Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Societe Generale SA

06 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	05/12/2024
(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:	16,377,205	0.61	1,358,548	0.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	1,426,957	0.05	104,156	0.00
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	17,804,162	0.67	1,462,704	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	7,625	4.86288
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,451	4.85544
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,182	4.8512
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,365	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	53	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	26	4.854
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	368	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	35	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	111	4.8535
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23	4.855
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.8545
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	4.837
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	460	4.869
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	576	4.874
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	645	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	803	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	960	4.867
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.878
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31	4.875
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	36	4.875
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	58	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	110	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	136	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	190	4.851
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	193	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	274	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	278	4.875
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	326	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	377	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	425	4.885
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	434	4.877
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	447	4.882
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	4.851
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	482	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	492	4.849
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	497	4.85
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	4.851
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	508	4.851
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	509	4.877
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	510	4.85
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	511	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	520	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	528	4.855
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	554	4.85
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	576	4.875
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	577	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	589	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	643	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	651	4.878
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	672	4.828
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	690	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	696	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	696	4.868
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	718	4.874
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	4.877
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	730	4.824
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	737	4.878
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	812	4.851
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.839
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	868	4.841
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	890	4.835
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	933	4.845
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	433	4.832
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	943	4.882
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.865
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	189	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	205	4.827
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	280	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	358	4.873
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	417	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	683	4.825
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	866	4.873
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	872	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	971	4.844
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	974	4.865
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,146	4.854
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,146	4.859
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,152	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,155	4.836
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,180	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,137	4.875
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	626	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	807	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,331,000	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	88	4.885
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,653	5.9025
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,200	5.84
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	101,293	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	288,000	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	51,373	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	27,623	4.85112
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	807	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	626	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	359	4.874
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,653	4.8914
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	49	4.85447
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,143	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,055	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,396	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,485	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,485	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,486	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,486	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,486	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,126	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,127	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	48,695	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	127,135	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	77	4.818
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,538	4.819
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,461	4.818

(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	7,625	4.86288
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	11,451	4.85544
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,182	4.8512
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,365	4.861
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	53	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	30	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	26	4.854
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	368	4.894
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	35	4.852
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	111	4.8535
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23	4.855
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1	4.8545
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	101,293	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	288,000	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	51,373	4.8575
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	27,623	4.85112

(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:	06/12/2024
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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