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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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