AVIVA TO ACQUIRE CYRTE INV.

Aviva PLC
19 June 2007




News release


19 June 2007


DELTA LLOYD TO ACQUIRE CYRTE INVESTMENTS


Aviva plc ('Aviva') announces that its Dutch business, Delta Lloyd Group ('Delta
Lloyd') has agreed to acquire Cyrte Investments.


Cyrte Investments had assets under management of €500 million at 31 December
2006.


The acquisition of Cyrte Investments will enable Delta Lloyd Asset Management to
develop new investment concepts, in line with its strategy of managing
profitable funds with a distinctive investment profile.


Definitive documentation will be signed shortly.


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Enquiries:


Media
Sue Winston, head of group media relations [phone]
Vanessa Rhodes, group media relations manager [phone]


Analysts
Amanda Wilbraham, investor relations senior manager [phone]


Notes to editors:



Aviva

•     Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions in Europe with
substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's
fifth largest insurance group based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December
2005.

•     Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund
management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 billion
and assets under management of £364 billion at 31 December 2006.



Delta Lloyd Asset Management

•     Delta Lloyd Asset Management activities comprise the management of the
mutual funds of Delta Lloyd, OHRA and Triodos and asset management for
institutional investors. Total assets under management were approximately €52
billion at 31 December 2006.



Cyrte Investments

•     Cyrte Investments of Naarden was set up in 2000, under the name Talpa
Capital, as the management company for the private capital of media entrepreneur
John de Mol.


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