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29 April 2025 23:06:28
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Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 14th April for dealings on 11th April has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: |
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
AVIVA PLC |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: |
AVIVA PLC |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: |
11 April 2025 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" |
NO |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 |
Purchases/ sales
|
Total number of securities |
Highest price per unit paid/received |
Lowest price per unit paid/received |
32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchases |
2,156,126 |
5.7074 GBP |
4.8990 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
Sales |
2,864,996 |
5.0180 GBP |
4.8970 GBP |
(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 |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
115 |
4.8969 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
19,680 |
4.9004 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,100 |
4.9285 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
23,372 |
4.9298 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
13,329 |
4.9377 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,200 |
4.9377 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
1 |
4.9438 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
13,775 |
4.9439 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
6,784 |
4.9439 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
18 |
4.9456 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
107 |
4.9475 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
33,400 |
4.9496 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
5,247 |
4.9529 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
7,360 |
4.9540 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
44 |
4.9546 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,311 |
4.9557 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
1,763 |
4.9573 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
536 |
4.9585 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
13,073 |
4.9594 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
714 |
4.9595 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
401 |
4.9615 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
99 |
4.9615 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
36 |
4.9615 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
289 |
4.9636 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
33,900 |
4.9639 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
2,340 |
4.9640 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
17,058 |
4.9644 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
670 |
4.9653 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
4,758 |
4.9665 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
36 |
4.9686 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
570 |
4.9686 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
153 |
4.9686 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
12 |
4.9686 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
56,138 |
4.9697 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,761 |
4.9698 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,327 |
4.9705 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
10,785 |
4.9705 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
207 |
4.9729 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
86,100 |
4.9740 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
9,000 |
4.9740 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
34,229 |
4.9749 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
9,900 |
4.9774 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
43,005 |
4.9775 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
2,990 |
4.9778 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
2,516 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
4,793 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
101,576 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
18,896 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
395 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
43,096 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
554 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
12,842 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
687,931 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a long position |
23,372 |
4.9779 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
90,085 |
4.9780 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
235,465 |
4.9780 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
41,050 |
4.9780 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
33,804 |
4.9781 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
3,520 |
4.9781 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,829 |
4.9783 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
12,300 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
12,300 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
4,600 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
1,200 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
5,300 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,200 |
4.9784 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
27,876 |
4.9785 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,735 |
4.9785 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
855 |
4.9785 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
61 |
4.9785 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
234 |
4.9786 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
988 |
4.9787 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,224 |
4.9787 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,930 |
4.9787 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
9,065 |
4.9787 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
4 |
4.9787 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
413 |
4.9788 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
36,900 |
4.9796 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
6,318 |
4.9803 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
13,743 |
4.9806 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
15,563 |
4.9806 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
784 |
4.9813 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
78 |
4.9825 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
1,902 |
4.9826 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
10,987 |
4.9834 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a long position |
769 |
4.9837 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
7,435 |
4.9839 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
30,645 |
4.9839 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Opening a short position |
14,746 |
4.9839 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
15,200 |
4.9840 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,791 |
4.9849 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
2,702 |
4.9850 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
93 |
4.9851 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a long position |
8,937 |
4.9853 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
4,081 |
4.9900 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
301 |
4.9928 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
1,521 |
4.9931 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
2,701 |
4.9935 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
2,645 |
4.9950 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
429 |
4.9952 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Reducing a short position |
951 |
4.9965 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing a short position |
6,264 |
4.9971 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 |
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(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security |
Product description e.g. call option |
Exercising / exercised against |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit |
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(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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
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Date of disclosure: |
29 April 2025 |
Contact name: |
Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
Telephone number: |
+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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