Form 8.3 - Aviva PLC

Citadel Group

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:	Citadel Group
(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.	N/A
(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:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	29 November 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: Common Stock	ISIN GB00BPQY8M80 32 17/19p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	37,490	0.00	83,044	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,557,464	0.17	6,485,683	0.24
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	4,594,954	0.17	6,568,727	0.24

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:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

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
Common	Buy Transaction	477	4.7705 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,011	4.7710 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	207	4.7730 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,115	4.7740 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	392	4.7760 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	354	4.7780 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	462	4.7790 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	887	4.7810 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,044	4.7820 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,015	4.7830 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,367	4.7840 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,968	4.7850 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,233	4.7860 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,545	4.7880 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,364	4.7890 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,780	4.7900 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	998	4.7910 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,411	4.7930 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	474	4.7940 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,174	4.7950 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	7,258	4.7960 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,715	4.7970 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,437	4.7980 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	22,195	4.7990 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	69,043	4.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	853	4.8005 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,613	4.8010 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	839	4.8015 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,684	4.8020 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	576	4.8025 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,144	4.8030 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,261	4.8035 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	29,957	4.8040 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,418	4.8050 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	944	4.8055 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,817	4.8060 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	146	4.8065 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,377	4.8070 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,863	4.8080 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,071	4.8090 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,246	4.8100 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,845	4.8110 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,716	4.8120 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,293	4.8130 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,715	4.8140 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,697	4.8150 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	91	4.8155 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,263	4.8160 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,905	4.8170 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,376	4.8180 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,717	4.8190 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,901	4.8200 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,490	4.8210 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,433	4.8220 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,485	4.8230 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,978	4.8240 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,050	4.8250 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,407	4.8260 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,979	4.8270 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,566	4.8280 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,474	4.8290 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,913	4.8300 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	152	4.8305 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,837	4.8310 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	600	4.8315 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,411	4.8320 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,253	4.8330 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,131	4.8340 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,347	4.8345 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	16,210	4.8350 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,159	4.8360 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	468	4.8370 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	235	12.3400 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	136	12.3800 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	15	12.3850 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	469	4.7750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	850	4.7790 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	19,083	4.7800 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,075	4.7810 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,727	4.7820 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,296	4.7830 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,181	4.7840 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,310	4.7850 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	213	4.7855 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,032	4.7860 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,935	4.7870 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,899	4.7880 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,820	4.7890 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	442	4.7895 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,746	4.7900 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,685	4.7910 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,983	4.7920 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	100	4.7925 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	774	4.7930 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,248	4.7940 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,066	4.7950 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	12,820	4.7960 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,992	4.7970 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	23,465	4.7980 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	21,914	4.7990 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	134	4.7995 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	46,727	4.8000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,252	4.8010 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,646	4.8020 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	14,981	4.8030 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	600	4.8035 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,625	4.8040 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	18,819	4.8050 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,189	4.8060 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	971	4.8070 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,007	4.8080 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,174	4.8090 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,142	4.8100 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,036	4.8110 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,767	4.8120 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,610	4.8130 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,857	4.8140 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,167	4.8145 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	22,384	4.8150 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,265	4.8160 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,277	4.8170 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,655	4.8180 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	498	4.8185 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	46,525	4.8190 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,195	4.8200 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,131	4.8210 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,889	4.8220 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,093	4.8230 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,312	4.8235 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	14,318	4.8240 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,779	4.8245 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	34,205	4.8250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,235	4.8260 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,455	4.8265 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	26,229	4.8270 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,123	4.8280 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,134	4.8285 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,450	4.8290 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	16,621	4.8300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,643	4.8310 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	558	4.8315 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,770	4.8320 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,156	4.8330 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,830	4.8340 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,428	4.8350 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,739	4.8360 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,079	4.8370 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	81	12.4800 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	10	12.5000 USD

(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
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	612	4.7855 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	7,356	4.7928 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,938	4.7951 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	30,377	4.7953 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	56,266	4.7994 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,229	4.7995 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	6,663	4.7998 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	4,573	4.8027 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	51,418	4.8048 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	100,568	4.8100 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,160	4.8118 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	37,392	4.8170 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	6,689	4.8201 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	15,944	4.8220 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	32,128	4.8223 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	3,417	4.8231 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	2,992	4.8235 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	2,236	4.8289 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	487	4.8350 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	39,421	4.8369 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	242,475	4.8370 GBP

(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:	2 December 2024
Contact name:	Paula Santos
Telephone number*:	020 7645 9700

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].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

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

 

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