REG - Aviva PLC LondonMetric Picton Property Inc. - Form 8.3 - LondonMetric Property plc

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RNS Number : 4590W  Aviva PLC  12 March 2026

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:                                                      AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           Aviva plc does not have investment discretion over part of the holding,
 different from 1(a):                                                             however full voting authority is retained.

      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   LONDONMETRIC PROPERTY PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this      N/A
 and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       11 MARCH 2026

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
 prior to the disclosure
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making           YES
 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

                                                                                PICTON PROPERTY INCOME LIMITED
      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

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:                                          GBP0.10

                                                                      Interests            Short positions

                                                                      Number        %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     46,297,036 *  1.97   0         0

 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        0                    0         0

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  0                    0         0
 purchase/sell:
      TOTAL:                                                          46,297,036 *  1.97   0         0

 

*Aviva plc does not have investment discretion over 5,374,996 shares, however
full voting authority is retained.

 

 

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

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       247                   GBP 1.986194

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       565,010               GBP 1.986198

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       4,238                 GBP 1.986199

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       567                   GBP 1.986208

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       475                   GBP 1.986211

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       4,146                 GBP 1.989397

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       199,015               GBP 1.989398

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,537                 GBP 1.989401

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,722                 GBP 1.989402

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       205                   GBP 1.989415

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       172                   GBP 1.989419

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       90                    GBP 1.989444

 GBP0.10                     SALE           26,639                GBP 1.991000

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,145                 GBP 1.991790

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       960                   GBP 1.991792

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,140,634             GBP 1.991794

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       9,594                 GBP 1.991795

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       499                   GBP 1.991804

 GBP0.10                     SALE           18,423                GBP 1.992200

 GBP0.10                     SALE           3,103                 GBP 1.992201

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       87                    GBP 1.992989

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       5,672                 GBP 1.992999

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       183,324               GBP 1.993000

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       6,322                 GBP 1.993001

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       2,745                 GBP 1.993002

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,485                 GBP 1.993003

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       166                   GBP 1.993012

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       199                   GBP 1.993015

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       5                     GBP 2.004000

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       2,228                 GBP 2.004690

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,867                 GBP 2.004692

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       1,655                 GBP 2.004695

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       5,376                 GBP 2.004699

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       100                   GBP 2.004700

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       240                   GBP 2.004708

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       378                   GBP 2.004709

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       89                    GBP 2.004719

 GBP0.10                     PURCHASE       22                    GBP 2.005000

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position

 

(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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

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:  12 MARCH 2026
 Contact name:        NEIL WHITTAKER
 Telephone number:    020 7528 2115

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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