Form 8.3 - Aviva plc.


    03 July 2025 14:09:06
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 6608P
Societe Generale SA
03 July 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:

SOCIETE GENERALE 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

02/07/2025

(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: 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:

32 17/19p ordinary

 

 

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

56,419,841

2.11

53,762,334

2.01

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

2,110,337

0.08

2,341,101

0.09

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

58,530,178

2.18

56,103,435

2.09

   

 

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

GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,928

6.12249

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,323

6.07824

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

70

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,419,913

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,827,712

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,088,383

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

247,426

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

76,212

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,653,505

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

397,079

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,685,173

6.154

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

533

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

161

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

176

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

207

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

222

6.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

257

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

282

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

300

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

301

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

302

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

368

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

410

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

417

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

422

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

432

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

433

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

437

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

446

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

454

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

472

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

481

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

486

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

489

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

503

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

514

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

572

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

607

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

607

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

762

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

848

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

6.026

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,209

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,308

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,811

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,955

6.13

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

170

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

360

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

363

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

364

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

387

6.112

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

434

6.16

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

438

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

477

6.046

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

478

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

528

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

528

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

576

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

630

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

670

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

720

6.034

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

359

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

264

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

345

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

345

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

515

6.094

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,170

6.044

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

6.158

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

147

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

189

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

302

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

571

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

654

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

669

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

702

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

727

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

830

6.05

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

836

6.16

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

923

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

6.028

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

6.03

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

6.032

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,071

6.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,500

6.028

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,700

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,796

6.044

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,137

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,558

6.058

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,015

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

329

6.12396

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,982

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,032

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,831

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,541

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,549

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

594

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,342

0

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,011

0

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,265,263

6.158

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

498,900

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,687

6.10259

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,227

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,011

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,911

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30

6.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

142

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

336

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

360

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

365

6.064

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

445

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

445

6.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

533

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

552

6.126

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

629

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

653

6.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

968

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,079

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,107

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,276

6.118

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,323

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,684

6.068

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,684

6.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

102

6.127

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

360

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

791

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

893

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

968

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,397

6.071

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,008

6.116

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,335

6.077

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

445

6.078

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

445

6.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

516

6.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

522

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

6.056

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,247

6.062

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

747

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

828

6.074

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,066

6.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,145

6.082

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,147

6.052

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,151

6.054

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,325

6.08

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,749

6.12

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,081

6.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,100

6.14

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,100

6.142

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,101

6.134

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,101

6.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,102

6.136

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,108

6.114

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,141

6.066

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,171

6.138

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,211

6.072

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

190

6.10418

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

700

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

946

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,044

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,007

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,232

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,702

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,820

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,132

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,230

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9

0

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8

0

 

 

(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 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Equity linked swap

Closing a long position

2,685,173

6.154

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

8

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

44

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

46

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

173

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

176

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

235

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

500

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

595

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,209

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,253

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,420

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,004

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,867

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

32,475

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

32,475

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

33,642

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

33,643

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

34,974

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

35,482

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

35,683

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

39,834

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

39,928

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

41,075

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

42,030

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

43,071

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

43,763

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

44,132

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

48,712

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50,894

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

52,237

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

54,831

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

58,446

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

60,485

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

61,318

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

62,235

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

66,492

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

66,618

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

69,211

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

70,021

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

70,021

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

70,064

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

79,334

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

79,857

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81,187

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81,860

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

81,860

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82,326

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82,449

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

83,025

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

84,109

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

87,499

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,188

6.067733

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

103,135

6.079411

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

14,928

6.122493

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,087

6.082199

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

498,900

6.06

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

153

6.131577

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

447

6.134276

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,265,263

6.158

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

173

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

83

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,264

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,734

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,004

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,076

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,316

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,591

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,867

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,867

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,006

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,364

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,468

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,933

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,934

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,010

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,725

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,734

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

5,734

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,297

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,363

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,477

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,601

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9,551

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9,755

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,180

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,180

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,412

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,789

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

12,338

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

12,584

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

14,194

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

14,254

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

15,270

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,567

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,954

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

17,202

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

19,214

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

20,037

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

20,296

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

21,274

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

21,536

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

22,747

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

23,004

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

24,679

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,451

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,576

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

25,576

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

26,257

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

28,196

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

29,245

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

88,340

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

89,270

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

93,180

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

95,513

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

97,357

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

103,000

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

105,031

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

114,168

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

138,542

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

145,489

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

149,999

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

152,718

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

174,330

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

174,330

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

175,052

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

176,683

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

186,360

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

187,933

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

192,557

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

195,131

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

205,636

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

217,122

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

219,089

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

219,736

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

229,745

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

238,783

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

246,719

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

276,393

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

292,852

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

360,139

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

393,317

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

397,079

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

411,271

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

422,758

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

439,473

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

445,442

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

485,871

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

553,973

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

636,342

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,042,940

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,264,600

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,272,685

0

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,772,881

0

 

(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?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

03/07/2025

Contact name:

Paul Jenkins

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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