7th Apr 2025 12:07
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: | Jefferies International Limited |
(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. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Aviva plc
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
4th April 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" |
Direct Line Insurance Group plc
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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:
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| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
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| 163,431 | 0.006 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 8,625,540 | 0.322 | 8,475,595 | 0.315 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives 9,046,722 (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: | 8,625,540 | 0.322 | 8,639,026 | 0.322 |
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: |
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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 (GBX) |
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchases
Sales | 2,995 513 171 171 342 381 171 342 75 1,701 174 401 684 314 418 426 4,145 4,024 1,479 128 396 171 1,732 250 1,673 79,153 3,389 792 1,115 1,430 804 8,210 1,344 1,012 847 1,344 5,456 6,515 342 7,525 2,682 528 8,200 1,294 1,268 2,845 249 1,813 158 708 3,927 819 2,982 778 198 3,480 195 2,890 9,837 3,036 4,576 1,263 720 588 169 171 246 551 3,240 1,493 479 438 381 16,600 571 1,627 8,500 697 530 1,877 342 494 171 223 1,118 1,380 240 5,742 321 80 2,072 5,612 100 23 125 197 15 307 69 23 171 1,338 171 818 20 1,453 1,092 1,477 195 327 1,850 1 25 645 34 265 525 925 171 2,716 7 1,390 59 500 82,819 646 206 36 210 208 513 328 1,104 342 993 1,023 3,717 171 446 63,443 1,892 432 171 1,455 83 1,109 346 860 683 1,983 84 451 819 171 5,000 110 267 513 342 342 171 2,519 601 69 2,766 314 171 2,403 1,373 171 96 342 171 171 171 220 1,026 402 33 228 340 1,638 155 2,963 171 3 824 61 61 110 127 3,096
1,331 46 200 20,085 6,785 201 61 71 1,983 2,405 5,671 18,752 15,970 2,760 1,000 3,761 940 1,000 1,881 111 7,651 2,000 2,618 238,000 1,800 398 2,973 100 1,565 2,341 279 3,393 2,220 77 35,338 9,331 7,060 604 853 1,048 3,337 885 22,740 11,338 5,924 753 1,558 2,319 336 2,973 5,010 1,109 788 2,972 2,811 14,863 53 261 537 310 5,005 411 1,810 29 61 61 | 522.1000 522.3000 522.5000 522.8000 523.1000 523.2000 523.3000 523.4000 523.5000 523.6000 523.7000 523.8000 523.9000 524.0000 524.1000 524.2000 524.3000 524.4000 524.5000 524.6000 524.7000 524.8000 525.0000 525.1000 525.2000 525.4000 525.6000 525.8000 525.9000 526.0000 526.1000 526.2000 526.3000 526.4000 526.5000 526.6000 526.7000 526.8000 526.9000 527.0000 527.2000 527.3000 527.3034 527.4000 527.5000 527.6000 527.7000 527.8000 527.9000 528.1000 528.2000 528.3000 528.4000 528.5000 528.5320 528.6000 528.6763 528.7000 528.8000 528.9000 529.0000 529.1000 529.2000 529.4000 529.6000 529.7000 529.8000 530.0000 530.1000 530.2000 530.4000 530.5000 530.6000 530.8000 531.0000 531.2000 531.3290 531.4000 531.9000 532.0000 532.4000 532.6000 532.8000 532.9000 533.0000 533.1000 533.5000 533.5205 533.6000 533.9000 534.0000 534.0400 534.1000 534.2000 534.3000 534.4000 534.5000 534.6000 534.7000 534.8000 535.0000 535.1000 535.2000 535.4000 535.5000 535.6000 535.7000 535.8000 535.9000 536.0000 536.1000 536.2000 536.3000 536.6000 536.7000 536.8000 536.9000 537.0000 537.2000 537.3000 537.4000 537.5000 537.6000 537.7000 537.7596 537.8000 538.0000 538.4000 538.6000 538.7000 538.8000 539.1000 539.2000 539.3000 539.4000 539.5000 539.6000 539.7000 539.8000 539.8952 540.8000 540.9000 541.2000 541.4000 541.5000 541.6000 541.7000 541.8000 542.0000 542.2000 542.3000 542.4000 542.5000 542.7000 542.8400 542.9000 543.0000 543.1000 543.2000 543.7000 543.8000 544.0000 544.4000 544.6000 544.8000 545.1000 546.2000 546.4000 546.6000 546.8000 547.0000 547.1000 547.5000 547.6000 547.8000 548.6000 548.8000 549.0000 549.4000 549.6000 550.1000 550.2000 550.4000 550.5000 551.2000 551.3000 551.4000 551.5000 551.7000 551.9000 552.4000 552.9000
522.3600 523.7600 523.9600 525.4000 526.3305 526.8000 527.2000 527.3000 527.4000 527.4077 527.6000 527.7455 527.9468 528.1800 528.3600 528.4647 528.5600 528.5800 529.0397 529.1800 530.6000 530.7600 530.8000 531.0771 531.1600 531.6000 531.8000 532.5600 533.0000 533.1000 533.2000 533.6000 533.8000 534.0000 535.4000 535.6000 535.8000 536.6000 537.3000 537.5000 537.9260 539.5000 539.6000 539.8000 540.0000 540.1000 540.2000 540.9000 541.2000 541.3000 541.4000 541.6000 541.7000 542.3000 542.4000 542.5000 542.7600 542.8000 542.9000 543.2000 543.8000 546.0000 546.1000 551.4000 551.5000 551.7000 |
(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 (GBX) |
32 17/19p ordinary |
· Please note, please also see other deal section at the bottom of the form.
(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 |
(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: | 7th April 2025 |
| Contact name: | Jason Williams |
| Telephone number | 020 7029 8706 |
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.
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