Rule 8.3- BPB plc

Aviva PLC
12 September 2005

                                                                        FORM 8.3

   DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT
                                    SECURITY
              (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


Name of purchaser/vendor *                    AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Company dealt in                              BPB PLC

Relevant security dealt in                    ORD GBP0.50

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror 
with which connected                          N/A

If a connected EFM, nature of connection #    N/A

Date of dealing                               09 SEPTEMBER 2005


DEALINGS +

Amount bought                                 Price per unit (currency must be stated)

700                                           GBP7.360000


Amount sold                                   Price per unit (currency must be stated)

0                                             0


Resultant total amount and percentage of the 
same relevant security owned or controlled    5,541,893 (1.103%)


IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? NO


Date of disclosure                            12 SEPTEMBER 2005

Contact name                                  NEIL WHITTAKER

Telephone number                              01603 684420


*     Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The
naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of
disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the
clients need not be named.

#     See the definition of 'connected fund managers and principal traders' in
the Definitions Section of the Code.

+     If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach
Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as
appropriate.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.


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