5 April 2017
AVIVA COMPLETES SALE OF SHAREHOLDING IN JOINT VENTURE
WITH CRÉDIT DU NORD IN FRANCE
Aviva plc ("Aviva") announces that it has completed the sale of its entire 50% shareholding in life insurance joint venture Antarius to Sogecap, a subsidiary of Société Générale, for a consideration of £425 million (€500 million), in cash. This follows the announcement of the sale by Aviva on 9th February 2017.
Antarius was a consolidated subsidiary of Aviva
€500m consideration converted to GBP at an exchange rate of €1 / £0.85
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