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RNS Number : 2218P  Jefferies International Limited  01 July 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       30(th) June 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:                                         490,438    0.018
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                          9,343,145  0.349  8,685,374  0.324

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives  (including options) and agreements to
 purchase/sell:
 TOTAL:                                                                 9,343,145  0.349  9,175,812  0.343

 

 

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          Purchase       28,047                616.6850

                                             238,963              617.5800

                                             5,729                617.8200

                                             576                  618.4885

                                             4,705                618.5000

                                             150,196              618.7700

                                             20,000               618.8967

                                             165,552              619.2000

                                             3,976                619.4200

                                             10,971               622.2200

                                             111                  622.4200

                                             62                   623.2400

                             Sale            3,244                615.2000

                                             1,287                615.3000

                                             53                   615.5000

                                             271                  615.6000

                                             12                   615.9000

                                             121                  616.0000

                                             218                  616.2000

                                             109                  616.3000

                                             1,850                616.4000

                                             218                  616.5000

                                             4,373                616.6000

                                             12                   616.7000

                                             268                  616.8000

                                             242                  616.9000

                                             152                  617.0000

                                             2,767                617.1000

                                             5,055                617.2000

                                             4,835                617.3000

                                             50,194               617.3656

                                             3,390                617.4000

                                             97                   617.5000

                                             352                  617.6000

                                             109                  617.7000

                                             511                  617.9000

                                             53,741               618.0000

                                             8,145                618.1000

                                             21,356               618.2000

                                             8,410                618.3000

                                             31,075               618.4000

                                             5,053                618.5000

                                             2,168                618.6000

                                             619                  618.7000

                                             4,487                618.8000

                                             1,789                618.9000

                                             2,365                619.0000

                                             3,116                619.1000

                                             235,835              619.2000

                                             3,659                619.3000

                                             678                  619.4000

                                             2,569                619.5000

                                             678                  619.6000

                                             1,617                619.7000

                                             327                  619.8000

                                             1,538                619.9000

                                             2,856                620.0000

                                             1,298                620.1000

                                             3,095                620.2000

                                             218                  620.4000

                                             109                  620.6000

                                             109                  620.8000

                                             294                  621.0000

                                             1,643                621.2000

                                             327                  621.4000

                                             1,402                621.5000

                                             778                  621.6000

                                             1,332                621.8000

                                             1,660                622.0000

                                             630                  622.2000

                                             109                  622.3000

                                             436                  622.4000

                                             218                  622.6000

                                             195                  623.4000

                                             132                  623.5000

                                             218                  623.7000

                                             3                    624.7000

                                             196                  625.0000

 

(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                                                       498                             616.6847

                             Swap                 Reducing a long position                                                       27,497                          616.6850

                             Swap                 Reducing a long position                                                       52                              616.6923

                             Swap                 Increasing a long position                                                     50,194                          617.3657

 

·      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:  1(st) July 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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