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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

29th May 2025 09:55

RNS Number : 6033K

Societe Generale SA

29 May 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	28/05/2025
(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:	41,689,613	1.56	57,580,141	2.15
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	18,574,936	0.69	378,036	0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	60,264,549	2.25	57,958,177	2.16

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	2,810	6.12802
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63	6.153
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	245	6.147
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	83	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	165	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	247	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	605	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	38	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	41	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	55	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	85	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	105	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	115	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	119	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	122	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	130	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	132	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	139	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	139	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	156	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	159	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	161	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	163	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	177	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	214	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	215	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	219	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	230	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	231	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	236	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	238	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	240	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	251	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	266	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	271	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	272	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	274	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	276	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	277	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	314	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	429	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	464	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	464	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	502	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	502	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	525	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	582	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	595	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	608	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	632	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	633	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	687	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	876	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,013	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,336	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,355	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,440	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	71	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	676	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	34	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	76	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	87	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	88	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	116	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	220	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	228	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	232	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	263	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	287	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	287	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	321	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	340	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	341	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	388	6.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	394	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	438	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	449	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	453	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	455	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	515	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	578	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	638	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	695	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	726	6.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	762	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	801	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	816	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	910	6.172
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,164	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,210	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,335	6.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,678	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,732	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,777	6.206
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,814	6.204
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,884	6.218
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,957	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,974	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,029	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,031	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,032	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,039	6.166
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,039	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,044	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,045	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,045	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,046	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,046	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,048	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,053	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,054	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,054	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,056	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,057	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,057	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,058	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,059	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,059	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,059	6.114
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,059	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,060	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,060	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,061	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,061	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,061	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,061	6.11
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,062	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,113	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,115	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,126	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,128	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,128	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,157	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,451	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,226	6.202
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	518	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,470	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,527	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,812	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,415	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,087	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,120	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	416	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,213	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	194	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,054	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	182	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	237	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	316	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	340	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	340	6.168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	6.108
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,120	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,087	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	385	6.212
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,162	6.212

(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

2,810

6.12802

(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:	29/05/2025
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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