Form 8.3 - Aviva PLC

Citadel Group

04 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	3 December 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:	146,673	0.00	3,886	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,763,109	0.17	6,063,112	0.22
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	4,909,782	0.18	6,066,998	0.22

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	4,671	4.7890 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	803	4.7910 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,084	4.7920 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,808	4.7930 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,264	4.7940 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	8,050	4.7950 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	23,094	4.7960 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,963	4.7965 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,852	4.7970 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,380	4.7980 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,068	4.7990 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,401	4.7995 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,351	4.8000 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,259	4.8010 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,202	4.8020 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	847	4.8025 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,125	4.8030 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,089	4.8035 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,168	4.8040 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,439	4.8050 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,468	4.8060 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,511	4.8070 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,838	4.8075 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,712	4.8080 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,737	4.8090 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,490	4.8100 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,466	4.8110 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,883	4.8120 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	550	4.8130 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,955	4.8140 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,174	4.8150 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,943	4.8160 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	27	4.8170 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	27	4.8180 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,222	4.8190 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,034	4.8200 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,687	4.8210 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,607	4.8220 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,397	4.8230 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,813	4.8240 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	19	4.8280 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,847	4.8290 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,138	4.8300 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,026	4.8310 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,163	4.8315 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,619	4.8320 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,713	4.8330 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	40,473	4.8340 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,981	4.8350 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,218	4.8355 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,126	4.8360 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	127	4.8365 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	8,721	4.8370 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,537	4.8380 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,668	4.8385 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,303	4.8390 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,380	4.8400 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	7,410	4.8410 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	971	4.8415 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	22,540	4.8420 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	48,207	4.8430 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,303	4.8435 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	57,044	4.8440 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,005	4.8450 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,305	4.8455 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	7,643	4.8460 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,534	4.8470 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	908	4.8475 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,045	4.8480 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,205	4.8490 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,407	4.8500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,954	4.8510 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,250	4.8520 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	467	4.8530 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	436	4.8540 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3	4.8570 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	830	4.8580 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	534	12.2850 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	118,210	4.7810 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	730	4.7920 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,610	4.7930 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	100	4.7935 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,227	4.7940 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	871	4.7950 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1	4.7955 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,327	4.7960 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,997	4.7965 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,053	4.7970 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	777	4.7975 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,113	4.7980 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,929	4.7990 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,530	4.8000 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,667	4.8010 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,583	4.8020 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,586	4.8030 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,607	4.8040 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	605	4.8045 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,874	4.8050 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,623	4.8060 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,228	4.8070 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,386	4.8075 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,457	4.8080 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,246	4.8085 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,562	4.8090 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,461	4.8095 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,149	4.8100 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	665	4.8105 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	172	4.8110 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	540	4.8115 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,960	4.8120 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	617	4.8125 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,574	4.8130 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,122	4.8140 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	599	4.8145 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,948	4.8150 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,734	4.8160 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,368	4.8170 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,707	4.8190 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,151	4.8200 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	214	4.8210 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	286	4.8215 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,727	4.8220 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	907	4.8225 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,919	4.8230 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,923	4.8240 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	850	4.8250 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,241	4.8270 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	934	4.8280 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,813	4.8300 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,350	4.8310 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	14,258	4.8320 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,778	4.8330 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	16,327	4.8340 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,275	4.8345 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,233	4.8350 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,422	4.8355 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,082	4.8360 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,822	4.8365 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	15,352	4.8370 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,006	4.8380 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	771	4.8385 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,545	4.8390 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,287	4.8395 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,066	4.8400 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,674	4.8410 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,871	4.8420 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	12,781	4.8430 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2	4.8435 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,638	4.8440 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,217	4.8450 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,955	4.8455 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,294	4.8460 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,238	4.8470 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,430	4.8480 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,416	4.8490 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	703	4.8500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,733	4.8520 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	749	4.8530 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	209	4.8550 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,110	4.8560 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,336	4.8580 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	388	4.8590 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	971	4.8600 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	67	12.2600 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	66	12.2700 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	205	12.2850 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	387	12.3100 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	134,555	4.7810 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	35,499	4.7810 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	60	4.7966 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	10,133	4.8114 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	221,448	4.8166 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	4,412	4.8195 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	55,483	4.8210 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	17,607	4.8225 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	91,446	4.8246 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	909	4.8344 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	1,752	4.8359 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	23,891	4.8388 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	58,081	4.8400 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	57,171	4.8400 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	5,770	4.8402 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	2,221	4.8491 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:	4 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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