Aviva announcement

Aviva PLC
21 March 2006


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21 March 2006





PROPOSED MERGER OF AVIVA AND PRUDENTIAL



At the request of the Takeover Panel, and following recent commentary, Aviva
wishes to clarify that it has not made a no increase statement for the purposes
of Rule 32.2 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers with regard to its
proposed merger with Prudential.



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