Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Societe Generale SA

12 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	11/12/2024
(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:	8,603,112	0.32	4,622,192	0.17
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	4,957,014	0.19	142,102	0.01
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	13,560,126	0.51	4,764,294	0.18

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	10,025	4.74071
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	50	4.741
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	176	4.766
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	84	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.761
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.775
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	247	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	334	4.755
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.753
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.77
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.764
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.739
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	4.773
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	458	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	145	4.774
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.78
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.741
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	61	4.747
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	4.755
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.744
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.757
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.773
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.761
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	114	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	201	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	4.777
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	169	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.756
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	98	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	272	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	300	4.755
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.769
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	4.777
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	932	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.78
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	4.756
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	363	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	444	4.756
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	247	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,736	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.734
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.766
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	365	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	69	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	332	4.772
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.768
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.772
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	362	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	4.741
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.754
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	227	4.747
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	178	4.765
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18	4.751
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.743
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	4.778
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	4.766
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.78
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	77	4.747
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.744
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	168	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	391	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	333	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.752
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17	4.753
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.773
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.768
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	173	4.773
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	202	4.769
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7	4.766
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	4.772
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	92	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	77	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.78
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91	4.749
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	38	4.774
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10	4.773
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.781
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54	4.778
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	154	4.778
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	123	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	4.778
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,094	4.737
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	534	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	792	4.732
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	211	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	250	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	698	4.776
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	4.744
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	298	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,254	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,177	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,431	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,237	4.73993
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,462	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	399	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	399	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,704	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,088	4.74
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	992	5.7738
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	197	4.7525
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	560	4.7524
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82,018	4.76007
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	992	4.7532
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	516	4.746
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	26	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	63	4.754
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	142	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	147	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	173	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	182	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	237	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	268	4.758
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	277	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	410	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	436	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	468	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	473	4.771
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	541	4.771
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	546	4.739
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	589	4.742
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	598	4.737
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	634	4.744
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	818	4.763
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	894	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,065	4.76
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,373	4.738
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,684	4.754
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	742	4.768
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,704	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,088	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	827	4.741
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	378	4.779
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	499	4.74
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	836	4.7655
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	863	4.762
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	836	4.7505
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	527	4.779
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	65	4.744
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	905	4.759
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	149	4.745
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	841	4.741
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	691	4.767
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	625	4.742
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	900	5.84

(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	10,025	4.74071122
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	560	4.75244643
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	197	4.75243655
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	36,720	4.7505224406
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	407	4.740711
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	525	4.740711

(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:	12/12/2024
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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