Purchase of Own Securities

Aviva PLC
05 March 2003

Company:     Aviva plc

Headline:     Share purchase by share scheme Trustee



The Trustee of Aviva's executive share plans, Royal Bank of Canada, has
purchased the undernoted shares in the market to satisfy awards / options held
under the Company's executive share plans.

Because certain Executive Directors of Aviva plc are potential beneficiaries of
the Trust the Company is obliged, under the terms of the Listing Rules, to
disclose these dealings by the Trustee.

Details of the transaction are as follows:

Class of security:          Ordinary shares of 25p each

Date of transaction:        4th March 2003

Nature of transaction:      Acquisition

No. of shares:              1,750,000

Price:                      393.32p

Balance held by Trustee:    4,641,674



Ends

Contact:

Andy Hodges

Manager - Share Schemes / Share Registration

Group Secretarial

Aviva plc

Tel:     [phone]

Fax:     [phone]

Email:     [e-mail]




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