Form 8.3 - Aviva plc.


    23 June 2025 12:08:45
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 0004O
BNP Paribas London
23 June 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:

BNP Paribas 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

20/06/2025

(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

If YES, specify which:

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:

 

GB00BPQY8M80 (32 17/19p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

9,455,809

0.3530

-31,180,079

-1.1639

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,291,971

0.4589

-4,469,354

-0.1668

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

586,000

0.0219

-36,000

-0.0013

TOTAL:

22,333,780

0.8337

-35,685,433

-1.3321

 

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

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1

6.2355 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1

6.2495 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2

6.2365 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2286 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2316 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2341 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2352 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2409 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3

6.2500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

6.2290 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

6.2309 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

6.2346 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4

6.2450 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2193 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2259 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2298 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2311 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2317 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2343 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5

6.2354 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6

6.2323 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6

6.2351 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6

6.2379 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8

6.2353 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9

6.2385 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

10

6.2336 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

11

6.2375 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

12

6.2391 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

13

6.2265 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

14

6.2461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

22

6.2350 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

22

6.2351 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

27

6.2480 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

29

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

29

6.2325 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

35

6.2268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

36

6.2363 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

40

6.2411 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

43

6.2329 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

43

6.2417 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

45

6.2414 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

47

6.2271 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

50

6.2387 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

52

6.2373 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

6.2335 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

6.2443 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

59

6.2311 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

62

6.2377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

62

6.2430 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

66

6.2291 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

66

6.2315 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

69

6.2440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

73

6.2377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

83

6.2290 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

93

6.2461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

94

6.2336 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

98

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

101

6.2373 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

105

6.2323 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

127

6.2347 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

128

6.2385 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

130

6.1760 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

130

6.2346 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

131

6.2455 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

133

6.2473 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

135

6.2355 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

148

6.2457 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

150

6.2393 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

173

6.2317 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

174

6.2431 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

177

6.2460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

196

6.2351 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

216

6.2479 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

237

6.2271 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

278

6.2430 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

345

6.2380 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

365

6.2338 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

398

6.2303 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

472

6.2394 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

475

6.2436 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

577

6.2420 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

585

6.2320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

592

6.2347 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

594

6.2457 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

614

6.2313 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

702

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

707

6.2372 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

752

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

759

6.2378 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,172

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,397

6.2400 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,178

6.2478 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,786

6.2336 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,788

6.2489 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,858

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,336

6.2345 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,729

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,849

6.2357 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,035

6.2450 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,671

6.2313 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,911

6.2443 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,929

6.2387 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

11,069

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

11,579

6.2378 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

16,495

6.2316 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

19,358

6.2346 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

21,109

6.2301 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

30,000

6.2378 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

32,774

6.2434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

39,103

6.2436 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

90,057

6.2458 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

125,915

6.2323 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

181,724

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

208,831

6.2483 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

999,593

6.2320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-587,382

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-359,794

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-308,314

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-160,514

6.2398 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-145,568

6.2294 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-103,489

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-94,015

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-79,355

6.2324 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-65,971

6.2409 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-56,003

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-37,507

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-35,413

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-30,672

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-29,000

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-28,800

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-25,112

6.2268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-22,785

6.2389 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-22,641

6.2408 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-15,087

6.2259 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-14,363

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-10,874

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-10,297

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-8,581

6.2451 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,785

6.2343 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,444

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,800

6.2320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,435

6.2448 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,401

6.2392 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,282

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,877

6.2448 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,800

6.2430 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,644

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,273

6.2328 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,993

6.2490 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,930

6.2420 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,062

6.2327 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-786

6.2320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-594

6.2457 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-475

6.2436 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-472

6.2394 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-398

6.2303 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-340

6.2430 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-284

6.2271 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-218

6.2351 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-212

6.2479 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-177

6.2460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-174

6.2431 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-173

6.2317 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-150

6.2393 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-148

6.2457 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-135

6.2355 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-133

6.2473 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-131

6.2455 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-130

6.1760 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-130

6.2346 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-128

6.2385 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-127

6.2347 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-105

6.2323 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-104

6.2336 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-95

6.2373 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-93

6.2461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-83

6.2290 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-73

6.2377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-69

6.2440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-66

6.2315 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-62

6.2377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-59

6.2311 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-57

6.2335 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-52

6.2373 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-50

6.2387 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-45

6.2414 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43

6.2329 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-43

6.2417 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-40

6.2411 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-35

6.2268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-33

6.2363 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-29

6.2325 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-22

6.2350 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-21

6.2375 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-14

6.2461 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-13

6.2265 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12

6.2391 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11

6.2375 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-9

6.2385 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-8

6.2353 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6

6.2323 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6

6.2351 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6

6.2373 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6

6.2379 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2193 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2259 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2298 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2311 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2317 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2343 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5

6.2354 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2290 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2309 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2346 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2450 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4

6.2479 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2286 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2316 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2341 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2352 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2363 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2409 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3

6.2500 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2

6.2300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2

6.2365 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1

6.2355 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1

6.2495 GBP

 

(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

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Opening Long Position

492,083

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Opening Long Position

31,759

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

23,341

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

145,568

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-145,568

7.2874 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-25,260

7.2874 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-545

7.2874 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-13,278

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-73,965

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-8,671

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-9,070

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

1,343

6.2300

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

159,457

6.2300

 

(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?

Yes

 

 

Date of disclosure:

23/06/2025

Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

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.

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS,

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.

KEY INFORMATION


 

 Full name of person making disclosure:

 

BNP Paribas SA

 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Aviva plc

 

2.

STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)


 

Class of

relevant

security

Product

description

e.g. call

option

Written or

purchased

Number of

securities

to which

option or

derivative

relates

Exercise

price

per unit

Type

e.g.

American,

European

etc.

Expiry

date

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Call Option

P

86000

6.23

american

19/12/2025

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Put Option

W

500000

6.23

american

18/12/2026

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Put Option

P

-36000

6.23

american

20/03/2026

 

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.


 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.


 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.


 

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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