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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

28th May 2025 11:44

RNS Number : 4442K

Societe Generale SA

28 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	27/05/2025
(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:	41,496,396	1.55	57,563,175	2.15
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	18,577,746	0.69	378,036	0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	60,074,142	2.24	57,941,211	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	4,213	6.20093
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	6.17906
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	212	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	492	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	602	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	882	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,735	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,735	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,470	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,940	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	55	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	290	6.164
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	630	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	730	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	47	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	57	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	71	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	82	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	247	6.158
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	419	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	422	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	727	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	83	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	502	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,334	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	35	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	70	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	337	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	589	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	608	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	936	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	978	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	993	6.17
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	994	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,009	6.154
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,279	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,396	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,400	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,588	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,044	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	276	6.194
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	61	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,640	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	708	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,876	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,801	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	61	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	218	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	708	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	844,805	6.116
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,759	6.175
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	33	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	36	6.186
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	45	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	594	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	606	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	673	6.186
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	842	6.178
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,509	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,309	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	765	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	946	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,496	6.184
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,681	6.201
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	53	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	121	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	239	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	299	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	309	6.156
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	398	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	643	6.174
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,166	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,821	6.199
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	344	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	528	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	661	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,846	6.152
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	450	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	828	6.15
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,515	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	210	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	198	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	115	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	340	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	237	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11	6.176
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,265	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,258	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,773	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,167	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,940	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,126	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	16,395	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18,622	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24,593	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	192	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,569	6.132
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,640	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,876	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	786	6.204
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	779	6.197
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	917	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	705	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	288	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	713	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	276	6.194
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	610	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	791	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	775	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	705	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	320	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	341	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	319	6.2
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	681	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	318	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	708	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	321	6.198
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	690	6.189
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	701	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	686	6.189
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	700	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	713	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	712	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	779	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	333	6.184
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	318	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	783	6.196
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	790	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	732	6.193
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	320	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	784	6.191
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	779	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	367	6.194
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	783	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22	6.19
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	776	6.192
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	678	6.193
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	553	6.18
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	391	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	320	6.188
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,008	6.182
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	733	6.193
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	629	6.181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	784	6.196

(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	4,213	6.20093045
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,801	6.19907
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	124	6.179991376

(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:	28/05/2025
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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