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Aviva PLC28 March 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 SUBSIDIARIES Company dealt in ITV PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings ORD GBP0.10being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 27 MARCH 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 99,953,675 2.420% 0 0%(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 0 0%(3) Options and agreements to purchase/ 0 0% 450,000 0.011%sellTotal 99,953,675 2.420% 450,000 0.011% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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)SALE 93,000 GBP1.286300 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which European receivedoption varying etc. the option etc. per unit relates (Note 5) (Note 7)CALL WRITTEN 450,000 £1.30 AMERICAN 16/06/ GBP0.06OPTION 2006 (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (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 28 MARCH 2006 Contact name NEIL WHITTAKER Telephone number 01603 684420 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/Awhich connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A(Note 10) 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 450,000 GBP1.30 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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