

14/02/2025

(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"

Yes: Direct Line Insurance Group plc

 

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:

32 17/19p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

16,318,968

0.61

19,673,362

0.73

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

17,868,848

0.67

2,956,763

0.11

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

34,187,816

1.28

22,630,125

0.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

215

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

881

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,030

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,096

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

359

5.133

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

132

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

336

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

388

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

401

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

543

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

707

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

765

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

803

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

827

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

843

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

989

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,526

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,553

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,748

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,103

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,269

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,828

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,266

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,358

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,432

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,444

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,859

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,031

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,576

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,576

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,576

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,576

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,479

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,616

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,820

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,957

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,341

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,525

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,623

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,625

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,857

5.09298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

195

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

80

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

151

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

64

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

88

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

118

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

111

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

444

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

98

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

80

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,677

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

131

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

91

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,729

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

202

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

90

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

271

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

77

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

246

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

162

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

517

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

102

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

156

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

198

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

200

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

232

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

403

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

403

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

442

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

443

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

446

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

550

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

743

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

913

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,009

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

384

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

999

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,602

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,611

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,759

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,623

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,541

5.148

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,541

5.148

 

(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

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,625

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

33,857

5.09298

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

75

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

195

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.128

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

73

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

94

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

80

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

59

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

75

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

75

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

151

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

64

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

101

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

88

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.106

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

118

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

89

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

111

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

444

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

98

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

80

5.124

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,677

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

131

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

91

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

48

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

5,729

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

82

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

100

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

202

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

8

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

90

5.116

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

271

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

75

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.082

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

17

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

56

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

48

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

75

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

77

5.122

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.14

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

101

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.126

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

16

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

37

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.118

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

150

5.132

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

32

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.13

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.114

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.138

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

24

5.093

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

16

5.134

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

246

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

81

5.086

 

(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:

17/02/2025

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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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