BNP Paribas

Transaction in Own Shares • Jan 2, 2025

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RNS Number : 9601R

BNP Paribas London

02 January 2025

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	Direct Line Insurance Group 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	31/12/2024
(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: Aviva 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:	GB00BY9D0Y18 (10 10/11p ordinary)

	Interests	Short Positions

	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	34,080,323	2.60	-29,185,317	-2.23
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	6,308,365	.48	-24,105,326	-1.84
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0		0
TOTAL:	40,388,688	3.08	-53,290,643	-4.06

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
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	7	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	33	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	65	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	66	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	83	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	86	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	111	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	113	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	119	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	132	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	136	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	140	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	141	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	141	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	160	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	180	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	207	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	274	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	283	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	306	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	365	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	368	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	369	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	370	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	411	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	418	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	427	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	427	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	439	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	444	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	454	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	457	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	473	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	540	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	548	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	548	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	561	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	585	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	599	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	601	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	606	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	606	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	606	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	614	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	618	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	632	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	632	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	634	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	634	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	647	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	648	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	659	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	663	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	692	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	705	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	708	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	710	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	713	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	725	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	731	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	771	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	790	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	790	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	798	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	798	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	850	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	871	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	903	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	928	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	933	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	936	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	977	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	984	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	984	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	984	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	984	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,065	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,072	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,083	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,090	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,090	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,123	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,125	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,126	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,126	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,138	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,143	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,161	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,180	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,181	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,182	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,189	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,211	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,215	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,227	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,233	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,239	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,264	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,285	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,301	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,370	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,370	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,370	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,370	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,370	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,371	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,377	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,379	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,379	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,382	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,410	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,419	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,455	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,468	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,480	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,500	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,505	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,518	2.5400 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,532	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,569	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,575	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,603	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,614	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,664	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,912	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	1,944	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,007	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,029	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,029	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,041	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,069	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,093	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,246	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,304	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,353	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,464	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,483	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,502	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,549	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,560	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,610	2.5440 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,624	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,624	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,624	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5340 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5360 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5380 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5420 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,643	2.5480 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	2,649	2.5462 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	4,702	2.5411 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	5,958	2.5450 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	12,265	2.5431 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	26,899	2.5450 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	63,010	2.5450 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	73,771	2.5439 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Purchase	77,345	2.5498 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Sale	-244,380	2.5436 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Sale	-86,080	2.5436 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Sale	-36,318	2.5436 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 references securities	Price per unit
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-26,899	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-5,958	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-63,010	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-393	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-305	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Increasing Short Position	-56	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Reducing Long Position	-4,702	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Reducing Short Position	61	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Reducing Short Position	596	2.5520 GBP
GB00BY9D0Y18	Contract for Difference	Reducing Short Position	97	2.5520 GBP

(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)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

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:	02/01/2025
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

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