REG - BNP Paribas London Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 1030H BNP Paribas London 01 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: 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: 30/04/2025
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"
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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: 13,231,873 0.4941 -21,315,324 -0.7960
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 12,896,065 0.4816 -6,013,489 -0.2246
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 586,000 0.0219 -36,000 -0.0013
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 26,713,938 0.9975 -27,364,813 -1.0219
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 7 5.5794 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 10 5.5995 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 26 5.6033 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 51 5.5756 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 87 5.5799 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 103 5.5976 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 118 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 121 5.6028 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 123 5.5534 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 125 5.5555 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 132 5.5828 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 356 5.5915 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 437 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 497 5.5702 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 556 5.5695 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 589 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 609 5.5581 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 643 5.5687 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 684 5.5690 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 690 5.5733 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 706 5.5694 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 816 5.5732 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 856 5.5810 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 861 5.5702 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 869 5.5647 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 934 5.5801 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 977 5.6015 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 992 5.5808 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,127 5.5961 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,129 5.5951 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,162 5.6001 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,309 5.5957 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,403 5.5962 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,404 5.5678 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,540 5.5719 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,550 5.5738 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,605 5.5833 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,636 5.5394 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,649 5.5849 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,664 5.5541 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,701 5.5573 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,732 5.5893 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,944 5.5458 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 1,957 5.5421 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,113 5.5977 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,361 5.5476 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,448 5.5541 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 2,842 5.5683 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 3,223 5.5735 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 4,691 5.5627 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 5,401 5.5791 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 5,499 5.5616 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 5,600 5.5487 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 6,191 5.5976 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 7,280 5.5780 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 7,928 5.5822 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 10,000 5.5567 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 10,969 5.5720 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 14,164 5.5723 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 17,479 5.5890 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 20,446 5.5882 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 22,181 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 26,574 5.5694 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 31,419 5.6001 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 31,865 5.5930 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 87,707 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 119,950 5.5837 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 128,481 5.5580 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 199,944 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 509,497 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Purchase 619,272 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -289,524 5.6020 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -203,595 5.5992 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -199,944 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -159,134 5.5700 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -150,000 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -134,988 5.5579 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -87,564 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -44,344 5.5728 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -37,158 5.5809 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -31,838 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -26,621 5.5913 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -26,562 5.5803 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -23,862 5.5689 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -23,098 5.5540 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -22,841 5.5809 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -22,283 5.5656 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -21,765 5.5720 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -18,116 5.5768 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -17,187 5.5500 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -16,111 5.5520 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -13,331 5.5962 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -13,318 5.5665 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -12,705 5.5740 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -10,000 5.5567 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -9,870 5.5706 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -6,871 5.5789 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -4,952 5.5980 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -3,585 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -3,098 5.5989 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -3,085 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -3,068 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -2,842 5.5683 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -2,448 5.5541 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -2,361 5.5476 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,957 5.5421 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,944 5.5458 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,701 5.5573 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,664 5.5541 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,649 5.5849 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,636 5.5394 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,605 5.5833 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,563 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,550 5.5738 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,540 5.5719 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,404 5.5678 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,403 5.5962 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,309 5.5957 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,254 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,239 5.5960 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,190 5.5877 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,162 5.6001 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,129 5.5951 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -1,127 5.5961 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -992 5.5808 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -977 5.6015 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -934 5.5801 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -861 5.5702 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -856 5.5810 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -816 5.5732 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -706 5.5694 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -690 5.5733 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -684 5.5690 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -643 5.5687 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -596 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -556 5.5695 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -497 5.5702 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -373 5.5953 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -198 5.6084 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -132 5.5828 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -125 5.5555 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -123 5.5534 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -121 5.6028 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -103 5.5976 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -87 5.5799 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -61 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -51 5.5756 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -26 5.6033 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -10 5.5995 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Sale -7 5.5794 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 1,954 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Opening Long Position 6,742 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Closing Long Position -279 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Closing Long Position -2,356 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 3,098 5.6000 GBP
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Long Position 201,641 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -1,945 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -33,115 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -5,788 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -27,397 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Increasing Short Position -13,923 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -70,959 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -548,313 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Long Position -199,944 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 31,394 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 5,782 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 15,578 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 199,944 5.6000
GB00BPQY8M80 Contract for Difference Reducing Short Position 289,524 5.6000
(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: 01/05/2025
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 5.6 american 19/12/2025
32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80) Put Option W 500000 5.6 american 18/12/2026
32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80) Put Option P -36000 5.6 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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