RNS Number : 1442Z
BNP Paribas London
03 March 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

28/02/2025

(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:

27,611,290

1.0312

-19,771,191

-0.7384

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

9,109,461

0.3402

-19,685,388

-0.7352

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

586,000

0.0219

+0

+0.0000

TOTAL:

37,306,751

1.3933

-39,456,579

-1.4736

 

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

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

19

5.4100 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

33

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

33

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

36

5.4234 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

37

5.4243 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

37

5.4342 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

38

5.4282 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

41

5.4403 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

48

5.4076 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

50

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

53

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

55

5.4300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

56

5.4020 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

56

5.4240 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

57

5.4300 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

58

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

59

5.4700 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

66

5.4280 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

67

5.4260 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

81

5.4260 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

85

5.4260 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

86

5.4492 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

88

5.3877 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

93

5.4280 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

94

5.4268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

109

5.4497 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

110

5.4717 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

113

5.4532 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

126

5.4408 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

127

5.3936 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

128

5.4464 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

129

5.4050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

129

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

130

5.4102 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

135

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

135

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

138

5.4542 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

153

5.4065 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

160

5.4416 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

169

5.4130 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

175

5.3975 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

180

5.3922 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

188

5.4405 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

189

5.4031 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

202

5.4064 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

208

5.4203 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

208

5.4659 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

219

5.4296 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

231

5.4249 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

239

5.4410 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

278

5.4377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

291

5.4593 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

293

5.4646 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

302

5.4600 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

307

5.4573 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

314

5.4553 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

321

5.4476 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

397

5.4542 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

447

5.4682 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

581

5.4320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

587

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

595

5.4615 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

600

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

624

5.4152 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

649

5.4582 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

696

5.4580 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

716

5.4687 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

811

5.4598 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

948

5.4671 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

959

5.4320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,059

5.4701 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,117

5.4682 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,186

5.4549 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,190

5.4595 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,236

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,284

5.4717 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,309

5.4560 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,465

5.4576 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,560

5.4532 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,721

5.4652 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,774

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

1,964

5.3884 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,064

5.4697 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,117

5.4660 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,200

5.4365 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,313

5.4600 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,417

5.4425 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,469

5.4553 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

2,929

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,000

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,007

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,339

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,492

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,614

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,627

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,130

5.4280 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,132

5.4637 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,400

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,627

5.4628 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,909

5.4427 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,967

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,981

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,136

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,137

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,137

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,490

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,529

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,851

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

5,993

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,250

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,254

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,271

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,469

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,491

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

6,598

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

7,388

5.3948 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

7,534

5.4657 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

7,832

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,906

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

8,906

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9,363

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9,365

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

9,735

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

10,728

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

11,207

5.4508 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

13,109

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

15,000

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

16,321

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

17,076

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

18,970

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

19,609

5.4377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

20,825

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

22,141

5.4486 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

27,233

5.4486 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

28,071

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

28,389

5.4479 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

28,605

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

29,389

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

33,170

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

33,464

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

33,622

5.4594 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

34,054

5.4502 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

36,181

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

38,280

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

38,320

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

40,331

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

43,696

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

45,362

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

60,918

5.4377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

62,779

5.4441 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

69,724

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

78,787

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

91,494

5.4187 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

99,024

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

100,000

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

123,317

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

126,090

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

129,820

5.4176 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

150,000

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

276,033

5.4316 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

450,930

5.4523 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

516,777

5.4420 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

3,903,061

5.4320 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Purchase

4,735,026

5.4520 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,626,289

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,949,431

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-728,817

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-661,068

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-500,000

5.4521 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-453,600

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-332,246

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-253,479

5.4270 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-216,921

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-172,476

5.4381 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-92,202

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-83,630

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-68,601

5.4537 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-45,749

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-39,641

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-21,343

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-17,813

5.4583 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-17,066

5.4308 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-16,569

5.4429 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-16,383

5.4512 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-14,145

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12,696

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-12,393

5.4406 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11,959

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11,586

5.4268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11,515

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-11,000

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-9,978

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-9,365

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-9,276

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-7,346

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-7,209

5.4539 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-6,635

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-5,887

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,627

5.4628 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,507

5.4526 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,402

5.4580 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,132

5.4637 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-4,130

5.4280 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,806

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,431

5.3885 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,431

5.4598 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-3,170

5.4693 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,834

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,691

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,469

5.4553 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,415

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,313

5.4600 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,229

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,131

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,117

5.4660 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,109

5.4298 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-2,064

5.4697 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,925

5.4434 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,766

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,721

5.4652 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,594

5.4218 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,560

5.4532 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,309

5.4560 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,284

5.4717 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,190

5.4595 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,186

5.4549 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,117

5.4682 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-1,059

5.4701 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-948

5.4671 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-811

5.4598 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-774

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-716

5.4687 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-649

5.4582 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-595

5.4615 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-447

5.4682 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-397

5.4542 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-321

5.4476 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-314

5.4553 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-307

5.4573 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-302

5.4600 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-293

5.4646 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-291

5.4593 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-278

5.4377 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-239

5.4410 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-231

5.4249 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-219

5.4296 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-208

5.4203 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-208

5.4659 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-202

5.4064 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-189

5.4031 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-188

5.4405 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-180

5.3922 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-175

5.3975 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-169

5.4130 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-160

5.4416 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-138

5.4542 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-135

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-135

5.4460 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-130

5.4102 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-129

5.4050 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-128

5.4464 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-127

5.3936 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-126

5.4408 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-113

5.4532 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-110

5.4717 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-109

5.4497 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-94

5.4268 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-88

5.3877 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-86

5.4492 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-66

5.4280 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-59

5.4700 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-58

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-53

5.4272 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-48

5.4076 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-41

5.4403 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-38

5.4282 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-37

5.4342 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-36

5.4234 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-33

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-33

5.4072 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Sale

-25

5.4600 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

11,074

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

16,569

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Closing Short Position

19,701

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Long Position

5,700

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-19

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-301,620

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-249,865

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-17

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-16,124

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-67,880

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-3

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-5,722

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-592,503

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

252,537

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

10,339

5.4440 GBP

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

480,830

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

21,302

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

72,211

5.4440

GB00BPQY8M80

Contract for Difference

Reducing Short Position

4,130

5.4440

 

(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:

03/03/2025

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)

Put Option

W

500000

5.444

american

18/12/2026

32 17/19p ordinary (GB00BPQY8M80)

Call Option

P

86000

5.444

american

19/12/2025

 

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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