Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

07 February 2025

 

FORM 8.3
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  relevant securities this form relates:			AVIVA PLC
(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:			06 Feb 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  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:				24,322,968	0.90%	25,071,855	0.94%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				7,419,125	0.28%	18,326,276	0.68%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				20,000	0.00%	486,673	0.02%
TOTAL:				31,762,093	1.18%	43,884,804	1.64%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194,807	5.1421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	194,803	5.1420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	186,274	5.1251  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	162,132	5.1400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	133,102	5.1247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	113,759	5.1423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	112,797	5.1329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	86,841	5.1384  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	76,329	5.1227  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63,829	5.1364  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	54,194	5.1289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	39,078	5.1495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	20,990	5.1430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,876	5.1447  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,419	5.1426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,322	5.1310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,508	5.1425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,764	5.1465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,616	5.1442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,042	5.1221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,774	5.1431  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,948	5.1440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,917	5.1060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,696	5.1414  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,035	5.1456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,787	5.1000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,744	5.1460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,505	5.1568  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,416	5.1580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,369	5.1003  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,222	5.1575  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,102	5.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,100	5.1520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	580	5.1404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	541	5.1380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	519	5.1480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	505	5.1560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	474	5.0780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	277	5.1540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	39	5.1600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	351,874	5.1441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	300,000	5.1247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	250,000	5.1268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	216,063	5.1433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	215,467	5.1395  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	179,645	5.1450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	173,452	5.1456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	125,747	5.1420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	116,370	5.1436  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	82,941	5.1397  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	77,508	5.1307  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	74,406	5.1426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	68,513	5.1365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	60,580	5.1292  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	38,253	5.1380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32,554	5.1508  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	26,550	5.1520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	25,004	5.1417  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,167	5.1359  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,777	5.1482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,257	5.1465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,130	5.1577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,980	5.1254  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,184	5.1449  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13,340	5.1408  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,824	5.1438  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,647	5.1240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,552	5.1277  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,950	5.1427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,898	5.1484  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,789	5.1444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,700	5.1434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,365	5.1372  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,697	5.1338  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,187	5.1443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,042	5.1227  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,773	5.1476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,917	5.1067  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,660	5.1630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,483	5.1435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,435	5.1498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,412	5.1300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,242	5.1322  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,787	5.1000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,708	5.1460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,416	5.1580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,369	5.1009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,321	5.1489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,290	5.1479  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,279	5.1386  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,160	5.1500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,119	5.1445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,102	5.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	947	5.1103  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	897	5.1581  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	894	5.1361  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	875	5.1440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	584	5.1547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	519	5.1480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	455	5.1370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	389	5.1497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	277	5.1540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	240	5.1357  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	64	5.1468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	62	5.1517  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6	5.1416  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	40,300	5.1423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	724	5.1059  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	947	5.1103  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	100	5.1119  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	300,000	5.1247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	250,000	5.1268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	77,508	5.1307  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,242	5.1322  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,107	5.1328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,697	5.1338  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	240	5.1357  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,167	5.1359  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,365	5.1372  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	30,470	5.1399  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,004	5.1417  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6	5.1419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	59,789	5.1420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	19,496	5.1424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	74,406	5.1426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,094	5.1427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	216,063	5.1433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,483	5.1435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	116,370	5.1436  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,824	5.1438  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	349,998	5.1441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	83,032	5.1443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,789	5.1444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	283,009	5.1456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,819	5.1465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	64	5.1469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,290	5.1479  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,090	5.1495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	389	5.1497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,435	5.1498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,554	5.1508  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	62	5.1517  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	584	5.1547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	188	5.1567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,130	5.1577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,660	5.1630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	474	5.0780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,826	5.1000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,526	5.1279  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	112,797	5.1330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	367	5.1360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	86,841	5.1384  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	580	5.1404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	72,931	5.1420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	194,807	5.1421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,886	5.1422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	113,759	5.1423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,000	5.1426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,990	5.1430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,249	5.1434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,050	5.1447  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,494	5.1450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,764	5.1465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,880	5.1493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,763	5.1501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	519	5.1581  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	39	5.1601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,485	5.1338  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	1,067	5.0996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	11,816	5.1365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	6,819	5.1404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	61,633	5.1462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	624	5.1500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	133,102	5.1247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	1,067	5.1423  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				07 Feb 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				AVIVA PLC
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	Put Options	Purchased	-10,000	462.2400	American	19-Dec-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	10,000	564.9600	American	19-Dec-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,316	4.4050	European	06-May-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,781	5.3305	European	06-May-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,576	5.3176	European	05-Jun-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-10,000	564.9600	American	19-Dec-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Put Options	Written	10,000	462.2400	American	19-Dec-25
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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