REG - Societe Generale SA Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 0754H Societe Generale SA 01 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: 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: 30/04/2025
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: 40,724,848 1.52 46,378,122 1.73
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 15,748,996 0.59 4,939,034 0.18
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 56,473,844 2.11 51,317,156 1.92
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 491 5.528
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 492 5.546
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 496 5.596
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 548 5.542
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2 5.596
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 115 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 136 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 164 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 172 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 256 5.532
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 268 5.572
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 300 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 413 5.572
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 494 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 502 5.604
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 529 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 572 5.544
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 621 5.586
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 714 5.532
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,186 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,424 5.596
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,621 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 5.538
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 600 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 403 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 421 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 453 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 454 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 565 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 730 5.574
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 738 5.574
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,022 5.556
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,059 5.606
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,100 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,207 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,231 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,243 5.572
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,301 5.55
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,310 5.554
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,338 5.552
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,484 5.538
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,484 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,979 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 303 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 317 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 321 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 444 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 929 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,502 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,637 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,826 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,291 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,431 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,687 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,844 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,199 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,948 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,247 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,672 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,515 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,070 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 23,181 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 41,845 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 44,761 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,026 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,251 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,600 5.54802
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 242 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 36 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 66 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 75 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 90 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 379 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 732 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,250 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,410 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,562 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,491 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,815 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,268 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,058 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,554 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,940 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 164 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 239 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 452 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 502 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 502 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 604 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 657 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,656 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 78 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 138 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 196 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 197 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 229 5.566
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 231 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 232 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 237 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 255 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 335 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 335 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 431 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 452 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 467 5.592
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 487 5.574
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 622 5.608
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 799 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 960 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,052 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,505 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,549 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,588 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,290 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,905 5.559
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 94 5.566
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 212 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 463 5.542
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 840 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 848 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 857 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 868 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 969 5.55
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,049 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,163 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,176 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,232 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,251 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,309 5.566
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,353 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,602 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,618 5.556
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 124 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 409 5.594
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 454 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 464 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 464 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 470 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 472 5.594
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 489 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 494 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 527 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 539 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 700 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 800 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 800 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 800 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 800 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 868 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 944 5.564
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,022 5.604
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,046 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,323 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,391 5.558
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,391 5.562
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,439 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,499 5.604
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,540 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,659 5.574
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,739 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,817 5.592
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,858 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,022 5.57
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,176 5.578
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,256 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,281 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,284 5.548
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,290 5.568
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,297 5.56
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,358 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,398 5.536
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,487 5.538
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,578 5.54
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,424 5.554
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.59
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 343 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,744 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,483 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 382 5.588
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 986 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,322 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 986 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 465 5.604
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 661 5.592
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 336 5.582
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.576
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,629 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,572 5.584
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 654 5.604
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 311 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 325 5.602
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 318 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 829 5.596
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.592
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.598
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.59
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 347 5.58
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,395 5.596
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 493 5.592
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,026 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,251 5.6
(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 CFD Increasing a long position 5,600 5.54802
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 242 5.6
32 17/19p ordinary OTC Call Option Expiry 380,326 N/A
(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: 01/05/2025
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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