Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Aviva plc announced on May 15, 2026, that several Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs), including Amanda Blanc, Charlotte Jones, Douglas Brown, James Hillman, Mark Versey, Jason Storah, and Navinder Dhillon, were granted conditional awards of Aviva plc Ordinary Shares on May 14, 2026, under the Annual Bonus Plan and Long Term Incentive Plan. These awards were calculated at a grant price of £6.29 per share, with the total number of shares awarded across all PDMRs amounting to 2,290,384.

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Aviva PLC
15 May 2026
 

                                                                          

 

 

 

 

15 May 2026

 

Aviva plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)

 

This announcement relates to the grant of conditional awards of Aviva plc Ordinary Shares (Shares) to PDMRs on 14 May 2026 under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan (ABP) and Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), with the awards calculated by reference to a grant price of £6.29.

 

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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan. 

2.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 195,866

2. 1,008,744

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 195,866

2. 1,008,744

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Charlotte Jones

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Financial 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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan. 

2.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 89,427

2. 399,205

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 89,427

2. 399,205

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Douglas Brown

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO of Insurance, Wealth & Retirement

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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan.

2.    Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 89,427

2. 368,203

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 89,427

2. 368,203

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

James Hillman

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Group Chief Risk 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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan.

2.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 57,631

2. 202,861

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 57,631

2. 202,861

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Mark Versey

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO of Aviva Investors

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

Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Nil

94,594

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

Nil

94,594

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities

a)

Name

Jason Storah

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO of UK & Ireland General Insurance

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer

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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan.

2.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)



1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 83,624

2. 356,279

d)

Aggregate information

Price

Volume



1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 83,624

2. 356,279

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Navinder Dhillon

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CEO of Aviva Canada

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

1.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Annual Bonus Plan.

2.   Grant of conditional awards of Shares under the Aviva Long Term Incentive Plan. 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 47,196

2. 177,417

d)

Aggregated information

Price

Volume

1. Nil

2. Nil

1. 47,196

2. 177,417

e)

Date of the transaction

1. 2026-05-14

2. 2026-05-14

f)

Place of the transaction

1. Outside a trading venue

2. Outside a trading venue

 

 

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