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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

12th Mar 2025 10:00

RNS Number : 3753A
Societe Generale SA
12 March 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

11/03/2025

(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:

27,581,713

1.03

30,556,388

1.14

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

15,619,405

0.58

2,745,745

0.10

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

43,201,118

1.61

33,302,133

1.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

7,368

5.2975

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,420

5.27279

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50

5.295

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

472

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

174

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.284

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

107

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

284

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

80

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

105

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

293

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

605

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

283

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

959

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

63

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

159

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45

5.332

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

5.332

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

93

5.276

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

103

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

105

5.276

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

125

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

130

5.276

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

148

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

173

5.276

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

277

5.332

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

318

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

318

5.332

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

464

5.328

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

514

5.332

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

718

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

202

5.328

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

343

5.242

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

645

5.328

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

715

5.242

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

721

5.328

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

376

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

540

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

565

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

782

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

899

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,022

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,343

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,343

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,024

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,366

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,740

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,813

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,887

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,166

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,890

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,065

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,107

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,229

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,376

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,675

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,973

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,451

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,452

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,452

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,918

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,013

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,105

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,168

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,402

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,568

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,775

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,414

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,750

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,573

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,655

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,838

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,812

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,421

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,561

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,000

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41,098

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,615

5.34

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28,602

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,865

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

215,025

5.25237

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54

5.2937

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

113

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

171

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

186

5.278

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.234

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

115

5.25

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.26

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

171

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.268

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.25

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.254

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92

5.334

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

113

5.314

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

178

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92

5.328

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

5.259

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.248

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.258

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.27

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

126

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.302

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

171

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.258

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.284

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

45

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112

5.34

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

171

5.26

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

140

5.23

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.258

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,111

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.302

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.254

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

5.302

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,890

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

155

5.246

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

265

5.344

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.276

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.254

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.302

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.33

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.244

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.304

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.254

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

171

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.306

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.29

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,269

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.248

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.284

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.244

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.264

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,022

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.282

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.244

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

114

5.284

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.3

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

117

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

118

5.25

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

137

5.25

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

207

5.25

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

208

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

221

5.256

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

287

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

299

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

417

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

430

5.264

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

481

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

496

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

513

5.26

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

597

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

669

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

794

5.238

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

800

5.298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

984

5.244

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,218

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,354

5.286

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

646

5.26

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

854

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

656

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

847

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

201

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

311

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

571

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

594

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

619

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

633

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

764

5.262

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

813

5.292

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

982

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,006

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,073

5.252

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,454

5.258

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,579

5.288

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,841

5.294

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

77

5.296

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,383

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

63

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,602

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,936

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,865

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

959

5.272

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48,788

5.27225

 

(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

Increasing a long position

145,492

5.2524

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

50,892

5.2524

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

16,566

5.2524

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,075

5.2524

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,111

5.2712092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,213

5.295693318

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

21,420

5.27279085

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

7,368

5.29750136

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

54

5.29370051

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,582

5.278013792

 

(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:

12/03/2025

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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