Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Societe Generale SA
20 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

19/12/2024

(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:

8,505,981

0.32

5,729,167

0.21

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

5,781,021

0.22

252,578

0.01

(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

14,287,002

0.53

5,981,745

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:


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

94

4.57043

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

676

4.5809

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,295

4.58609

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,208

4.5796

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

255

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

78

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

198

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,357

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

185

4.592

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

246

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

294

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

372

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

385

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

476

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

685

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

800

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,664

4.6

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,734

4.577

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,468

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

465

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

537

4.5715

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

609

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,547

4.5745

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,002

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,065

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102

4.5735

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

472

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

474

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

534

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

552

4.5705

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

576

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,398

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

106

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

108

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

113

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

249

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

255

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

271

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

474

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

580

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

640

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

692

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

800

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

840

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

865

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

907

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,413

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

544

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

553

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

825

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

943

4.5705

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,189

4.5705

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,308

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,392

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,678

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,769

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,842

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,867

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,948

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,948

4.5705

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

453

4.5725

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,987

4.5745

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,995

4.5705

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,256

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

173

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

177

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

180

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

203

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

279

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

474

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

692

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,826

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,916

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

135

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,350

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

159

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

171

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

181

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

254

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

316

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

322

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

361

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

795

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

70

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

94

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

134

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

140

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

150

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

152

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

156

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

172

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

213

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

236

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

246

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

288

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

315

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

340

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

349

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

352

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

354

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

360

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

361

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

370

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

375

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

387

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

393

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

393

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

413

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

458

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

490

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

514

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

522

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

572

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

575

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

575

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

672

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

692

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

693

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

693

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

693

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

710

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

711

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

725

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

725

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

842

4.578

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

862

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

896

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

901

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

901

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

902

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

986

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,023

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

4.594

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,076

4.595

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

4.583

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

4.59

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

4.591

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,077

4.592

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,078

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,078

4.583

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,079

4.577

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,079

4.577

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,080

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,080

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,086

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,087

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,117

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,167

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,348

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,348

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,405

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,675

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,960

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,523

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,937

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,736

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

452

4.575

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,017

5.55

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

408

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,441

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,619

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,017

4.5882

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

354

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

503

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

947

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

141

4.563

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

141

4.563

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

218

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

218

4.589

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

227

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

357

4.589

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

475

4.563

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

548

4.584

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

334

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

365

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47

4.563

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92

4.59

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

470

4.59

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

475

4.587

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

572

4.589

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

658

4.563

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

31

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103

4.584

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

181

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

196

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

270

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

292

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

604

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

679

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

679

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

710

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

718

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

733

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

755

4.579

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

853

4.584

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

945

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

980

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,103

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,212

4.588

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,213

4.58

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,216

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,241

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,297

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,377

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,395

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,401

4.573

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,418

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,432

4.562

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,447

4.567

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,473

4.566

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,474

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,529

4.567

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,607

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,825

4.574

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

452

4.575

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

31

4.565

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28

4.576

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8

4.591

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

178

4.57174

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,599

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,654

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,805

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,806

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,916

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,581

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,477

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,936

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,953

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,689

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,357

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

278

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

400

4.602

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,064

4.602

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,937

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,736

4.586

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,000

5.64

 

           

(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

94

4.57043

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

4.569

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

676

4.5809

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,295

4.58609

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,208

4.5796

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

66

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

57

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

77

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

57

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

79

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

48

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

255

4.586

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4

4.57

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

51

4.571

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

78

4.572

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

198

4.572

 

(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:

20/12/2024

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

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