Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

Barclays PLC

14 March 2025

 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6149A published at 15:23 on 13/03/2025, changes made to section 3a.
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
(a)	Full name of discloser:				Barclays PLC.
(b)	Owner or controller of interest and short
	positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				AVIVA PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(d)	If an exempt fund manager connected with an
	offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
	offeror/offeree:
(e)	Date position held/dealing undertaken:				12 Mar 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
2.				POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree
	to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
Class of relevant security:				32 17/19p ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			19,155,205	0.72%	18,032,924	0.67%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,037,717	0.52%	12,612,885	0.47%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,369	0.01%
	TOTAL:			33,192,922	1.24%	30,871,178	1.15%
(b)	Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive
	options)
Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
3.				DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		205,663		5.3857  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		159,238		5.3860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		129,117		5.3569  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		84,927		5.3448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		75,573		5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		51,136		5.3572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,355		5.3371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		39,569		5.3659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		37,926		5.3851  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,493		5.3335  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,637		5.3528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,816		5.3170  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,373		5.3369  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,327		5.3862  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,286		5.3567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,474		5.3372  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,617		5.3440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,342		5.3171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,318		5.3425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,283		5.3140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,502		5.3760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,909		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,316		5.3644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,698		5.3720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,106		5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,317		5.3143  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,944		5.3820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,700		5.3325  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,347		5.3655  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,064		5.3531  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,912		5.3631  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,157		5.3138  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		713		5.3220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		695		5.3517  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		585		5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		211		5.2940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109		5.3560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		107		5.2924  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		88		5.3460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19		5.2873  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,493,016		5.3473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		984,823		5.3828  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		473,394		5.3860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		173,440		5.3779  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		152,742		5.3442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		93,041		5.3590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		55,053		5.3051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		53,801		5.3536  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,479		5.3668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,212		5.3545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,296		5.3532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,793		5.3598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,287		5.3579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,086		5.3496  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,367		5.3547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,825		5.3363  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,594		5.3586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,110		5.3856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,555		5.3781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,705		5.3675  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,270		5.3140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,508		5.3564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,502		5.3760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,966		5.3651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,073		5.3020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,235		5.3681  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,214		5.3849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,155		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,944		5.3820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,621		5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,909		5.3060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,882		5.3608  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,079		5.3680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,051		5.3641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		994		5.3520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		936		5.3040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		833		5.3730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		713		5.3220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		126		5.3704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		109		5.3560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		100		5.3739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		85		5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43		5.3780  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,293,600	5.3473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,053	5.3051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		152,742	5.3442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,464	5.3466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,677	5.3475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		64,388	5.3493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53,801	5.3536  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,212	5.3545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,287	5.3566  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,059	5.3592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		73,452	5.3596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,025	5.3673  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,445	5.3678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,623	5.3688  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58,190	5.3725  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		100	5.3739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		200	5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		114,355	5.3832  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,214	5.3849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,110	5.3856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		611,291	5.3860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,231	5.2860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,555	5.3120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,392	5.3148  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,342	5.3171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,493	5.3335  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,746	5.3346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		600	5.3425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,363	5.3436  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,479	5.3452  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,702	5.3487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,853	5.3505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,499	5.3510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,064	5.3515  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		695	5.3517  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,637	5.3528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,277	5.3546  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		72,364	5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,152	5.3664  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		661	5.3739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,006	5.3860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		197,776	5.3862  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,637	5.3713  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		199,416	5.3473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,410	5.3587  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,775	5.3611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,141	5.3617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		301,442	5.3855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,080	5.3856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,080	5.2863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,325	5.2864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,090	5.3611  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						applicable)
4.				OTHER INFORMATION
(a)	Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
NONE
(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
NONE
(c)	Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?				YES
Date of disclosure:				13 Mar 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO
PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1.				KEY INFORMATION
Identity of the person whose positions/dealings				Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose				AVIVA PLC
relevant securities this from relates:
2.				OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES
Class of relevant security	Product description	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type	Expiry date
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,806	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,563	5.3176	European	05 Jun 2025
3.				AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

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