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20 May 2025 13:29:58
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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 |
19th 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: |
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465,243 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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8,079,242 |
0.302 |
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: |
8,079,242 |
0.302 |
8,365,444 |
0.295 |
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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Purchase
Sale
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135 2,340 286,700 15,000 413 8,099 850 18,105 27,299 23,211 5,356 2,231 18,440 5,614 6,551 3,800 4,180 71,675 2,850 34,384 8,261 2,974 19,721 11,224 10,918 12,556 838 7,841 61,360 3,000 16 10,925 82,732 16,102 72,378 11,941 5,275 8,319 32,469 7,000 5,954 4,723 139,208 2,042 5,506 14,834 1,363 3,908 21,609 4,824 10,000 21,950 14,902 5,633 4,244 19,573 5,329 6,610 17,125 18,209 4,763 5,362 3,598 1,803 1,608,170
35,000 256,257 57,340 16,807 301 35 70 2,974 15,348 4,271 7,522 2,513 8,193 2,201 595,293 35 70 7,509 943 1,403 3,717 10,662 59,338 70 2,625 2,071,500 2,500 203,373 |
585.7000 586.0000 586.1096 586.2000 586.4000 586.5000 586.6000 586.8000 586.9000 587.0000 587.2000 587.3000 587.4000 587.5000 587.6000 587.6200 587.6400 587.6472 587.7000 587.8000 587.9000 587.9411 588.0000 588.1000 588.2000 588.2400 588.2962 588.3000 588.4000 588.4200 588.4400 588.5000 588.6000 588.7000 588.8000 588.9000 589.0000 589.1000 589.1873 589.2000 589.3000 589.4000 589.4192 589.5000 589.6000 589.7000 589.7533 589.8000 589.9000 590.0000 590.0200 590.1000 590.2000 590.2106 590.2278 590.3000 590.4000 590.5000 590.6000 590.7000 590.8000 590.9000 591.1000 591.2000 591.8000
585.1000 586.5759 586.5890 587.0000 587.2000 587.4000 587.9000 587.9411 588.0000 588.3800 588.5000 588.6000 588.9000 589.1986 589.3700 589.4000 589.6000 589.7000 589.8000 590.0000 590.1000 590.2000 590.3000 590.5000 590.6000 590.6704 590.8000 591.8000 |
(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 |
Increasing a long position Increasing a long position Increasing a long position |
57,340 71,675 39,206 |
586.5891 587.3885 589.1873 |
· 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: |
20th 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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