Aviva confirms board change

Further to the announcement made on 10 August 2005, Aviva plc (“Aviva”) confirms that Pehr Gyllenhammar will retire as chairman and director of Aviva with effect from 31 December 2005. Mr Gyllenhammar will be succeeded as chairman by Lord Sharman of Redlynch, OBE, with effect from 1 January 2006. Lord Sharman joined the board in January 2005.

Aviva also confirms that George Paul and Elizabeth Vallance, independent non-executive directors, will retire from the Aviva board with effect from 31 December 2005. As stated in the Company’s 2004 annual report and accounts, both Mr Paul and Lady Vallance have served in excess of nine years with the company, or one of the legacy companies, and are retiring in line with the board’s rotation and succession plans for its non-executive directors. As part of this succession planning Mary Francis joined the board with effect from 1 October 2005.

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Notes to editors:

• Aviva is the world’s sixth-largest insurance group based on gross world-wide premiums and market capitalisation (at 31 December 2004); it is one of the leading providers of life and pensions in Europe and has substantial businesses in other markets around the world.

• Aviva’s main activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with world-wide total income of Ł40 billion and assets under management of Ł280 billion at 31 December 2004.

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