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23 May 2025 12:04:44
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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 |
22nd 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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430,898 |
0.081 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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8,332,584 |
0.311 |
7,900,201 |
0.230 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives 9,046,722 (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
8,332,584 |
0.311 |
8,331,099 |
0.311 |
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 |
110 255 356 153 110 1,327 492 6,216 1,670 3,473 1,707 12,118 1,015 210,689 1,708 19,015 1,671 1,880 36,127 1,705 2,386 29,573 2,202 3,266 1,662 2,472 3,808 1,763 2,531 11,552 910 1,303 502 2,335 5,445 5,400 2,001 3,358 4,222 1,456 7,706 2,517 3,042 2,705 818 110 1,491 330 3,733 110 110 220 2,561 2,268 4,213 2,413 593 847 1,145 38 144,715
17 59,712 93 17 34 12,000 1,300 11,000 17 17 1,435 17 11,568 877 738 3,173 7,387 294 407,274 156 5,720 2,238 44,341 4,213 3,814 |
604.1000 604.4000 604.5000 604.7000 604.8000 604.9000 605.0000 605.0200 605.1000 605.2000 605.3000 605.4000 605.5000 605.6000 605.7000 605.8000 605.9000 606.0000 606.0099 606.1000 606.2000 606.2200 606.3000 606.4000 606.5000 606.5594 606.6000 606.7000 606.8000 606.8200 606.9000 607.0000 607.1000 607.2000 607.3000 607.3266 607.3926 607.4000 607.5000 607.6000 607.6200 607.7000 607.8000 607.8715 608.4000 608.5000 608.5575 608.6000 608.8000 608.9000 609.0000 609.2000 609.3000 609.4000 609.4878 609.5000 609.6000 609.7000 609.8000 610.0000 610.4000
604.9000 605.0000 605.1000 605.4000 605.6000 605.8000 605.9036 606.2000 606.3000 606.5000 606.6000 606.7000 607.0000 607.2000 607.3000 607.3535 607.4000 607.5000 607.5716 607.6000 607.7000 608.0070 608.1240 609.5000 610.4000 |
(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 |
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· 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: |
23rd 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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