Form 8.3 - Replacement Aviva plc

Societe Generale SA

04 December 2024

 

The 'Form 8.3 - Aviva' announcement released on 03/12/2024 at 09:28 under RNS No 6043O has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below.

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	02/12/2024
(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:	*15,658,659	*0.58	1,361,014	0.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	917,506	0.03	110,336	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	*16,576,165	*0.62	1,471,350	0.05

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	3,443	4.83273
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	195	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	25	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	41	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	45	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	47	4.859
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	87	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	136	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	159	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	175	4.855
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	242	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	251	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	254	4.859
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	257	4.865
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	275	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	278	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.793
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	339	4.859
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	350	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	359	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	393	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	396	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	407	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	408	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	408	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	421	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	440	4.794
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	457	4.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	461	4.86
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	462	4.866
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.871
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	494	4.809
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	503	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	515	4.859
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	531	4.805
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	540	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	547	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	560	4.865
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	574	4.865
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	583	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	609	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	653	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	737	4.831
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	758	4.792
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	773	4.855
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	779	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	967	4.834
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	987	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,052	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,112	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,184	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,188	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,210	4.822
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,583	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,647	4.801
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,669	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	4.858
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,889	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	660	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	684	4.863
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	728	4.869
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	738	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	754	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	51	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	55	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	206	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	358	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	376	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	446	4.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	469	4.813
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	683	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	4.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	791	4.795
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	795	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,110	4.798
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,152	4.856
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,153	4.848
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,154	4.846
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,156	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,157	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,158	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,159	4.821
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,160	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,164	4.8
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,193	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,505	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,568	4.806
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	343	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,037	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,113	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,725	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	324	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,148	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	51	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	73	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	51	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	44	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	60	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	52	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	118	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	139	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	123	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	100	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68	4.826
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	81	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	105	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	167	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	243	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	340	4.829
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	528	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	694	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	717	4.83
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	847	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,085	4.84
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	323	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	456	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	467	4.833
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	931	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,305	4.847
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,725	4.832

(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	Reducing a long position	3,443	4.83273
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	195	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	51	4.814
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	73	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	55	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	51	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	54	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	44	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	60	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	52	4.823
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	55	4.815
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	41	4.816
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	118	4.811
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	47	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	54	4.812
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	139	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	123	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	100	4.82
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	68	4.826

(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:	*04/12/2024
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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