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01 July 2025 10:44:05
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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 |
30th 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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490,438 |
0.018 |
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(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
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9,343,145 |
0.349 |
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: |
9,343,145 |
0.349 |
9,175,812 |
0.343 |
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
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28,047 238,963 5,729 576 4,705 150,196 20,000 165,552 3,976 10,971 111 62
3,244 1,287 53 271 12 121 218 109 1,850 218 4,373 12 268 242 152 2,767 5,055 4,835 50,194 3,390 97 352 109 511 53,741 8,145 21,356 8,410 31,075 5,053 2,168 619 4,487 1,789 2,365 3,116 235,835 3,659 678 2,569 678 1,617 327 1,538 2,856 1,298 3,095 218 109 109 294 1,643 327 1,402 778 1,332 1,660 630 109 436 218 195 132 218 3 196 |
616.6850 617.5800 617.8200 618.4885 618.5000 618.7700 618.8967 619.2000 619.4200 622.2200 622.4200 623.2400
615.2000 615.3000 615.5000 615.6000 615.9000 616.0000 616.2000 616.3000 616.4000 616.5000 616.6000 616.7000 616.8000 616.9000 617.0000 617.1000 617.2000 617.3000 617.3656 617.4000 617.5000 617.6000 617.7000 617.9000 618.0000 618.1000 618.2000 618.3000 618.4000 618.5000 618.6000 618.7000 618.8000 618.9000 619.0000 619.1000 619.2000 619.3000 619.4000 619.5000 619.6000 619.7000 619.8000 619.9000 620.0000 620.1000 620.2000 620.4000 620.6000 620.8000 621.0000 621.2000 621.4000 621.5000 621.6000 621.8000 622.0000 622.2000 622.3000 622.4000 622.6000 623.4000 623.5000 623.7000 624.7000 625.0000 |
(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 Swap Swap |
Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Reducing a long position Increasing a long position |
498 27,497 52 50,194 |
616.6847 616.6850 616.6923 617.3657 |
· 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: |
1st July 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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