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Dodge & Cox - Form 8.3 - Aviva Plc - Dodge & Cox 11.24.14

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London, November 24

                                                                   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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are  Dodge & Cox onbeing disclosed:                                         behalf of its                                                         clients which may                                                         include investment                                                         companies and/or                                                         employee benefit                                                         plans, pension                                                         funds, endowment                                                         funds and individual                                                         clients.(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positionsdisclosed, if different from 1(a):The naming of nominee or vehicle companies isinsufficient(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose         Aviva Plcrelevant securities this form relates:Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree(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:               November 24, 2014(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they  NOtoday disclosing, under the Code in respect of any otherparty to this offer?2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror orofferee to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)Class of relevant security:                                     Interests           Short positions      Number             %        Number         %(1) Relevant        82,192,701     2.79securities ownedand/or controlled:(2) Derivatives(other thanoptions):(3) Options andagreements topurchase/sell:TOTAL:              82,192,701     2.79All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchaseor sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (OpenPositions).(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and otherexecutive options)Class of relevant security inrelation to which subscription rightexists:Details, including nature of therights concerned and relevantpercentages:If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than oneclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copytable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevantsecurity.3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE(a) Purchases and salesClass of relevant    Purchase/sale         Number of        Price per unit     security                             securitiesOrdinary Shares    Purchase           55,600              5.1835 GBPOrdinary Shares    Purchase           533,339             5.1871 GBPOrdinary Shares    Purchase           9,400               5.1835 GBPOrdinary Shares    Purchase           35,000              5.1835 GBP(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)   Class of      Product      Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per   relevant    description  e.g. opening/closing a  reference       unit   security      e.g. CFD    long/short position,   securities                            increasing/reducing a                             long/short position(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingClass of   Product    Writing,   Number of  Exercise   Type    Expiry  Optionrelevant description purchasing, securities  price     e.g.     date   moneysecurity  e.g. call   selling,    to which  per unit American,         paid/           option      varying     option            European         received                        etc.      relates              etc.           per unit(ii) Exercising Class of relevant       Product            Number of      Exercise price per     security          description         securities             unit                     e.g. call option(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)Class of relevant    Nature of dealing          Details       Price per unit    security         e.g. subscription,                      (if applicable)                         conversionThe currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities ofthe offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (asappropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.4. OTHER INFORMATION(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangementsDetails of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement orunderstanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which maybe an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the personmaking the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting inconcert with a party to the offer:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"none(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options orderivativesDetails 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 relevantsecurities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"none(c) AttachmentsIs a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                 NODate of disclosure:                    November 24, 2014Contact name:                          Thomas M. MisteleTelephone number:                      415-981-1710Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a RegulatoryInformation Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk . The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit isavailable for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosurerequirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .