NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR
DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO
OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH
JURISDICTION
3 March 2025
Aviva
plc
Rule 2.9
Announcement
In accordance with Rule 2.9 of the
City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), Aviva plc
("Aviva") confirms that as at 7 February 2025, it had
2,677,650,034 issued ordinary shares of 32 17/19
pence each in issue and admitted to trading. Each ordinary share
carries the right to one vote in relation to all circumstances at
general meetings of Aviva. Aviva does not hold any ordinary shares
in treasury. The International Securities Identification Number
(ISIN) is GB00BPQY8M80.
The total number of shares
attracting voting rights in the Company is therefore 2,677,650,034.
The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine the
percentage of issued share capital they hold in the Company and if
they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules.
Aviva has a sponsored American
Depositary Receipts ("ADR") programme for which Citibank
Shareholder Services acts as the sponsored depositary bank. One ADR
represents two ordinary shares of the Company. The ADRs trade on
OTC US. The trading symbol for these ADRs is AVVIY and the ISIN is
US05382A3023.
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Enquiries:
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Media
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Andrew Reid
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+44 (0)7800 694 276
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Sarah Swailes
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+44 (0)7800 694 859
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Investors and analysts
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Greg Neilson
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+44 (0)7800 694 564
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Joel von Sternberg
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+44 (0)7384 231 238
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Michael O'Hara
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+44 (0)7387 234 388
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Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Joint Financial Adviser and
Joint Corporate Broker to Aviva)
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Peter Brown / Sian Evans / Peter
Catterall / Michael Lamb
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+44 (0)20 7986 4000
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Goldman Sachs International (Joint Financial Adviser and Joint
Corporate Broker to Aviva)
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Anthony Gutman / Nimesh Khiroya /
Bertie Whitehead
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+44 (0)20 7774 1000
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Disclaimer
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
("Citi"), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation
Authority and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct
Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority is acting as
financial adviser exclusively for Aviva and for no one else in
connection with the matters described in this announcement, and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Aviva for providing
the protections afforded to its clients nor for providing advice in
relation to the matters referred to in this announcement. Neither
Citi nor any of its affiliates, directors or employees owes or
accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether
direct or indirect, consequential, whether in contract, tort, in
delict, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a
client of Citi in connection with this announcement, any statement
contained herein or otherwise.
Goldman Sachs International, which
is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated
by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation
Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Aviva
and no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Aviva
for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs
International, or for providing advice in connection with the
matters referred to in this announcement.
