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Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Published: 04/04/2025, 12:13

RNS Number : 7523D

Societe Generale SA

04 April 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	03/04/2025
(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:	33,414,042	1.25	37,905,453	1.42
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	16,742,171	0.63	5,168,167	0.19
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	50,156,213	1.87	43,073,620	1.61

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	2	5.525
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,891	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	301	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	36	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	73	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	184	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	221	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	225	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	226	5.522
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.522
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	229	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	253	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	258	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	258	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	260	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	263	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	274	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	303	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	303	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	352	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	454	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	464	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	831	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	916	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	926	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,216	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,230	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,684	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	567	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,428	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,432	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	664	5.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65	5.546
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	137	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	274	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	378	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	382	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	426	5.546
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	448	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	487	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	516	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	520	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	536	5.52
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	544	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	563	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	701	5.546
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	935	5.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	5.56
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,081	5.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,200	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,614	5.526
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,020	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,062	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,069	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,263	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,353	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,387	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,735	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	345	5.56304
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	445	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	174,953	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	190	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	34,731	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	14,898	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	75,047	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	40	5.564
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	234	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3	5.564
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	328	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64	5.56
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	97	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	122	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14	5.56
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	94	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37	5.56
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	90	5.564
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46	5.564
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	483	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	434	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,818	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,735	5.524
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	874	5.583
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	226	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	243	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	485	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	553	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	633	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	654	5.534
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	747	5.546
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	747	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	883	5.568
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	444	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,564	5.583
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	556	5.578
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	558	5.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	846	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,021	5.54
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,265	5.528
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,405	5.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,548	5.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,573	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,640	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,659	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,663	5.578
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,685	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,724	5.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,254	5.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,362	5.534
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	172	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	175	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	114	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	511	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,346	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	243	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	304	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	315	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	939	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	5.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	960	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,398	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	150	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	205	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	274	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	417	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	287	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	104	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	146	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	108	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	149	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	525	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	206	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	128	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	224	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	135	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	296	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	250	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	248	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	910	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	108	5.598
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,367	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	108	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	775	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	97	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	670	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	254	5.546
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,093	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	101	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	228	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	156	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	193	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	252	5.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	175	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	337	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	515	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	279	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	450	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	501	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	475	5.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	153	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,820	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	130	5.598
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	395	5.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,170	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	740	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	785	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	201	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	152	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	142	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	432	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,007	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	166	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	284	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	226	5.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	263	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	331	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	140	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	610	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	128	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	294	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	135	5.54
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	103	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	229	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	993	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	258	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	387	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	242	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	324	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	139	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	104	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	147	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	161	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	619	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	705	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	161	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	285	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	828	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	315	5.578
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	259	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,367	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	675	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	295	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	525	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	185	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	218	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	424	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	263	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	500	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	175	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	79	5.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	376	5.582
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	110	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	143	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	243	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	135	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	287	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	905	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	272	5.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	160	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	278	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	500	5.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	130	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	316	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,008	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	595	5.556
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	475	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	867	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	158	5.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	241	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	393	5.544
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	473	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	121	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	155	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	107	5.598
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	316	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	395	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	455	5.554
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	133	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	541	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	207	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	236	5.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	515	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	103	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	116	5.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	327	5.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	130	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	588	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	260	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	625	5.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	123	5.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	415	5.558
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	251	5.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	110	5.596
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	113	5.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	255	5.542
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	200	5.552
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	965	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,861	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,064	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,735	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,586	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,222	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,261	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,286	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,286	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,287	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,287	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,287	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,108	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,031	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13,238	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14,587	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	184,031	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,891	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,481	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,580	5.538
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,250	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,330	5.55
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	34,731	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14,898	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	174,953	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	75,047	5.548
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	38	5.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	319	5.56

(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	CFD	Increasing a long position	328	5.5471678
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	406	5.5614720695
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	523	5.5614720695

(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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	04/04/2025
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.

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