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News Release |
7 March 2024
Aviva plc (Aviva)
Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)
Aviva announces that:
Amanda Blanc, Group Chief Executive Officer and PDMR, purchased 10,597 ordinary shares, at a price of £4.74106 on 7 March 2024.
Kenneth Blanc, a Person Closely Associated (PCA) with Amanda Blanc purchased 17,121 ordinary shares, at a price of £4.686794 on 7 March 2024.
Full details of the transactions are set out below.
This announcement is made in accordance with Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 (as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Amanda Blanc | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Group Chief Executive Officer | |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | Aviva plc | |
b) | LEI | YF0Y5B0IB8SM0ZFG9G81 | |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code
| Ordinary Shares
GB00BPQY8M80 | |
b) | Nature of transaction | Purchase of 10,597 Ordinary Shares in Aviva plc. | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£4.741060 | 10,597 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
10,597 £50,241.01 | |
e) | Date of the transaction | 7 March 2024 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Kenneth Blanc | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Person Closely Associated with Amanda Blanc, Group Chief Executive Officer | |
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Notification | |
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||
a) | Name | Aviva plc | |
b) | LEI | YF0Y5B0IB8SM0ZFG9G81 | |
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares
GB00BPQY8M80 | |
b) | Nature of transaction | Purchase of 17,121 ordinary shares in Aviva plc. | |
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
£4.686794 | 17,121 | ||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
17,121 £80,242.60 | |
e) | Date of the transaction | 7 March 2024 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON | |
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Media:
Andrew Reid +44 (0)7800 694 276
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Marion Fischer +44 (0)7800 693 219
Analysts:
Rupert Taylor Rea +44 (0)7385 494 440
Joel von Sternberg +44 (0)7384 231 238
Michael O'Hara +44 (0)7387 234 388
Notes to editors:
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