Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

05 March 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				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:				04 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:			22,954,540	0.86%	21,549,578	0.80%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,413,193	0.43%	16,008,313	0.60%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,419	0.01%
	TOTAL:			34,367,733	1.28%	37,783,310	1.41%
(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		1,626,419		5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		444,400		5.3397  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		440,160		5.3404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		422,752		5.3421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		384,104		5.3569  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		204,004		5.3527  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		167,458		5.3424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		165,585		5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		153,423		5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		149,343		5.3622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		120,734		5.3698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		120,649		5.3787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		90,795		5.3691  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		84,800		5.3909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		75,904		5.3591  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		48,068		5.3554  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,362		5.3921  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		37,942		5.3570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,100		5.4082  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,970		5.3384  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,954		5.3482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,739		5.3432  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,676		5.3690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,897		5.3618  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,560		5.3737  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,746		5.3532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,255		5.3771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,192		5.3540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,931		5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,340		5.3670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,151		5.3649  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,550		5.3544  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,878		5.3620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,184		5.3561  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,023		5.3839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,962		5.3553  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,870		5.3408  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,831		5.3460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,648		5.3444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,727		5.3805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,573		5.3920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,205		5.3530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,820		5.3486  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,694		5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,518		5.4060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,512		5.3430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,493		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,383		5.3644  GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,200		13.8000  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,069		5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,053		5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		961		5.4018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		865		5.3640  GBP
ADR		Purchase		818		13.8400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		790		5.3552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		725		5.4255  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		648		5.4080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		591		5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		536		5.3980  GBP
ADR		Purchase		402		13.7902  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		392		5.3601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		270		5.3998  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		250		5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		137		5.3854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133		5.3800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		59		5.4100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25		5.3420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20		5.4030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		832,582		5.3755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		711,012		5.3489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		708,267		5.3521  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		661,771		5.3545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		495,572		5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		192,101		5.3741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		165,423		5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		111,292		5.3602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		104,788		5.3717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		103,119		5.3891  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101,254		5.3514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		86,368		5.3932  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		77,992		5.3705  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,689		5.3377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		45,343		5.3556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44,832		5.3690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,256		5.3799  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		37,409		5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		35,201		5.3621  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		30,252		5.3574  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,422		5.3589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,070		5.3470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		26,009		5.3817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,155		5.3837  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,436		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,182		5.3961  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,946		5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,931		5.3629  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,624		5.3592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,344		5.3745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,699		5.3712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,120		5.3659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,893		5.3614  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,145		5.3715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,118		5.3873  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,114		5.3866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,945		5.3577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,126		5.3815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,291		5.3754  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,038		5.3488  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,819		5.4099  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,622		5.3694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,087		5.3633  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,072		5.3926  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,972		5.3584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,663		5.3476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,064		5.3675  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,781		5.3540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,164		5.3460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,176		5.3570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,750		5.3610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,573		5.3920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,142		5.3620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,932		5.4186  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,832		5.3628  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,529		5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,512		5.3430  GBP
ADR		Sale		1,200		13.8000  USD
ADR		Sale		818		13.8400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		728		5.3670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		689		5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		591		5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		506		5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		448		5.3630  GBP
ADR		Sale		402		13.7902  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		299		5.4200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		250		5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		53		5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		48		5.3515  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25		5.3420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19		5.4050  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2		5.3983  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		Decreasing Long		37,126	5.3698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59,689	5.3377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		305,240	5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,919	5.3388  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,664	5.3393  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,171	5.3421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		235	5.3554  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		158,526	5.3564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,945	5.3577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,972	5.3584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		164,354	5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		111,292	5.3602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,893	5.3614  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,201	5.3621  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,832	5.3628  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,355	5.3629  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		212	5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		90,111	5.3644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,317	5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,047	5.3663  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		44,832	5.3690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,622	5.3694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,170	5.3702  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,699	5.3712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		96,506	5.3722  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,312	5.3725  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,602	5.3734  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		764	5.3735  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		832,582	5.3755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,009	5.3817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,114	5.3866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,708	5.3876  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103,119	5.3891  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,480	5.3923  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		86,368	5.3932  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		115,900	5.3935  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		91,099	5.3944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2	5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,715	5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,932	5.4186  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		441,022	5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,382	5.3382  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		112,653	5.3424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		149,343	5.3622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		53,660	5.3648  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,135	5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,676	5.3690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		120,734	5.3698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,011	5.3798  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		133	5.3800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,023	5.3839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		137	5.3854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		165,585	5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,379	5.4040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		648	5.4080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		242	5.4141  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		121	5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10,188	5.3961  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		7,609	5.3376  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		175,702	5.3380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		333	5.3460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		28,070	5.3470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		101,254	5.3514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,200	5.3556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,069	5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		24,653	5.3676  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		38,415	5.3869  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		24,213	5.3379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,289	5.3444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		400	5.3483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		46,099	5.3520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,526	5.3580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		7,609	5.3663  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		2,798	5.4063  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:				05 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	-120,820	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,599	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:

 

END