Rule 8.3- Collins Stewart plc

Aviva PLC
08 November 2005

                                                                        FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)              AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Company dealt in                              COLLINS STEWART TULLETT PLC

Class of relevant security to which the       ORD GBP0.25
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                               07 NOVEMBER 2005



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                            Long                                     Short
                                              Number               (%)                   Number                   (%)   
        
(1) Relevant securities                       9,132,460            4.301%                0                         0%   
            
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
                                                                   0%                                              0%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                        0%                                              0%

Total                                         9,132,460            4.301%                0                         0%   
            

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                        
                                                            Long                                     Short
                                              Number               (%)                   Number                   (%)   
        
(1) Relevant securities                                            0%                                             0%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)                               0%                                             0%

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                        0%                                             0%

Total                                         0                    0%                    0                        0%    
                 
                                                                                            

(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                   Details



3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                          Number of securities                 Price per unit (Note 5)

PURCHASE                               10,578                               GBP6.187500


(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7)       Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD


c)         Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,        Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.     Expiry     Option money
e.g. call option     purchasing,       to which the option   price      American,      date       paid/received
                     varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                 European etc.             per unit (Note 5)

(ii)        Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                 Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details                              Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                    NO




Date of disclosure                                                08 NOVEMBER 2005

Contact name                                                      NEIL WHITTAKER

Telephone number                                                  01603 864420

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

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)          N/A



Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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