Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

06 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:				05 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:			21,740,472	0.81%	21,532,343	0.80%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,469,553	0.43%	15,006,171	0.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,358	0.01%
	TOTAL:			33,210,025	1.24%	36,763,872	1.37%
(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		422,466		5.4167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		274,003		5.4178  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		217,293		5.4000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		205,052		5.4165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		188,674		5.3787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		135,537		5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		135,212		5.4018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133,804		5.3813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,476		5.4135  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		96,182		5.3793  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		77,156		5.3805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		73,760		5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		71,538		5.4055  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		54,078		5.4129  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		52,327		5.4012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		41,967		5.4107  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		34,276		5.4040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,868		5.4168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,864		5.3959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,139		5.4031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,911		5.4238  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,258		5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,094		5.4124  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,617		5.3865  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,206		5.3818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,592		5.4239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,042		5.4175  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,930		5.4010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,428		5.4033  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,060		5.4068  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,230		5.4320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,822		5.4087  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,536		5.4302  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,440		5.4106  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,473		5.3991  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,304		5.4125  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,780		5.3795  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,100		14.1500  USD
ADR		Purchase		1,872		14.1165  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,798		5.4159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,685		5.4139  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,547		5.4080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,206		5.4084  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,178		5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		996		5.4030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		732		5.3719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		646		5.4102  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		603		5.4060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		578		5.4300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		534		5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		521		5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		508		5.4220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		452		5.4280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		354		5.4172  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		301		5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		281		5.4240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		275		5.4100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		255		5.4197  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		87		5.4314  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45		5.4140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		554,249		5.4142  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		516,413		5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		449,792		5.4167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		415,720		5.3872  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		329,453		5.4035  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		223,314		5.3996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		174,386		5.4176  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,225		5.4192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		122,766		5.3862  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		109,573		5.4086  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		74,505		5.3813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		74,281		5.4135  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		66,802		5.4157  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		61,766		5.4203  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,393		5.3889  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		48,944		5.4235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		48,185		5.3794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		46,968		5.4189  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,455		5.4177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		36,880		5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,306		5.3876  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,344		5.4033  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,932		5.4165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,299		5.4144  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,989		5.4257  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,629		5.3660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,100		5.4234  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,984		5.4029  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,601		5.3895  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,292		5.4320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,151		5.4210  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,272		5.4009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,236		5.4127  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,633		5.4101  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,030		5.4068  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,091		5.4270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,861		5.3970  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,826		5.4233  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,740		5.3967  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,325		5.4129  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,272		5.4147  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,100		14.1500  USD
ADR		Sale		1,872		14.1165  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,401		5.4220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,206		5.4060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,044		5.4000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,042		5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,000		5.4080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,000		5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		990		5.4282  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		710		5.4010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		200		5.4280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		113		5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		48		5.4190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		45		5.4140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28		5.4100  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		40,329	5.4136  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,926	5.3945  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,097	5.3964  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,861	5.3970  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		223,314	5.3996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,984	5.4029  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,586	5.4031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,781	5.4034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		329,453	5.4035  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		744	5.4104  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		128	5.4106  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,567	5.4113  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,272	5.4147  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,932	5.4165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,326	5.4167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		174,386	5.4176  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39,455	5.4177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		263	5.4179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		109,435	5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,968	5.4189  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143,225	5.4192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,766	5.4203  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,151	5.4210  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37,227	5.4214  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,401	5.4220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,029	5.4234  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,944	5.4235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1	5.3560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,285	5.3713  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,864	5.3959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		66,801	5.3986  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,673	5.3996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		214,411	5.4000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,327	5.4012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		942	5.4016  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,783	5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,315	5.4034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,276	5.4040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,096	5.4053  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		71,538	5.4055  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,975	5.4080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,822	5.4087  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		354	5.4172  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		190,300	5.4177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,341	5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,878	5.4182  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		255	5.4197  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		281	5.4240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,981	5.3957  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,900	5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,350	5.4073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		422,466	5.4167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		5,380	5.4176  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		56,574	5.4179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,005	5.4220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,062	5.4318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,180	5.3563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,076	5.4108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		651	5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,839	5.4220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,144	5.4223  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,900	5.4235  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:				06 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	-120,787	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,571	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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