Company Announcements

25 March 2021

NOTICE OF 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS

The Company announces that it has today made available to shareholders the Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting and the Form of Proxy.

Copies of the documents mentioned above have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. The Notice of 2021 Annual General Meeting is being mailed to shareholders who have elected to receive them today and is available to view on the Company's website at www.aviva.com/agm.

Impact of COVID-19

The Company's 2021 Annual General Meeting is scheduled to be held at 2pm on Thursday, 6 May 2021 at St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3P 3DQ, with facilities to attend electronically.

The health and safety of our shareholders, colleagues and the wider community is of paramount importance to us. Therefore, in view of the current Government restrictions in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, shareholders should not attend the physical AGM venue this year.

For the 2021 AGM, Aviva is inviting shareholders to attend and participate in the meeting electronically. Details of the arrangements including how shareholders can vote online and ask questions during the meeting using the Lumi system, are in the Notice of AGM.

Shareholders who are not planning to join us electronically, are encouraged to appoint the Chair of the AGM as proxy, with voting instructions. Additionally, you can register any questions you would like to be put to the Board at the AGM by email to aviva.shareholders@aviva.com .

The situation continues to evolve and the Government may change current restrictions or implement further measures. We will provide information on our website www.aviva.com/agm regarding any changes to the AGM arrangements, and we encourage shareholders to check regularly for updates.

The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank shareholders for their support and understanding in these unprecedented times and wish them well as we all continue to navigate the impact of COVID-19.

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Enquiries:

Media:

Andrew Reid                                                                                                     +44 (0)7800 694 276

Sarah Swailes                                                                                                    +44 (0)7800 694 859

Analysts:

Jakub Rosochowski                                                                                           +44 (0)7385 382 206

Notes to editors:

·    For information on how Aviva is helping our people, customers and communities impacted by COVID-19 visit: www.aviva.com/covid-19-our-response/ 

·    We exist to be with people when it really matters, throughout their lives - to help them make the most of life. We have been taking care of people for more than 320 years, in line with our purpose of being 'with you today, for a better tomorrow'.

·    In 2019, we paid £33.2 billion in claims and benefits on behalf of our 33.4 million customers.        

·    Aviva is invested in our people, our customers, our communities and our planet. We are committed to playing our role in tackling the climate crisis. We were the first international insurer to go operationally carbon neutral in 2006 and we are champions of renewable energy and energy storage at our offices. We have invested £6bn in green assets since 2015 and we are a member of the UN Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance. We helped found the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) which was launched in 2018.

·    Aviva is a Living Wage and Living Hours employer and provides market-leading benefits for our people, including flexible working, paid carers leave and equal parental leave. Find out more at www.aviva.com/social-purpose 

·    We will focus on the UK, Ireland and Canada where we have leading market positions and significant potential. We will invest for growth in these markets. Our international businesses in Europe and Asia will be managed for long-term shareholder value. We will also transform our performance and improve our efficiency. Our transformation will be underpinned by managing our balance sheet prudently, reducing debt and increasing our financial resilience.

·    Total group assets under management at Aviva group are £522 billion (HY20) and our Solvency II capital surplus is £11.8 billion (Q320). Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE 100 index.

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