Picture of Aviva logo

AVVIY Aviva News Story

0.000.00%
us flag iconLast trade - 00:00
FinancialsBalancedLarge CapNeutral

REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250501:nRSA0851Ha&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 0851H  GoldmanSachs International  01 May 2025

 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  AVIVA PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        AVIVA PLC
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    30 April 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES - disclosing today for DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 32 17/19p ordinary          Purchases         3,376,390                   5.6356 GBP                            5.5240 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          Sales             3,320,402                   5.6100 GBP                            5.5260 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
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    100                             5.5446 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,242                           5.5460 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     24,641                          5.5470 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     19,922                          5.5472 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       16,428                          5.5480 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,105                           5.5531 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,237                           5.5531 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    140                             5.5549 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    219                             5.5551 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      74,977                          5.5581 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,397                           5.5597 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        1,900                           5.5602 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,025                           5.5645 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    46,916                          5.5677 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     194,738                         5.5705 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     26,863                          5.5712 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    205,231                         5.5718 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      82                              5.5732 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,058                           5.5739 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    48,917                          5.5743 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,128                           5.5747 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       178,282                         5.5754 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       566                             5.5781 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,548                           5.5785 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       369                             5.5786 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       3,800                           5.5794 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     3,512                           5.5801 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      696                             5.5821 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,575                           5.5828 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    138,492                         5.5832 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    174                             5.5834 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     6,094                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     5,514                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     4,061                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,054                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,260                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     611                             5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     7,311                           5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     495                             5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     269                             5.5837 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,986                           5.5857 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       3,632                           5.5858 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       404                             5.5858 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       848                             5.5858 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       13,472                          5.5858 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        23,714                          5.5862 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,210                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     4,013                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     4,305                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     8,843                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     7,134                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,962                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     5,129                           5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     439                             5.5870 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       13,068                          5.5895 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    602                             5.5896 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       11,973                          5.5905 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     7,100                           5.5911 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,036                           5.5919 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      518                             5.5936 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,510                           5.5943 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    373                             5.5958 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    151                             5.5978 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      216                             5.5983 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        40,729                          5.5992 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        55,737                          5.5992 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     37,662                          5.5992 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     14,542                          5.5992 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     20,527                          5.5992 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,665                           5.5993 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9                               5.5994 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        1,600                           5.5995 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        6,000                           5.5996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,683                           5.5996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      14,023                          5.5996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,215                           5.5996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     44,636                          5.5998 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,745                           5.5999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,595                           5.5999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      486                             5.5999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,378                           5.5999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     33,817                          5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,334                           5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       310,308                         5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        310,308                         5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,413                           5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      93,159                          5.6000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       23,714                          5.6001 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,878                           5.6001 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    159,795                         5.6001 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,447                           5.6001 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,861                           5.6005 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     4,003                           5.6006 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     51,160                          5.6006 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       375                             5.6007 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       46                              5.6009 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,128                           5.6014 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,077                           5.6066 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    377                             5.6101 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          SWAP                 Increasing a long position                                                     5,127                           7.4799 USD

 

 

 

(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

 

 

3.         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 exempt
 principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  01 May 2025
 Contact name:        Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
 Telephone number:    +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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) .

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  FERUPUWUAUPAGGG

Recent news on Aviva

See all news