Form 8.3 - Aviva PLC

Citadel Group

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:	Citadel Group
(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.	N/A
(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:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	5 December 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: Common Stock	ISIN GB00BPQY8M80 32 17/19p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	314,823	0.01	4,866	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	4,780,373	0.17	7,007,764	0.26
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	5,095,196	0.19	7,012,630	0.26

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:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

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
Common	Buy Transaction	850	4.7820 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,230	4.7840 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,093	4.7950 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,026	4.7960 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,382	4.7980 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,455	4.7990 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,018	4.8010 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,185	4.8020 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,904	4.8030 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,018	4.8040 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,390	4.8050 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14	4.8060 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	389	4.8070 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,111	4.8080 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	697	4.8090 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,362	4.8100 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,029	4.8120 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	71	4.8125 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,094	4.8130 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	79	4.8135 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,034	4.8140 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,219	4.8160 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	107	4.8170 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,332	4.8190 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,678	4.8200 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,310	4.8210 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,446	4.8215 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,929	4.8220 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,616	4.8225 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,279	4.8230 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,544	4.8240 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,292	4.8250 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,174	4.8260 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	942	4.8265 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,870	4.8270 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,761	4.8280 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,430	4.8290 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	22,190	4.8300 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	16,471	4.8310 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	33,945	4.8320 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	8,984	4.8330 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	7,719	4.8340 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	29	4.8345 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,879	4.8350 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,684	4.8355 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	91,221	4.8360 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,209	4.8370 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,598	4.8380 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,606	4.8390 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,998	4.8400 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	12,687	4.8410 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,484	4.8415 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,469	4.8420 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	12,216	4.8430 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	3,267	4.8435 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,723	4.8440 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,825	4.8445 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	9,666	4.8450 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,477	4.8455 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	12,965	4.8460 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,630	4.8470 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,105	4.8480 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	7,849	4.8490 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,825	4.8500 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,689	4.8505 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,441	4.8510 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,970	4.8515 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,470	4.8520 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,068	4.8525 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,778	4.8530 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	199	4.8535 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,486	4.8540 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,185	4.8550 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,232	4.8560 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	12,679	4.8570 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	5,784	4.8580 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,574	4.8590 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,700	4.8600 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,549	4.8610 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,823	4.8620 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,324	4.8630 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	2,909	4.8640 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,448	4.8650 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	12,203	4.8660 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,479	4.8670 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	23,262	4.8680 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,282	4.8690 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	13,266	4.8700 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	15,705	4.8710 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,321	4.8720 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	6,845	4.8730 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	4,754	4.8740 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	17,480	4.8750 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20	4.8755 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	20,414	4.8760 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	37,581	4.8770 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	14,576	4.8780 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	16,608	4.8790 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,529	4.8800 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	8,871	4.8810 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,933	4.8820 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	286	4.8825 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	10,042	4.8830 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	11,654	4.8840 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,266	4.8850 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	1,717	4.8860 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	21,525	4.8940 GBP
Common	Buy Transaction	101	12.5900 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	1	12.6200 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	600	4.7960 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	577	4.8100 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	515	4.8130 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,074	4.8220 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,292	4.8240 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	851	4.8260 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,556	4.8270 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	69	4.8275 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,698	4.8280 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,630	4.8290 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,212	4.8305 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,367	4.8310 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,040	4.8320 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,187	4.8330 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,922	4.8340 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,760	4.8350 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	806	4.8360 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	28,145	4.8370 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,532	4.8380 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,052	4.8390 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	44,172	4.8400 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,657	4.8410 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,587	4.8420 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,478	4.8425 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,415	4.8430 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,055	4.8440 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8	4.8445 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,222	4.8450 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,923	4.8460 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,943	4.8470 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,080	4.8475 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,277	4.8480 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	16,211	4.8490 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,183	4.8500 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	10,077	4.8510 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,614	4.8520 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,250	4.8525 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,413	4.8530 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,844	4.8540 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	17,784	4.8550 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,065	4.8560 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	21,818	4.8570 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,189	4.8575 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	11,959	4.8580 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	17,105	4.8590 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,723	4.8595 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	26,379	4.8600 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	14,876	4.8610 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	546	4.8615 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	17,067	4.8620 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,765	4.8625 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,401	4.8630 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,024	4.8635 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,744	4.8640 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,553	4.8650 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	13,956	4.8660 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,099	4.8670 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,262	4.8675 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,398	4.8680 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	7,090	4.8690 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,845	4.8700 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	3,111	4.8710 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,845	4.8720 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	6,127	4.8730 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,971	4.8740 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	9,087	4.8750 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	22,411	4.8760 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	17,052	4.8770 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	20,086	4.8780 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	26,772	4.8790 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	12,980	4.8800 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	26,845	4.8810 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,281	4.8815 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,978	4.8820 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	5,382	4.8830 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	8,657	4.8840 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,367	4.8850 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,806	4.8860 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,150	4.8870 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	428	4.8880 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	1,916	4.8890 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	4,113	4.8900 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	2,313	4.8940 GBP
Common	Sell Transaction	101	12.5900 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	502	12.6350 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	41	12.6400 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	40	12.6450 USD

(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
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,127	4.8011 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,060	4.8277 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	13,681	4.8301 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,600	4.8513 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	9,495	4.8515 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	75,013	4.8539 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	88,000	4.8559 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	11,068	4.8566 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	88,263	4.8583 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	26,777	4.8616 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,204	4.8646 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	970	4.8648 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	10,894	4.8669 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	144	4.8674 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	400,532	4.8689 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	8,359	4.8706 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	8,665	4.8769 GBP
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	24,244	4.8940 GBP
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	39,401	4.8940 GBP

(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:	6 December 2024
Contact name:	Paula Santos
Telephone number*:	020 7645 9700

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].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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