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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

4th Mar 2025 13:22

RNS Number : 3199Z
BNP Paribas London
04 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:

BNP Paribas 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

03/03/2025

(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

If YES, specify which:

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:

 

GB00BPQY8M80 (32 17/19p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

24,769,593

0.9250

-19,224,336

-0.7180

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

9,315,205

0.3479

-18,849,379

-0.7040

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

586,000

0.0219

+0

+0.0000

TOTAL:

34,670,798

1.2948

-38,073,715

-1.4219

 

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

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6

5.4266 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

7

5.4466 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8

5.4269 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9

5.4456 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

14

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

18

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

21

5.4000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

36

5.3992 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

43

5.4000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

43

5.4233 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

46

5.4443 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

47

5.3993 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

49

5.3988 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

51

5.3976 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

55

5.3958 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

55

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

56

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

56

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

5.3860 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

67

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

68

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

68

5.4482 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

81

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

82

5.4289 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

84

5.4388 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

87

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

106

5.4383 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

120

5.4265 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

134

5.4134 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

209

5.4410 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

213

5.4362 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

254

5.4242 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

264

5.4239 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

290

5.3974 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

323

5.3848 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

331

5.4424 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

378

5.4358 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

393

5.4461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

393

5.4508 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

418

5.4411 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

427

5.4015 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

534

5.4399 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

545

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

864

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,434

5.4331 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,824

5.4487 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,861

5.4445 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,951

5.4210 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,012

5.4355 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,430

5.4325 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,432

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,828

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,836

5.4108 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,800

5.4205 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,252

5.4471 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,504

5.4245 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,687

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,728

5.4473 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9,352

5.4051 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

12,252

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

12,450

5.4287 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

19,810

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

21,092

5.4395 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

29,185

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

34,574

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

37,010

5.4487 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

72,370

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

72,579

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

113,972

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

147,793

5.4212 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,385,000

5.4000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,480,436

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,011,570

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,375,037

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,021,114

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-573,400

5.4400 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-206,576

5.4396 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-181,785

5.4239 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-173,952

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-168,118

5.4302 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-125,315

5.4275 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-120,113

5.4312 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-113,625

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-97,704

5.4322 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-97,545

5.4340 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-81,746

5.4127 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-54,314

5.4318 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43,925

5.4322 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-33,898

5.4309 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-24,570

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-23,952

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-21,907

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-20,754

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-17,369

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-17,207

5.4314 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-15,779

5.4291 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12,530

5.4221 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12,273

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12,228

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11,774

5.4336 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-7,627

5.4383 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,985

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,925

5.4316 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,016

5.4205 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,875

5.4502 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,859

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,729

5.4432 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,583

5.4488 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,849

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,828

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,810

5.4156 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,475

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,403

5.4322 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,258

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,230

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,055

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,003

5.4293 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,902

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,398

5.4304 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,318

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,192

5.4502 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,128

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,911

5.4319 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,734

5.4364 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,673

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,571

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,514

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,507

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,470

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,404

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,326

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,256

5.4350 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,250

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,250

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,226

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,180

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,170

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,093

5.3900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,040

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-790

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-762

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-761

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-729

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-723

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-701

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-688

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-657

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-602

5.4055 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-600

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-597

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-597

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-597

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-559

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-555

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-552

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-550

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-540

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-534

5.4399 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-447

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-418

5.4411 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-393

5.4461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-393

5.4508 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-384

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-378

5.4358 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-370

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-362

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-349

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-344

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-331

5.4424 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-329

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-323

5.3848 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-321

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-316

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-292

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-290

5.3974 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-284

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-264

5.4239 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-254

5.4242 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-231

5.3900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-223

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-213

5.4362 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-211

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-209

5.4410 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-182

5.3965 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-175

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-172

5.3940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-170

5.4502 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-152

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-137

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-134

5.4134 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-127

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-125

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-125

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-120

5.4265 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-108

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-106

5.4383 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-87

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-84

5.4388 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-82

5.4289 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-81

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-68

5.4482 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-55

5.3958 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-51

5.3976 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-49

5.3988 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-47

5.3993 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-46

5.4443 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43

5.4000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43

5.4233 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-36

5.3992 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-21

5.4000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-19

5.4480 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-14

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-14

5.4500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-8

5.4269 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-7

5.4466 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6

5.4266 GBP

 

(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

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Opening Long Position

102,579

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

12,273

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

1,734

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

46,117

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

54,314

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

3,573

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-2,575

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

141,508

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

20,790

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

3,437

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

9,497

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

106,526

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

3

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

43,175

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

275,619

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

36,443

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

93,572

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

4,215

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

1,994

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

75,226

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

5,665

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

1,011

5.4240

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

5,057

5.4240

 

(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?

Yes

 

 

Date of disclosure:

04/03/2025

Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

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.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION

 

 Full name of person making disclosure:

 

BNP Paribas SA

 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Aviva plc

 

2.

STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

Class of

relevant

security

Product

description

e.g. call

option

Written or

purchased

Number of

securities

to which

option or

derivative

relates

Exercise

price

per unit

Type

e.g.

American,

European

etc.

Expiry

date

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Put Option

W

500000

5.424

american

18/12/2026

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Call Option

P

86000

5.424

american

19/12/2025

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

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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