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27 May 2025 12:16:57
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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 |
23rd 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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439,236 |
0.081 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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8,339,437 |
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: |
8,339,437 |
0.311 |
8,339,437 |
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 |
97 3,040 3,631 3,500 97 97 194 110 110 97 97 14,228 84 110 88 110 110 84 220 194 97 110 42,894 110 191 19 37 183 184 98 179 97 13 215 116 114 209 207 23 278 174 110 10,000 110 221 110 67 1,912 110 5,000 2,240 5,587 8,344 5,381 8,233 914 750 7,906 2,504 26,774 8,322 30,067 10,000 6,795 3,459 1,498 2,317 543 304 3,182 39,769 76,048 2,624 679 307 1,069,851 781
238 3,290 1,030 3,500 1,579 716 30,747 18,841 2,159 13 851 13 13 23 17 38 13 13 15,000 13 13 19,358 26 13 13 13 210 1,353 1,061 11,010 7,176 767 2,504 935,039 360,109 693 571 1,434 489 13 781 2,250 |
599.5000 599.6200 599.8200 600.0000 600.5000 600.6000 600.9000 601.9000 602.0000 602.3000 602.4000 602.6400 602.8000 603.0000 603.1000 603.5000 603.8000 604.1000 604.2000 604.3000 604.7000 604.8000 604.8794 605.6000 605.8000 606.1000 606.2000 606.3000 606.4000 606.5000 606.6000 607.0000 607.1000 607.4000 607.4200 607.5000 607.6000 607.8000 607.9000 608.0000 608.1000 608.2000 608.2200 608.3000 608.4000 608.5000 608.6000 608.6251 608.8000 608.8200 608.8348 609.2000 609.3000 609.4000 609.5000 609.7000 609.8200 609.9000 610.0000 610.1000 610.2000 610.3000 610.4200 610.5000 610.6777 610.6778 610.6779 610.6785 610.7079 610.7082 610.7083 610.7084 610.7085 610.7087 610.7088 610.8000 611.0000
598.8000 598.9000 599.9000 600.0000 600.1000 600.2000 602.8000 603.8000 604.0000 606.0000 606.4229 606.5000 607.0000 607.1000 607.2000 607.4000 607.6000 607.7000 608.2000 608.5000 609.0000 609.0900 609.3000 609.4000 609.5000 609.7000 610.1000 610.2000 610.3915 610.4000 610.5000 610.6000 610.6100 610.7070 610.8000 610.8909 610.8911 610.8914 610.8920 610.9000 611.0000 611.8000 |
(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 |
Increasing a long position |
6,853 |
599.0395 |
· 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: |
27th 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.
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