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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

17th Jun 2025 11:55

RNS Number : 2091N

Societe Generale SA

17 June 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	16/06/2025
(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:	46,811,903	1.75	62,805,809	2.34
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	16,156,756	0.60	420,939	0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	62,968,659	2.35	63,226,748	2.36

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	398	6.0609
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	42,294	6.06121
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	934	6.05933
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109,571	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,621,943	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	22	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	60	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	61	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	64	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	71	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	132	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	169	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	189	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	190	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	226	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	236	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	244	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	252	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	292	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	299	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	326	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	329	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	350	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	369	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	405	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	425	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	433	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	455	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	463	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	484	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	550	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	578	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	620	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	803	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	950	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,133	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,530	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	33	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	44	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	45	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	87	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	95	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	102	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	113	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	121	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	122	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	132	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	133	6.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	136	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	140	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	142	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	146	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	147	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	147	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	148	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	151	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	161	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	162	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	178	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	192	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	197	6.064
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	201	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	214	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	219	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	223	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	223	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	226	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	228	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	256	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	258	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	259	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	267	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	296	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	299	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	303	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	325	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	445	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	456	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	497	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	497	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	511	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	532	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	536	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	548	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	570	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	608	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	610	6.028
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	642	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	644	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	685	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	685	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	729	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	789	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	799	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,088	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,156	6.064
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,252	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,354	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,852	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	244	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	589	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,069	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,145	6.037
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	301	6.047
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	301	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	729	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,227	6.037
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,432	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,993	6.035
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	22	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	61	6.058
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	68	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	76	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	193	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	232	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	380	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	450	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	782	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,180	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,555	6.058
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	83	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	108	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	161	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	204	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	211	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	211	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	290	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	310	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	321	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	351	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	434	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	460	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	467	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	685	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	709	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	823	6.064
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	953	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	971	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,036	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,091	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,144	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,300	6.052
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,496	6.046
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,496	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,534	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,570	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,650	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,801	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,921	6.054
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,995	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,995	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,040	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,116	6.044
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,117	6.036
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,117	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,119	6.03
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,119	6.034
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,199	6.05
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,263	6.032
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,615	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,987	6.05979
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29,238	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	767	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	827	6.038
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	29	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	69	6.062
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	168	6.062
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	171	6.062
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	538	6.062
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	959	6.04
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	612	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	706	6.058
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	714	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,404	6.058
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,577	6.068
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,755	6.048
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,847	6.056
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,041	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,597	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,502	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,117	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,771	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37,164	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	29,238	6.06
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,005	6.06009

(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 long position	398	6.0609
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	42,294	6.06121
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	934	6.05933
32 17/19p ordinary	Equity Linked Swap	Closing long position	2,621,943	6.06

(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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	17/06/2025
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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