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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

31st Mar 2025 12:22

RNS Number : 9524C
BNP Paribas London
31 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

28/03/2025

(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:

12,097,983

0.4518

-26,147,789

-0.9764

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

13,492,301

0.5038

-6,402,838

-0.2391

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

586,000

0.0219

+0

+0.0000

TOTAL:

26,176,284

0.9775

-32,550,627

-1.2155

 

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

3

5.5887 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

5.6048 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

5.6016 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

5.6029 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

28

5.5882 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

30

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

30

5.6111 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

37

5.6000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

58

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

98

5.6113 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

157

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

161

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

192

5.5892 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

200

5.6027 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

220

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

222

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

237

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

260

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

262

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

282

5.6055 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

289

5.5888 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

322

5.6067 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

349

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

369

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

375

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

381

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

416

5.6000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

429

5.6042 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

431

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

452

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

455

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

458

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

459

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

464

5.6132 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

466

5.6010 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

521

5.5889 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

555

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

559

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

582

5.5991 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

589

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

596

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

652

5.5911 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

684

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

686

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

687

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

691

5.5865 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

703

5.6016 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

747

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

788

5.6022 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

808

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

819

5.6085 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

844

5.6111 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

862

5.6159 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

899

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

971

5.6120 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

999

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,084

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,156

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,206

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,223

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,239

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,500

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,554

5.6061 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,607

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,626

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,828

5.6170 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,910

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,994

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,043

5.6019 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,124

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,164

5.6170 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,164

5.6170 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,225

5.5890 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,256

5.6047 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,267

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,302

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,319

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,323

5.6050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,334

5.5950 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,354

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,382

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,393

5.6160 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,407

5.6113 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,496

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,544

5.6113 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,545

5.6104 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,600

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,630

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,671

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,703

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,717

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,720

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,761

5.6050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,761

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,761

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,772

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,776

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,789

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,000

5.6050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,000

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,057

5.6100 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,149

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,199

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,209

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,217

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,222

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,306

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,306

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,306

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,306

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,337

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,458

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,635

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,720

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,729

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,968

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,968

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,968

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,318

5.5965 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,396

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,796

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,805

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,022

5.5820 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,103

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,300

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,335

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,555

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,185

5.6180 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,311

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,362

5.6050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,532

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

7,281

5.6070 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,113

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,500

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9,934

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

10,698

5.5965 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

11,000

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

12,694

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

14,400

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

14,823

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

16,753

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

17,739

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

22,952

5.6064 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

23,757

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

23,845

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

24,828

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

25,564

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

25,606

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

26,525

5.6007 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

30,723

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

34,477

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

35,228

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

38,916

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

38,945

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

40,575

5.6061 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

41,320

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

62,996

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

63,200

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

64,463

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

81,296

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

82,200

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

136,300

5.6046 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,150,250

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

137,616

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-326,695

5.6048 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-137,616

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-104,091

5.6056 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-74,077

5.5970 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43,280

5.5994 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-34,959

5.6048 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-31,912

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-31,727

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-28,620

5.6042 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-27,327

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-18,553

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-8,069

5.6048 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-7,120

5.5960 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,568

5.6075 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,030

5.6107 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,000

5.6030 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,854

5.6042 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,516

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,363

5.5934 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,023

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,851

5.6011 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,052

5.5970 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,752

5.6004 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,616

5.5970 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,043

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,993

5.5949 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,941

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,937

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,931

5.5940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,890

5.5860 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,852

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,708

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,650

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,623

5.5960 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,612

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,552

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,551

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,510

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,502

5.5890 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,496

5.5940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,473

5.5860 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,344

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,280

5.5940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,188

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,056

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,040

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,022

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-872

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-863

5.6100 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-862

5.6159 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-846

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-844

5.6111 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-840

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-819

5.6085 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-808

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-805

5.5950 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-800

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-788

5.6022 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-769

5.5940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-764

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-744

5.6000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-733

5.5960 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-720

5.5860 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-713

5.5870 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-703

5.6016 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-691

5.5865 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-672

5.6020 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-652

5.5911 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-623

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-582

5.5991 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-559

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-555

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-521

5.5889 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-466

5.6010 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-464

5.6132 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-462

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-459

5.6000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-429

5.6042 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-416

5.6000 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-381

5.5980 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-369

5.6090 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-322

5.6067 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-298

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-295

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-289

5.5888 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-282

5.6055 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-262

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-249

5.6073 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-237

5.5877 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-237

5.5920 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-222

5.6080 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-221

5.5940 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-200

5.6027 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-194

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-192

5.5892 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-161

5.5960 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-157

5.6086 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-145

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-116

5.5994 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-94

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-38

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-30

5.6111 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-28

5.5882 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-17

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-13

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11

5.5900 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-9

5.5910 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

5.5860 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

5.6016 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

5.6029 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

5.5887 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

5.6048 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1

5.5880 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1

5.5960 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

77,635

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Opening Short Position

-81,296

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

178,168

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

3,933

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

197,178

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

986,535

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

966,537

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

9,705

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

3,851

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

121,847

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

15,769

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-1,182

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-43,119

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-1,652

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

21,662

5.6060

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

244

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

16,763

5.6060 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

3,182

5.6060

 

(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:

31/03/2025

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

5.606

american

18/12/2026

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Call Option

P

86000

5.606

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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