REG - Societe Generale SA Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 6269I Societe Generale SA 14 May 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 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: 13/05/2025
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: Direct Line Insurance Group plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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: 41,039,516 1.53 51,323,189 1.92
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 15,973,620 0.60 693,206 0.03
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 57,013,136 2.13 52,016,395 1.94
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 516 5.74426
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 908 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 186 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,094 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 394 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 420 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 488 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 871 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,022 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 485 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,266 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,266 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,266 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,332 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,332 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 819 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 819 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,021 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,062 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 128 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 285 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 349 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 402 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 403 5.758
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 435 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 441 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 472 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 472 5.752
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 488 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 497 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 526 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 543 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 566 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 646 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 925 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,025 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,052 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,056 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,164 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,189 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,258 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,384 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,514 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 320 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 984 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,085 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 88 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 175 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 203 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 226 5.722
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 237 5.714
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 262 5.752
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 286 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 295 5.714
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 306 5.714
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 310 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 331 5.756
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 384 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 386 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 409 5.714
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 414 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 422 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 451 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 463 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 489 5.734
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 554 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 717 5.722
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 717 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 760 5.756
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 777 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 842 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 907 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,000 5.75
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,038 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,075 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,077 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,097 5.754
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,161 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,261 5.756
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,838 5.718
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,931 5.752
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,937 5.714
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,050 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,068 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,106 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,154 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,192 5.754
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,193 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,193 5.752
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,194 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,195 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,196 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,196 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,196 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,196 5.752
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,199 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,204 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,279 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,462 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 828 5.734
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 360 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,202 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,021 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 352 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,078 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,601 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,051 5.72
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 828 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 290 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 544 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.734
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,915 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,099 5.728
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 341 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 882 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,691 5.734
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 441 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 402 5.726
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 777 5.728
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 432 5.728
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 290 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 402 5.728
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 731 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 705 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 624 5.716
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 600 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 474 5.732
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 136 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,359 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 333 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 585 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,387 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 552 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 204 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,815 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 494 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,056 5.74743
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,201 5.73685
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,745 5.74085
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,949 5.74114
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 20,224 5.74114
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 136 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 71 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 71 5.758
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 552 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 518 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 379 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 197 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 871 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 53 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,999 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,320 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 131 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 183 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 188 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 208 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 230 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 407 5.722
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.724
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.746
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 160 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 320 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 262 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 379 5.76
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 385 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 388 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 394 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 399 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 401 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 401 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 408 5.76
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 432 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 442 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 470 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 599 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 850 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,000 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,030 5.76
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,053 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,193 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,261 5.748
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,540 5.76
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,742 5.73
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,742 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,742 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,154 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 72 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 72 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 69 5.738
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 72 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 85 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 92 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 94 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 148 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 75 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 150 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 471 5.736
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 92 5.744
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 144 5.74
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 74 5.74859
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,797 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,527 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,052 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,898 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,781 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,268 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 585 5.742
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,387 5.742
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit GBP
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 516 5.74426
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 16,056 5.74743
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,201 5.73685
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 10,745 5.74085
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 23,949 5.74114
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 20,224 5.74114
(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? NO
Date of disclosure: 14/05/2025
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.
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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