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06 May 2025 23:12:32
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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 |
2nd May 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: |
0 |
0.000 |
88,856 |
0.003 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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8,035,732 |
0.300 |
7,900,201 |
0.295 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives 9,046,722 (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
8,035,732 |
0.300 |
7,989,057 |
0.298 |
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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240 120 271 89 43,694 72,802 308,704 67,400 283 27,033 3,230 17,748 14,819 102 316 2,665 147 1,976 711 5,848 4 4,187 146 988 4,560 482 378 288 480 17,575 96 206 178 110 240 10 102 342 10,626 4,459 107,284 120 117,686 31,302 5,538 93 360 13,355 1 81,497 13,181 1,790 404 1,862 88,929 28,592 183,778 190 222 37,410 240 308 59 80 120 53 71,675 188 120 240 862 120 4,973 120 309 1,000 438 47 120
135,532 86 573,400 86 86 86 433,084 86 30,310 86 86 86 5,536 34,959 93,991 72,082 45,604 172 391,574 25,000 86 6,198 23,807 |
562.1000 562.2000 562.8000 562.9000 563.0000 563.2000 563.2310 563.2362 563.3000 563.4000 563.5000 563.5395 563.6000 563.7000 563.8000 563.8400 563.9000 564.0000 564.0200 564.1000 564.1825 564.2000 564.3000 564.4000 564.4200 564.5000 564.6000 564.7000 564.8000 564.8743 565.0000 565.1000 565.2000 565.3000 565.4000 565.5000 565.9000 566.4000 566.6000 566.6400 566.8000 566.9000 566.9278 567.0246 567.0547 567.1000 567.2000 567.3000 567.6000 567.6864 567.6865 567.6866 567.7000 567.7146 567.7148 567.7149 567.8000 567.9000 568.0000 568.2000 568.3000 568.4000 568.5000 568.6000 568.8000 568.8200 568.8293 568.9000 569.0000 569.2000 569.5000 569.9000 570.0359 570.1000 570.5000 570.8400 571.2000 571.3000 571.5000
562.4100 563.5000 563.6817 563.8000 563.9000 564.1000 564.2000 564.3000 564.4000 564.5000 565.1000 565.2000 567.0558 567.0910 567.2534 567.3247 567.3247 567.7000 567.8000 568.8000 568.9000 569.0000 570.0000 |
(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 |
Increasing a long position Increasing a long position |
135,532 398,390 |
562.4060 564.2000 |
· 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: |
6th May 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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