Aviva completes exit from Spain

Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces that it has completed the sale of its entire shareholding¹ in life insurance and pensions joint ventures, Cajamurcia Vida² and Caja Granada Vida³, to Bankia⁴. The final consideration of the transaction is €203 million (£179 million). This follows the announcement of the sale by Aviva on 23 February 2018.

Aviva has also agreed the sale of its 50% shareholding in Spanish life insurance operation, Pelayo Vida⁵, to Santalucía⁶. This transaction completes Aviva’s withdrawal from the market. The transaction is subject to regulatory and anti-trust approvals and is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2018.

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Note: Proceeds converted to GBP at an exchange rate of €1.131/£1

_{¹Aviva holds 50% shareholding in Cajamurcia Vida and 25% shareholding in Caja Granada. 
² Cajamurcia Vida y Pensiones de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A.
³ Caja Granada Vida, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. 
⁴ Bankia S.A. 
⁵ Pelayo Vida Seguros y Reaseguros S.A. 
⁶ Santa Lucía, S.A, Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros.} 

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• Aviva provides life insurance, general insurance, health insurance and asset management to 33 million customers.
• In the UK we are the leading insurer serving one in every four households and have strong businesses in selected markets in Europe, Asia and Canada. Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE100 index.  
• Aviva’s asset management business, Aviva Investors, provides asset management services to both Aviva and external clients, and currently manages over £350 billion in assets. Total group assets under management at the Aviva group are £490 billion.
• Aviva helps people save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life; we paid out £34.6 billion in benefits and claims in 2017.
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