Form 8.3 - Aviva plc – Company Announcement

Aviva PLC

Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Apr 23 2025 14:54 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 9031F

Societe Generale SA

23 April 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	22/04/2025
(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:	37,803,585	1.41	45,673,067	1.71
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	17,154,487	0.64	3,657,495	0.14
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	54,958,072	2.05	49,330,562	1.84

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	2,234	5.38281
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,100	5.38281
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,318	5.38308
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20,866	5.38308
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,455	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	280	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,321	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	82,048	5.372
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	149	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,300,000	5.254
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	39	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	43	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	52	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	87	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	101	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	109	5.29
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	111	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	114	5.258
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	122	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	5.272
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	176	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	177	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	220	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	244	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	280	5.272
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	333	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	382	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	394	5.29
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	411	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	413	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	431	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	433	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	435	5.256
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	444	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	450	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	457	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	462	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	469	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	472	5.304
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	476	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	485	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	496	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	497	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	500	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	500	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	509	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	515	5.346
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	523	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	523	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	543	5.362
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	551	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	561	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	584	5.288
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	591	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	700	5.364
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	701	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	759	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	762	5.3
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	831	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	847	5.294
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	863	5.274
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	914	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	920	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,371	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,461	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,559	5.292
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,624	5.258
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	466	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	232	5.353
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,015	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,292	5.3
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	463	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	124	5.266
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	276	5.266
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	295	5.266
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	305	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	431	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	514	5.266
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	514	5.27
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	523	5.366
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	561	5.266
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	584	5.348
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	628	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	839	5.354
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	862	5.33
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	895	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	931	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	993	5.348
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	993	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,012	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,080	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,114	5.29
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,172	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,192	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,515	5.292
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,157	5.338
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,410	5.35
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,508	5.334
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,520	5.304
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	80	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	88	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	75	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	576	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	71	5.34
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	127	5.344
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	35	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,593	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	358	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,034	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	385	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,768	5.36168
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54,273	5.38154
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	315	5.3565
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	34	5.369
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	358	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	385	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68	5.373
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63	5.375
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	344	5.338
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	485	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,176	5.36
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,552	5.338
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	5.28
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,302	5.338
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,346	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	575	5.335
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,988	5.352
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	980	5.272
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	980	5.274
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	295	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	825	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	750	5.356
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	152	5.368
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	144	5.37
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	950	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	975	5.358
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	149	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	712	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,361	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,642	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,860	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,388	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,407	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,577	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,689	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,690	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,889	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,191	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,462	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,719	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,867	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,430	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,579	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,579	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,579	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,580	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,080	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,034	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28,944	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,034	5.382
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,593	5.382

(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	Reducing a short position	54,273	5.38153687
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	23,768	5.36167732
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	202	5.350191425
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	91	5.350191425
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22	5.3811927
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,234	5.38280662
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,100	5.38280784
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	14,318	5.38307655
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,866	5.3830763

(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:	23/04/2025
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.

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