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16 June 2025 12:28:40
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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 |
13th June 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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3,411,128 |
0.127 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,344,362 |
0.349 |
6,000,201 |
0.224 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
9,344,362 |
0.349 |
9,411,329 |
0.351 |
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 |
841 54,758 10,220 71,675 5,000 7,978 12,000 170,000 28,302 50,600 28,000 150,700 223 6,526 3,207 2 7,973 5,365 164,025 700 38,705
1,452 2,060 1,483 1,282 1,483 4,646 6,773 348 7,173 645 1,482 6 2,866 3 2 5,904 8 29,116 639 8,938 1,290 3,763 687 19,332 119 25,530 377 8,901 37 616 644 3,954 12 844 26 452 26 746,382 12 13 20 36 21 16 33 24 8 717 6 8 2 3 2 1 5 38,705 76 34 11 98 32 42 10 7 |
600.6400 600.6500 601.0200 601.1347 601.4200 601.5554 601.6400 602.0000 602.1000 602.2000 602.3000 602.4000 602.5050 603.0400 603.2400 603.3000 603.4000 603.6800 603.7000 603.9908 605.8000
598.6000 599.0000 599.2000 599.5000 599.6000 599.7000 599.8000 599.9000 600.0000 600.1000 600.2000 600.3000 600.4000 600.6000 600.7000 600.8000 600.9000 601.0000 601.1000 601.2000 601.3000 601.4000 601.5000 601.6000 601.7000 601.8000 601.9000 602.0000 602.1000 602.2000 602.3000 602.4000 602.5000 602.6000 602.7000 602.8000 602.9000 603.0000 603.1000 603.2000 603.3000 603.4000 603.5000 603.6000 603.7000 603.8000 603.9000 604.0000 604.1000 604.2000 604.3000 604.4000 604.6000 604.7000 604.8000 605.8000 605.8789 605.8882 605.8909 605.8918 605.8938 605.8952 605.9000 605.9212 |
(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: |
16th June 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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