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Aviva PLC05 June 2006 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIESCompany dealt in ALLIANCE & LEICESTER PLCClass of relevant security to which the ORD GBP0.50dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 02 JUNE 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 19,670,501 4.367% 0 0%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 60,000 0.013%Total 19,670,501 4.367% 60,000 0.013% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 0 0% 0 0%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0% 0 0%Total 0 0% 0 0% (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name,e.g. Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneycall option selling, securities to which price American, date paid/received purchasing, the option relates European etc. per unit (Note varying etc. (Note 7) 5) CALL WRITTEN 60,000 £12.00 AMERICAN 16/06/ GBP0.40 2006 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. ............NONE.................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 05 JUNE 2006Contact name NEIL WHITTAKERTelephone number 01603 684420If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/AconnectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. Call Option Written 60,000 GBP12.00 American 16/06/2006 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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