REG - Societe Generale SA Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 2091N Societe Generale SA 17 June 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: 16/06/2025
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: 46,811,903 1.75 62,805,809 2.34
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 16,156,756 0.60 420,939 0.02
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 62,968,659 2.35 63,226,748 2.36
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 398 6.0609
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 42,294 6.06121
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 934 6.05933
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 109,571 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,621,943 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 26 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 60 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 61 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 64 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 71 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 73 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 98 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 107 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 110 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 132 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 145 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 169 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 170 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 180 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 182 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 189 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 190 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 203 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 226 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 236 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 244 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 252 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 255 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 279 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 292 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 299 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 326 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 329 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 350 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 369 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 375 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 375 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 405 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 425 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 433 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 455 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 463 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 484 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 550 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 578 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 620 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 803 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 950 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,133 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,530 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 26 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 28 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 44 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 45 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 69 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 87 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 92 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 95 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 97 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 100 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 100 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 102 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 110 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 113 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 121 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 122 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 123 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 124 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 125 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 127 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 132 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 133 6.028
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 134 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 134 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 136 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 137 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 137 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 140 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 142 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 143 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 144 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 146 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 147 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 147 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 148 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 151 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 154 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 154 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 161 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 162 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 178 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 180 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 184 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 192 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 197 6.064
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 201 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 205 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 205 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 214 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 219 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 223 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 223 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 226 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 228 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 256 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 258 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 259 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 267 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 296 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 299 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 303 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 325 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 445 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 456 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 497 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 497 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 511 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 532 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 536 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 548 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 570 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 608 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 610 6.028
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 642 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 644 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 685 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 685 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 729 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 789 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 799 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,000 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,088 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,156 6.064
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,252 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,354 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,684 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,852 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 244 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 589 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,069 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,145 6.037
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 301 6.047
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 301 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 729 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,227 6.037
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,432 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,993 6.035
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 61 6.058
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 63 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 68 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 68 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 76 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 78 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 125 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 127 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 152 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 193 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 232 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 298 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 351 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 351 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 351 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 351 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 380 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 450 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 782 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,180 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,555 6.058
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 83 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 108 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 161 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 170 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 202 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 204 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 211 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 211 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 216 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 290 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 310 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 321 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 351 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 434 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 460 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 467 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 685 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 709 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 823 6.064
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 953 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 971 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,036 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,091 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,144 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,200 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,300 6.052
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,496 6.046
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,496 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,534 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,570 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,650 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,801 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,921 6.054
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,995 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,995 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,040 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,116 6.044
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,117 6.036
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,117 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,119 6.03
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,119 6.034
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,199 6.05
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,263 6.032
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,615 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,987 6.05979
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29,238 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 767 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 827 6.038
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 29 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 69 6.062
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 168 6.062
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 171 6.062
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 538 6.062
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 959 6.04
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 612 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 706 6.058
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 714 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,404 6.058
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,577 6.068
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,755 6.048
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,847 6.056
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,041 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,597 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,502 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,117 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,771 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 37,164 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 29,238 6.06
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,005 6.06009
(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 Reducing a long position 398 6.0609
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 42,294 6.06121
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 934 6.05933
32 17/19p ordinary Equity Linked Swap Closing long position 2,621,943 6.06
(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: 17/06/2025
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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