Slaughter and May advised Aviva plc - issue of CAD 450 million 4.5% Tier 3 Fixed Rate Notes under its £7 billion Euro Note Programme

Slaughter and May advised Aviva plc on its issue of CAD 450 million 4.5% Tier 3 Fixed Rate Notes under its £7 billion Euro Note Programme.

The Notes have been admitted to listing on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the regulated market of the London Stock Exchange.

The Notes are intended to qualify as Tier 3 Capital under Solvency II. The Notes have been assigned a rating of Baa1 by Moody’s and BBB by Standard & Poor’s.

Barclays Bank plc, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acted as managers in respect of the offering.

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineburg LLP team: Anthony Spadaro