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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

30th May 2025 12:23

RNS Number : 8380K

Societe Generale SA

30 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	29/05/2025
(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:	41,766,361	1.56	57,592,631	2.15
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	18,574,497	0.69	378,036	0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	60,340,858	2.25	57,970,667	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	393	6.14692
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	189	6.13887
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	59	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	84	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	155	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	245	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	547	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	547	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,470	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	80	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	643	6.145
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	896	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	6.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	513	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	56	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	64	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	76	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	90	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	93	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	97	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	99	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	102	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	103	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	103	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	118	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	120	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	120	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	131	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	132	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	133	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	141	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	146	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	150	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	153	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	160	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	170	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	178	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	186	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	197	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	197	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	198	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	204	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	207	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	209	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	214	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	216	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	218	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	221	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	223	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	227	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	233	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	233	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	235	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	242	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	243	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	243	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	249	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	253	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	253	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	262	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	264	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	265	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	295	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	302	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	303	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	306	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	308	6.102
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	354	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	404	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	420	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	431	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	470	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	488	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	492	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	542	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	553	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	566	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	611	6.148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	675	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	899	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,103	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,231	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,277	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,346	6.098
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,415	6.13
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,615	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	108	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	111	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.104
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.112
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	346	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	352	6.14
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	522	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	6.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	198	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	204	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	215	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	242	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	258	6.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	270	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	283	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	294	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	333	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	426	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	441	6.1
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	489	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	560	6.106
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	577	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	679	6.09
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	817	6.144
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	825	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	898	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	985	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,042	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,167	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,198	6.092
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,277	6.128
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,516	6.118
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,532	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,534	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,945	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,051	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,053	6.142
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,325	6.094
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	389	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	452	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	660	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,069	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,421	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	318	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	143	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	346	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	444	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	444	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	444	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	490	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	503	6.12
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,909	6.136
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	431	6.124
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	347	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	366	6.122
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	890	6.134
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63	6.138
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,421	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	318	6.146

(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 long position	143	6.146
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	393	6.14692
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	189	6.13887

(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:	30/05/2025
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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