Societe Generale SA - Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

RNS Number : 9278Q

Societe Generale SA

20 December 2024

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	19/12/2024
(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:	8,505,981	0.32	5,729,167	0.21
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	5,781,021	0.22	252,578	0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	14,287,002	0.53	5,981,745	0.22

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	94	4.57043
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	676	4.5809
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,295	4.58609
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,208	4.5796
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	66	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	57	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	77	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	57	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	79	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	48	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	51	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	78	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	198	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,357	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	185	4.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	246	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	294	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	372	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	385	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	476	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	685	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	800	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,664	4.6
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,734	4.577
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,468	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	465	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	537	4.5715
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	609	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,547	4.5745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,002	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,065	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	102	4.5735
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	472	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	534	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	552	4.5705
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	576	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,398	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	15	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	37	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	106	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	108	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	113	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	158	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	249	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	255	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	271	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	580	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	640	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	692	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	800	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	840	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	865	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	907	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,413	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	52	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	544	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	553	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	825	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	943	4.5705
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,189	4.5705
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,308	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,392	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,678	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,769	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,842	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,867	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,948	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,948	4.5705
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	453	4.5725
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,987	4.5745
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,995	4.5705
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,256	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	173	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	177	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	180	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	203	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	279	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	381	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	381	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	381	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	692	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,826	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,916	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	62	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	135	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,350	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	157	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	159	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	171	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	181	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	254	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	316	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	322	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	361	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	795	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	24	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	43	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	44	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	60	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	62	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	70	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	94	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	134	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	140	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	150	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	152	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	156	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	172	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	213	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	236	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	246	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	288	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	315	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	340	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	349	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	352	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	354	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	360	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	361	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	370	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	375	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	387	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	393	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	393	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	413	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	458	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	490	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	514	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	522	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	572	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	575	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	575	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	672	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	692	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	693	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	693	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	693	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	710	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	711	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	725	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	842	4.578
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	862	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	896	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	901	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	901	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	902	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	986	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,023	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,076	4.594
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,076	4.595
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,077	4.583
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,077	4.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,077	4.591
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,077	4.592
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,078	4.583
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,079	4.577
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,079	4.577
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,080	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,080	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,086	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,087	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,117	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,167	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,348	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,348	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,405	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,675	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,960	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,523	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,937	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,736	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	452	4.575
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,017	5.55
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	408	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,441	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,619	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,017	4.5882
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	354	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	503	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	947	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	141	4.563
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	141	4.563
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	218	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	218	4.589
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	227	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	357	4.589
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	475	4.563
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	548	4.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	101	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	334	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	365	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	47	4.563
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	92	4.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	470	4.59
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	475	4.587
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	572	4.589
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	658	4.563
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	55	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	103	4.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	196	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	270	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	292	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	604	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	679	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	679	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	710	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	718	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	733	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	755	4.579
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	853	4.584
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	945	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	980	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,103	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,212	4.588
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,213	4.58
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,216	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,241	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,297	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,377	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,395	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,401	4.573
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,418	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,432	4.562
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,447	4.567
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,473	4.566
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,474	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,529	4.567
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,607	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,825	4.574
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	452	4.575
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31	4.565
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28	4.576
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	28	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	36	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8	4.591
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	178	4.57174
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,599	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,654	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,805	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,806	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,916	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,581	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,477	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,936	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	20,953	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	60,689	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,357	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	278	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	400	4.602
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,064	4.602
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,937	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12,736	4.586
Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,000	5.64

(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 short position	94	4.57043
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2	4.569
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	676	4.5809
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,295	4.58609
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,208	4.5796
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	66	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	57	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	77	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	57	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	79	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	48	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	255	4.586
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4	4.57
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	51	4.571
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	78	4.572
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	198	4.572

(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:	20/12/2024
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

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