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29 April 2025 23:07:02
- Source: Sharecast
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
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(a) Full name of discloser: |
Jefferies International Limited |
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(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. |
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree |
Aviva plc
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(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: |
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(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure |
28th April 2025 |
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(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" |
Direct Line Insurance Group plc
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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)
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Class of relevant security:
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32 17/19p ordinary |
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Interests |
Short positions |
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Number |
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Number |
% |
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(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: |
1,148,244 |
0.043 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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7,363,371 |
0.274 |
8,457,622 |
0.316 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives 9,046,722 (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
8,511,615 |
0.318 |
8,457,622 |
0.316 |
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)
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Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: |
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Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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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
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Class of relevant security |
Purchase/sale
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Number of securities |
Price per unit (GBX) |
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32 17/19p ordinary
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Purchases
Sales
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57,340 124,331 15,173 536 672 350 751 34,242 25,379 30,400
1,580 1,760 22,056 124 28,068 496 646 590 911 650 372 2,927 967 14,835 138 1,304 552 50 56,038 730 5,455 914 360 2,309 1,062 344 268 372 248 124 124 3,600 7 372 39,680 124 263 248 476 896 797 597 878 769 378 |
545.1347 545.8723 546.3700 546.9000 547.0000 547.1000 547.4000 547.9100 548.6000 549.6000
545.0000 545.2000 545.4000 545.5000 545.6000 545.7000 545.8000 545.9000 545.9800 546.0000 546.1000 546.2000 546.3000 546.4000 546.5000 546.6000 546.7000 546.7400 546.8000 546.9000 546.9367 547.0000 547.1000 547.1220 547.2000 547.3000 547.4000 547.5000 547.6000 547.8000 548.0000 548.1800 548.4000 548.5000 548.6000 548.8000 548.9000 549.0000 549.1000 549.2000 549.5000 549.6000 549.7000 549.8000 550.0000 |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
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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 (GBX) |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap Swap |
Increasing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position Reducing a short position |
2,171,750 933 496 1,965 10,152 1,557 286,700 573,400 47 1,143 21,526 1,219 1,219 1,219 1,219 56,339 1,190 573,400 220,173 143,350 274,503 |
548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 548.6000 |
· Please note, please also see other deal section at the bottom of the form.
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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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
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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)
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Class of relevant security |
Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
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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" |
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None |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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" |
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None |
(c) Attachments
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
NO |
Date of disclosure: |
29th April 2025 |
Contact name: |
Jason Williams |
Telephone number |
020 7029 8706 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*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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