Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

11 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:				10 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:			21,513,151	0.80%	15,438,791	0.58%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,528,283	0.43%	14,872,389	0.56%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,420	0.01%
	TOTAL:			33,041,434	1.23%	30,536,600	1.14%
(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		6,555,489		5.3760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		517,186		5.3504  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		199,713		5.3520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		144,510		5.3731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		142,789		5.3584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,117		5.3572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		106,453		5.3506  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		69,285		5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		47,347		5.3719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		39,543		5.3659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		39,531		5.3733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		38,170		5.3710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		32,841		5.3596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,417		5.3635  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,836		5.3575  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,162		5.3684  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,631		5.3508  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,325		5.3681  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,836		5.3620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,488		5.3772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,431		5.3519  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,152		5.3678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,956		5.3712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,200		5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,428		5.3534  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,727		5.3656  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,289		5.3631  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,047		5.3720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,217		5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,289		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,982		5.3682  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,591		5.3746  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,061		5.3637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,007		5.3717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,643		5.3553  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,593		5.3706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,520		5.3664  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,966		5.3523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,882		5.3612  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,823		5.3589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,463		5.3642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,349		5.3550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,124		5.3617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,122		5.3667  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,884		5.3634  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,696		5.3586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,491		5.3716  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,411		5.3711  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,886		5.3750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,819		5.3723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,728		5.3714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		937		5.3548  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		391		5.3507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		286		5.3570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133		5.3541  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		587,557		5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		282,360		5.3639  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		271,926		5.3653  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		160,687		5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		144,926		5.3528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,350		5.3758  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,350		5.3693  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		129,144		5.3633  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		107,110		5.3723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101,291		5.3489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		100,000		5.3750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		93,908		5.3497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		92,507		5.3613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		91,397		5.3628  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		76,677		5.3599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		66,413		5.3499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		57,499		5.3631  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		47,669		5.3510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		41,730		5.3661  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		38,170		5.3710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		35,483		5.3610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,824		5.3686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33,525		5.3636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		31,681		5.3626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,060		5.3654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,247		5.3720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,324		5.3711  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,774		5.3612  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,217		5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,155		5.3676  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,779		5.3615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,499		5.3616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,578		5.3668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,440		5.3700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,158		5.3674  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,903		5.3680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,808		5.3580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,476		5.3713  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,623		5.3681  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,816		5.3622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,564		5.3677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,274		5.3690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,100		5.3670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,094		5.3617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		836		5.3760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		716		5.3643  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		638		5.3673  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		366		5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		280		5.3568  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 Short		101,291	5.3489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		93,908	5.3497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66,413	5.3499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		120,930	5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,352	5.3577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,808	5.3580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58,300	5.3591  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,308	5.3600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,103	5.3613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,779	5.3615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,499	5.3616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,849	5.3617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,226	5.3618  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		60,205	5.3622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31,681	5.3626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		775	5.3629  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		66,160	5.3633  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,151	5.3634  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		90,482	5.3635  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		378	5.3636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,990	5.3638  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		282,360	5.3639  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		587,557	5.3640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		716	5.3643  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		271,926	5.3653  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,578	5.3668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		638	5.3673  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,623	5.3681  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143,350	5.3693  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,925	5.3708  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		778	5.3740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143,350	5.3758  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,425	5.3500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,016	5.3501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102,970	5.3502  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		363,826	5.3504  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		391	5.3507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,631	5.3508  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,431	5.3519  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,966	5.3523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,775	5.3532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,428	5.3534  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		937	5.3548  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,349	5.3550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,643	5.3553  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,199	5.3564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,306	5.3570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,117	5.3572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,696	5.3586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,823	5.3589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,484	5.3597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,882	5.3612  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,220	5.3619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,794	5.3620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,866	5.3622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,783	5.3624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,289	5.3631  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,417	5.3635  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,463	5.3642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,193	5.3651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,543	5.3659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,520	5.3664  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,152	5.3678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,982	5.3682  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,496	5.3684  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,593	5.3706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,298	5.3719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,819	5.3723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,803	5.3733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,591	5.3746  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		215,739	5.3760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,488	5.3772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,804	5.3496  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,302	5.3580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		96,623	5.3678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,804	5.3763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		570	5.3823  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:				11 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	-120,823	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,597	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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