REG - BNP Paribas London Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 2087O BNP Paribas London 24 June 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: BNP Paribas 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 Aviva plc
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 23/06/2025
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making Yes
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If YES, specify which:
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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: GB00BPQY8M80 (32 17/19p ordinary)
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 9,492,673 0.3544 -31,209,147 -1.1650
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 12,240,387 0.4569 -4,499,735 -0.1680
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 586,000 0.0219 -36,000 -0.0013
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 22,319,060 0.8332 -35,744,882 -1.3343
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
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1776 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1906 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1906 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1922 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1960 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.1961 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.2165 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1 6.2288 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 4 6.1922 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 13 6.1973 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 15 6.2040 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 18 6.1971 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 21 6.1993 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 24 6.1891 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 27 6.2078 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 28 6.1951 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 28 6.1956 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 28 6.2280 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 39 6.1840 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 39 6.1879 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 39 6.2076 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 40 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 43 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 46 6.1940 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 47 6.1850 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 51 6.1859 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 60 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 61 6.1717 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 63 6.1886 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 63 6.2013 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 66 6.1859 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 70 6.1877 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 78 6.1842 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 93 6.1848 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 98 6.1918 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 100 6.2220 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 131 6.2059 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 136 6.2087 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 196 6.1960 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 311 6.1971 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 439 6.1965 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 446 6.1789 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 475 6.1901 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 477 6.1927 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 550 6.1933 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 623 6.1919 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 671 6.1789 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 674 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 691 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 699 6.1951 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 896 6.1925 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 936 6.1923 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,016 6.2192 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,217 6.1918 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,793 6.1898 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,068 6.2093 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,339 6.1930 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 5,000 6.2070 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 5,722 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 9,448 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 11,731 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 13,677 6.1880 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 13,824 6.1792 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 13,862 6.1910 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 18,274 6.1812 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 19,023 6.1813 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 25,000 6.2005 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 29,929 6.1970 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 36,240 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 59,355 6.1781 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -44,946 6.1939 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -41,701 6.1916 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -39,811 6.1844 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -36,240 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -21,338 6.2023 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -13,901 6.1882 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -13,480 6.2095 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -9,611 6.1942 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -8,508 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -8,400 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -7,484 6.1768 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -5,000 6.2070 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -4,417 6.1921 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -2,980 6.2257 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -2,411 6.1955 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,504 6.2158 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,217 6.1918 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -896 6.1925 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -726 6.1880 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -623 6.1919 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -587 6.1820 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -550 6.1933 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -528 6.1980 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -477 6.1927 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -475 6.1901 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -464 6.1680 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -431 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -360 6.1860 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -332 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -257 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -251 6.1900 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -136 6.2087 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -131 6.2059 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -113 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -103 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -98 6.1918 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -78 6.1842 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -72 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -70 6.1877 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -66 6.1859 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -64 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -63 6.2013 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -61 6.1717 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -51 6.1859 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -47 6.1850 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -39 6.1840 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -39 6.1879 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -39 6.2076 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -36 6.1780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -28 6.1951 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -28 6.1956 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -27 6.2078 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -24 6.1891 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -21 6.1993 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -18 6.1971 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -13 6.1973 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -4 6.1922 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1776 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1800 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1906 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1922 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1960 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.1961 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.2165 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1 6.2288 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Opening Long Position 1,505 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Opening Short Position -44,702 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Closing Long Position -13,824 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 72 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 7,484 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 8,400 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -34,288 7.2258 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -446 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -671 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -52,290 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -1,814 6.1780
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 48,609 6.1780
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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? Yes
Date of disclosure: 24/06/2025
Contact name: Compliance Control Room
Telephone number*: 0207 595 9695
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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,
AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure: BNP Paribas SA
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Aviva plc
relevant securities the disclosure relates:
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of Product Written or Number of Exercise Type Expiry
relevant description purchased securities price e.g. date
security e.g. call to which per unit American,
option option or European
derivative etc.
relates
32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80) Call Option P 86000 6.178 american 19/12/2025
32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80) Put Option W 500000 6.178 american 18/12/2026
32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80) Put Option P -36000 6.178 american 20/03/2026
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position
can be fully understood:
It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions)
with regard to cash-settled derivatives.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk)
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