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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

14th Feb 2025 10:01

RNS Number : 1950X
Societe Generale SA
14 February 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

13/02/2025

(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:

16,147,131

0.60

18,512,636

0.69

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

16,822,393

0.63

3,029,850

0.11

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

32,969,524

1.23

21,542,486

0.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

150

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

150

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,573

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

447

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

150

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

91

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

49

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,573

5.07928

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

113

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

113

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

264

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

275

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

276

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

276

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

297

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

317

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

364

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

425

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

442

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

516

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

520

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

560

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

570

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

605

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

643

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

659

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

662

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

692

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

736

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

803

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

847

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

900

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

983

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,331

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,191

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,314

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,479

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,891

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,265

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

530

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

556

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

76

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

100

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

122

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

129

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

194

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

203

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

216

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

241

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

242

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

336

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

350

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

424

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

437

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

451

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

498

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

511

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

524

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

601

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

971

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,128

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

76

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

132

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

193

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

248

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

259

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

280

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

284

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

284

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

299

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

299

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

316

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

353

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

384

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

390

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

428

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

431

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

473

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

511

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

595

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

596

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

597

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

613

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

634

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

692

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

703

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

786

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

858

5.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

869

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

942

5.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

983

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,088

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,108

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,133

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,140

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,166

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,187

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,264

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,271

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,432

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,509

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,532

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,698

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,728

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,728

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,738

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,772

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,775

5.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,796

5.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,816

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,885

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,935

5.10298

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

119

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

106

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

389

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

398

5.108

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

678

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

894

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,526

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

284

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,383

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6

5.09933

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

133

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

354

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

969

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,600

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,921

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,600

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,633

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,827

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,415

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,415

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,554

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,554

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,554

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,555

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,824

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,178

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,723

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,116

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

983

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

108

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

330

5.076

 

(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

Increasing a short position

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

62

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

112

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

62

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

150

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

150

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.112

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

20

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,573

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

75

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

5.102

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.1

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.08

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

447

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

41

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

75

5.092

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.09

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

150

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.086

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

91

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19

5.11

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

41

5.076

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.084

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

49

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

72

5.096

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81

5.088

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

62,935

5.10298

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

119

5.104

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

16

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

36

5.098

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

16

5.094

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

48

5.098

 

(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?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

14/02/2025

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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