Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Societe Generale SA

02 December 2024

 

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 relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Aviva plc
(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:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	29/11/2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	Yes: Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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:	15,611,378	0.58	1,424,786	0.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	921,144	0.03	111,525	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	16,532,522	0.62	1,536,311	0.06

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	6,901	4.78246
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	338	4.79905
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,916	4.80148
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	81	4.79531
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,032	4.78718
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.785
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	49	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	285	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	161	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	100	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.783
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	159	4.782
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.809
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.786
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	285	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.784
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.786
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	175	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	156	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	325	4.775
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	159	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17,194	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	41	4.791
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.785
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	72	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	103	4.791
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.779
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	162	4.771
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	119	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.788
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	142	4.789
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	143	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	117	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	870	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	929	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,422	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28	4.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	149	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	235	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	249	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	402	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	430	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	487	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	510	4.786
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	796	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	814	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	854	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	865	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	933	4.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,243	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	487	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	596	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,253	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,450	4.807
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	141	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31,638	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,515	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	82	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	276	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,233	4.83689
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	102	4.777
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	4.777
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	897	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.837
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,289	5.8175
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.84
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13,442	4.83314
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	116	4.8181
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,293	4.8227
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,859	4.83691
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	25	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	171	4.7995
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	141	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	214	4.804
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	96	4.807
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	90	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	114	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	276	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	119	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,259	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,677	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,289	4.8329
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	598	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	241	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	272	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	319	4.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	463	4.809
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	494	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	499	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	553	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	625	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	688	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	885	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,035	4.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,142	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	407	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	463	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	718	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	817	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,289	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,323	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,349	4.817
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,368	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,374	4.81
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,399	4.809
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,605	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,362	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	53	4.83481
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,736	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,053	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,676	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,200	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,515	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31,638	4.837

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,901	4.78246
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	338	4.79905
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,916	4.80148
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	81	4.79531
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,032	4.78718
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.785
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	49	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	26	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	285	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	161	4.802
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.783
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	159	4.782
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.808
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.809
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.799
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.786
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	285	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	213	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.784
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.786
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	175	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	156	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	325	4.775
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	29	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	159	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17,194	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	41	4.791
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.785
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	72	4.803
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	103	4.791
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	174	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	181	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	185	4.779
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	213	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	162	4.771
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	119	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.788
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	142	4.789
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	144	4.797
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2	4.79
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	117	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	174	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	174	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	13,442	4.83314
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	116	4.8181
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	10,293	4.8227
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,859	4.83691
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	55	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	171	4.7995
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	141	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	214	4.804
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	96	4.807
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	90	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	114	4.802

(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 e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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:	02/12/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	[phone]

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 [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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