Form 8.3 - Aviva plc.


    23 May 2025 11:47:36
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RNS Number : 0136K
Societe Generale SA
23 May 2025
 

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

22/05/2025

(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:

41,123,695

1.54

56,341,248

2.10

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

18,583,145

0.69

351,354

0.01

(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

59,706,840

2.23

56,692,602

2.12

   

 

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

2,338

6.10491

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,200

6.10491

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

205

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

819

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,073

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

180

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

260

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

348

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

353

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

353

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

361

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

421

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

444

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

487

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

511

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

556

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

674

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

689

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

760

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,654

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

265

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

292

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

459

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

485

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

486

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

514

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

557

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

792

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

864

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

918

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,818

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

162

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

270

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

400

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

440

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

457

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

560

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

146

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

164

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

176

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

259

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

334

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

346

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

461

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

464

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

732

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

760

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

764

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

797

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

863

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

913

6.038

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

932

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

960

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

961

6.04

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

968

6.036

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

991

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,014

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,022

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,058

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,061

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,423

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,458

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,501

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,519

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,543

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,575

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,661

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,664

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,716

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,742

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,756

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,779

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,807

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,807

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,862

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,870

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,882

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,892

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,896

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,907

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,929

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,948

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,959

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,063

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,083

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,083

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,084

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,084

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,085

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,085

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,087

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,089

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,090

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,090

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,091

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,292

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,615

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,162

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

307

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

96

6.097

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

243

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

982

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

401

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

444

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

247

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

154

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

249

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

512

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

95

6.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

511

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

514

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

134

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

316

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

512

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

468

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,030

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

250

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

246

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

511

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

510

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

160

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

345

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

261

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

261

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

329

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

181

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

346

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

165

6.088

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.086

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

207

6.042

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

513

6.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

454

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

555

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

211

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

217

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

270

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

293

6.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

261

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

278

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

53

6.042

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

268

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

226

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

465

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

6.07

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.092

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

147

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

510

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

556

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

6.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

260

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

325

6.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

207

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

328

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

328

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

266

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

267

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

403

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

516

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,156

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

710

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,684

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

240

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

240

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,199

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

451

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

524

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

612

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

740

6.048

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,000

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

216

6.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

113

6.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

6.076

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

826

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

656

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

656

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

656

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,072

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,099

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,125

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,375

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,989

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,099

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,739

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,666

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,940

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,283

6.104

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,162

6.104

 

 

(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

2,200

6.10491364

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,338

6.10491446

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

205

6.1049156

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

51,779

6.079842626

 

(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:

23/05/2025

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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