Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 8376O
Societe Generale SA
04 December 2024
 

The 'Form 8.3 - Aviva' announcement released on 03/12/2024 at 09:28 under RNS No 6043O has been amended.

 

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

 

The full amended text is shown below.

 

 

 

 

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

02/12/2024

(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:

*15,658,659

*0.58

1,361,014

0.05

(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:

 

917,506

0.03

110,336

0.00

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

0

0.00

0

0.00

TOTAL:

*16,576,165

*0.62

1,471,350

0.05

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

3,443

4.83273

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

195

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,094

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

4.815

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45

4.801

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

47

4.859

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

87

4.816

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

136

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

159

4.793

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

174

4.826

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

175

4.855

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

242

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

251

4.826

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

254

4.859

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

257

4.865

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

275

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

278

4.814

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

300

4.793

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

339

4.859

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

350

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

359

4.826

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

393

4.814

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

396

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

407

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

408

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

408

4.814

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

421

4.816

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

440

4.794

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

448

4.82

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

457

4.83

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

461

4.86

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

462

4.866

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

474

4.871

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

494

4.809

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

503

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

515

4.859

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

531

4.805

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

540

4.819

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

547

4.861

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

560

4.865

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

574

4.865

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

583

4.84

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

609

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

653

4.813

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

737

4.831

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

758

4.792

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

773

4.855

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

779

4.801

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

967

4.834

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

987

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,052

4.819

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,184

4.816

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,188

4.826

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,210

4.822

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,583

4.82

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,647

4.801

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,669

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

4.796

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

4.858

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,889

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

660

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

684

4.863

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

728

4.869

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

738

4.813

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

754

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51

4.806

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55

4.798

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

206

4.813

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

358

4.849

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

375

4.795

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

376

4.849

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

446

4.846

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

469

4.813

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

683

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

725

4.846

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

791

4.795

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

795

4.849

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

4.798

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,152

4.856

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,153

4.848

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,154

4.846

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,156

4.835

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,157

4.828

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,158

4.827

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,159

4.821

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,160

4.818

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

4.8

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,193

4.849

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,505

4.818

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,568

4.806

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2

4.825

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

343

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,037

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,113

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,725

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

98

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

324

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,148

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51

4.814

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54

4.815

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

44

4.825

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

52

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55

4.815

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41

4.816

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

118

4.811

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

139

4.819

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

123

4.818

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

4.825

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100

4.82

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

68

4.826

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

105

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

167

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

243

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

340

4.829

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

528

4.828

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

694

4.828

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

717

4.83

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

847

4.828

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,085

4.84

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

323

4.833

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

456

4.833

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

467

4.833

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

931

4.839

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,305

4.847

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10

4.845

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,725

4.832

 

           

(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

Reducing a long position

3,443

4.83273

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

195

4.832

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

51

4.814

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

73

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

55

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

51

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

54

4.815

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

44

4.825

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

60

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

52

4.823

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

55

4.815

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

41

4.816

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

118

4.811

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

47

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

54

4.812

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

139

4.819

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

123

4.818

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2

4.825

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

100

4.82

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1

4.824

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

68

4.826

 

(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:

*04/12/2024

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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