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19 June 2025 12:58:04
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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 |
18th 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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646,919 |
0.024 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,332,293 |
0.348 |
8,685,374 |
0.324 |
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(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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TOTAL: |
9,332,293 |
0.348 |
9,332,293 |
0.348 |
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 |
5,573 3,304 30,485 296 9,183 1,000 745,420 3,886 3,636 23,758 1,919 573,400 4,000
42,838 58,848 18,347 492 781 860 590 1,242 22,637 1,243 13,698 645 296 7,813 2,000 25,000 242 233 573,400 1,157 282 558 528 213 233 440 919 9,444 573,400 16,816 2,302 |
608.8400 609.8200 610.6796 611.6000 611.7597 612.0000 613.8000 614.4396 615.2200 615.6418 615.8000 616.8000 616.8200
609.0000 609.2000 609.4000 609.6000 609.8000 610.0000 610.4000 610.6000 611.0000 611.3000 611.4000 611.6000 611.6612 611.8000 612.0000 612.6000 613.7000 613.8000 613.9800 614.2000 614.4000 614.5000 614.6000 614.8000 615.0000 615.1000 615.8000 616.6000 616.9850 617.4000 617.6000 |
(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 |
Increasing a short position Reducing a short position |
2,685,173 2,685,173 |
606.0000 606.0000 |
· 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: |
19th 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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