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Aviva PLC
06 January 2006


6 January 2006



       AVIVA'S DUTCH SUBSIDIARY SELLS ITS STAKE IN ENNIA CARIBE HOLDING



Aviva plc ('Aviva') announces that its Dutch subsidiary, Delta Lloyd Group ('
Delta Lloyd') has sold for a cash consideration its 79.65 per cent holding in
ENNIA Caribe Holding N.V. ('ENNIA'), a Dutch Antilles and Aruba based insurer,
to Banco di Caribe N.V. in Curacao. The current total net asset value of ENNIA
is €19 million with gross assets of €359 million.  The sale of its stake in
ENNIA will have no material impact on the financial position of Delta Lloyd.



The sale is in line with Delta Lloyd's strategy of focusing on the Dutch,
Belgium and German markets.



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Enquiries:


Media

Hayley Stimpson, director of external affairs               [phone]
Rob Bailhache, Financial Dynamics                          [phone]



Analysts
Charles Barrows, investor relations director               [phone]
Nicole Marques, investor relations manager               [phone]



Notes to editors:



•    Aviva is the world's sixth-largest insurance group based on gross
     world-wide premiums and market capitalisation (at 31 December 2004); it is 
     one of the leading providers of life and pensions in Europe and has 
     substantial businesses in other markets around the world.



•    Aviva's main activities are long-term savings, fund management and
     general insurance, with world-wide total income of £40 billion and assets 
     under management of £280 billion at 31 December 2004.



•   Delta Lloyd offers insurance, pension, bank and investment products
    and services under the established brands of Delta Lloyd, OHRA and ABN AMRO
    Insurance. Delta Lloyd Group realised a total income of €8 billion, with 
    gross premium income of €5.6 billion and €302 million net result in 2004.





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