4th Mar 2025 13:22
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: |
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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 |
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(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) |
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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
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(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
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(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: |
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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 |
Related Shares:
Aviva