REG - Societe Generale SA Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 8744G Societe Generale SA 30 April 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: SOCIETE GENERALE 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: 29/04/2025
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: Direct Line Insurance Group plc
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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: 40,495,279 1.51 46,191,005 1.72
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 16,123,480 0.60 4,939,034 0.18
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 56,618,759 2.11 51,130,039 1.91
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
GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 25 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 86 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 94 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 112 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 242 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 250 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 328 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 375 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 461 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 549 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 661 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 719 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,069 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,094 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,094 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,300 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,381 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,597 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,800 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,735 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 557,421 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 477 5.518
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 389 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 394 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 470 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 69 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 80 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 136 5.516
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 170 5.53
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 283 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 341 5.516
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 373 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 450 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 467 5.53
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 562 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.528
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.53
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 36 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 40 5.518
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 162 5.516
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 162 5.524
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 254 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 376 5.524
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 393 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 409 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 415 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 420 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 422 5.538
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 425 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 425 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 445 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 539 5.532
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 563 5.524
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 565 5.528
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 700 5.538
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 753 5.516
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 753 5.516
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 753 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 753 5.524
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 753 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 897 5.528
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 900 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 911 5.518
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 919 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 929 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 952 5.522
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,844 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,980 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 562 5.54223
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 125 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,645 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 595 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,854 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,992 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 365,111 5.486
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,137 5.54413
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7 5.526
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.518
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 125 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.572
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.542
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.534
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.536
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.55
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 595 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,101 5.521
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,368 5.521
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,689 5.541
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 267 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 383 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 397 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 574 5.546
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 404 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 404 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 38 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 198 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 273 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 505 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 510 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 542 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 586 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,018 5.546
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,062 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,114 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,122 5.512
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,736 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,892 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,160 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 552 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 750 5.51
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 885 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 921 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 201 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 241 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 441 5.534
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 483 5.534
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 564 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 641 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,087 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,121 5.55
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,146 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,152 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,290 5.572
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,293 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,352 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 328 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 328 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 970 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 971 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,213 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,213 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,213 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,213 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,309 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,735 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,245 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,940 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,940 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,371 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,012 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,992 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,729 5.53
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,094 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 375 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 809 5.53
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,069 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 357 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 610 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 357 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 314 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 376 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 441 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 178 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 357 5.506
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 400 5.506
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit GBP
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
32 17/19p ordinary Equity Linked Swap Closing a long position 557,421 5.52
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 365,111 5.486
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 14,137 5.54413
(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: 30/04/2025
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
Telephone number: +44 20 7676 6969
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) .
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