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RNS Number : 8807I  Jefferies International Limited.  15 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:                                                      Jefferies International Limited
 (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:

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date       14(th) May 2025
 prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

                                                                                Direct Line Insurance Group plc
      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:                               0          0.000  288,906    0.011
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                  7,924,042  0.296  7,900,201  0.295

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives 9,046,722 (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
 TOTAL:                                                                         7,924,042  0.296  8,189,107  0.306

 

 

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 (GBX)

 32 17/19p ordinary          Purchases      826                   568.1000

                                             826                  568.2000

                                             1,222                568.3000

                                             826                  568.4000

                                             2,082                568.5000

                                             3,304                568.6000

                                             826                  568.7000

                                             3,068                569.6400

                                             9,607                570.1000

                                             5,000                571.4200

                                             538,000              571.7140

                                             33,352               572.0000

                                             430,050              572.8568

                                             262,858              573.2000

                                             6,620                575.7073

                                             2,120                576.7000

                                             6,000                578.0600

                             Sale           9,912                 568.4701

                                             24,279               570.0000

                                             50,000               570.8000

                                             29,189               571.0000

                                             90,000               571.4000

                                             25,000               571.6000

                                             661,352              572.0000

                                             180,527              573.0000

                                             4,473                573.2000

                                             108,787              573.6000

                                             74,213               574.0000

                                             20,000               576.0000

                                             10,000               576.2000

                                             2,120                576.7000

                                             20,000               578.2000

 

 

 

(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                                   (GBX)
                                                  position
 32 17/19p ordinary          Swap                 Reducing a long position                                                       262,858                         573.2000

 

·      Please note, please also see other deal section at the bottom of
the form.

 

 

(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:  15(th) May 2025
 Contact name:        Jason Williams
 Telephone number     020 7029 8706

 

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/) .

 

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