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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

6th Feb 2025 11:35

RNS Number : 2116W
Societe Generale SA
06 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

05/02/2025

(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:

15,196,899

0.57

17,464,487

0.65

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

16,822,393

0.63

3,406,140

0.13

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

32,019,292

1.20

20,870,627

0.78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

22,403

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,825

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,301

5.0782

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

120

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

74

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

175

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

541

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

466

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,370

5.021

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

326

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

733

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

748

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

848

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

918

5.026

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

937

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

989

5.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,159

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,447

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,634

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,073

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,115

5.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,148

5.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,202

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,038

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,465

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,467

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,471

5.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

226

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

275

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

320

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

503

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

653

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

696

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

734

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

735

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

816

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

819

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

916

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

917

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

938

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

964

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,083

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,102

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,141

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,144

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,221

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,419

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,421

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,458

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,832

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,835

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,046

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,076

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,634

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,865

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,916

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,932

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,257

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,293

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,293

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,294

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,385

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,839

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,119

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,220

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,310

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,391

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,392

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,949

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,077

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,864

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,922

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,117

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,466

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,661

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,211

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,957

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,221

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,762

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,722

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,162

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,147

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35,606

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35,840

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43,022

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51,923

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62,425

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

170,511

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,874

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

724,000

5.024

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,294

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

151,720

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,998

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,002

5.051

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,664

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

959

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

344

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

909

5.057

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

848

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

959

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

875

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,466

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,260

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,074

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

362

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

817

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

862

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,826

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

379

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,316

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,372

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,890

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

801

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

868

5.063

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

806

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,009

5.057

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,188

5.057

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

159

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

647

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,587

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

369

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

627

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.055

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,127

5.055

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

702

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,099

5.069

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,101

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

49

5.055

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

301

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

593

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

791

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,099

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,309

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

911

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

379

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

757

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

744

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,146

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,260

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,097

5.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

142

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

355

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,701

5.071

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,729

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

99

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

305

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

128

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,310

5.051

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

812

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

821

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

950

5.059

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,001

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

793

5.051

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

200

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

527

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,007

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

248

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

269

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

198

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

240

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

864

5.063

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

266

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

111

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

146

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,890

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

232

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

103

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,192

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,952

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

146

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

917

5.07784

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

734

5.0775

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,400

5.07244

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,700

5.07149

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

458

5.028

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6

5.028

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

99

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

183

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

268

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

358

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

462

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

800

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,056

5.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

849

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

130

5.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

186

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

997

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,253

5.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,315

5.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,440

5.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

331

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,919

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

817

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

387

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,684

5.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,664

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

125

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

645

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

844

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

129

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,728

5.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

380

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

250

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

378

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

774

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,315

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

862

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,074

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,826

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

225

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

395

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,372

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,316

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

250

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

125

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,587

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

125

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,068

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,616

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,850

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,729

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

812

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

387

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

516

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

387

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,097

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

207

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,600

5.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,387

5.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

387

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,192

5.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,626

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

67,925

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

151,720

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,415

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,071

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,161

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

651

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,294

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

854

5.069

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

857

5.069

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

807

5.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

794

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

818

5.063

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33

5.051

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60

5.067

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

397

5.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

817

5.065

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

860

5.061

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

814

5.051

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,408

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

902

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

398

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

421

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

340

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,200

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

297

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

278

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

284

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

298

5.022

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

464

5.022

 

(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

22,403

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

44,825

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,792

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

30,301

5.0782

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

120

5.078

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

917

5.07784

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

734

5.0775

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,400

5.07244

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

27,700

5.07149

32 17/19p ordinary

OTC Call Option

Expiry

344,081

NA

 

(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:

06/02/2025

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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