Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

12 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:				11 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:			20,237,101	0.76%	15,385,823	0.57%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,371,558	0.42%	13,507,533	0.50%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,381	0.01%
	TOTAL:			31,608,659	1.18%	29,118,737	1.09%
(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		403,093		5.2850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		228,928		5.2855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		191,914		5.2909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		161,637		5.2718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		152,582		5.2720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		147,321		5.2872  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		140,532		5.2905  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		122,329		5.2853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		97,167		5.2760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		96,687		5.2778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		77,660		5.2866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56,334		5.2941  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		49,867		5.2960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		47,304		5.2950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,421		5.2907  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,287		5.2914  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		32,807		5.2781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,061		5.2577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,498		5.2944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,359		5.2845  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,013		5.2788  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,719		5.2861  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,006		5.2858  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,968		5.2880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,647		5.2969  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,467		5.2871  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,424		5.2900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,301		5.2924  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,443		5.2837  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,707		5.2916  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,111		5.2727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,900		5.2877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,917		5.2978  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,200		5.2972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,331		5.2750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,035		5.2966  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,895		5.2886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,921		5.2560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,769		5.2928  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,478		5.2817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,477		5.2520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,267		5.2980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,126		5.2940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,706		5.2920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,686		5.2830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,239		5.2854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,120		5.2913  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,489		5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,059		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,762		5.2820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,621		5.2640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,559		5.2822  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,534		5.2963  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,122		5.2620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,798		5.2947  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,688		5.2846  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,502		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,401		5.2580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,545		5.3020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,372		5.2840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,321		5.2938  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,229		5.2600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,947		5.2829  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,768		5.2669  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,765		5.2989  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,758		5.2542  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,611		5.2519  GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,200		13.7100  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,028		5.2567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		5.2936  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		958		5.2860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		941		5.3000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		777		5.3010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		703		5.3400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		681		5.2680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		661		5.2661  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		599		5.2700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		541		5.2440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		525		5.2582  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		55		5.3280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		50		5.3440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		48		5.3060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20		5.2910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20		5.2908  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,324,534		5.2976  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		686,555		5.2965  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		367,997		5.2810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		145,838		5.2912  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,350		5.2953  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,350		5.2873  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		141,006		5.2720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		94,442		5.2875  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		83,432		5.2919  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,161		5.2904  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54,817		5.2709  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,955		5.2927  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,797		5.2555  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		45,398		5.2717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,707		5.2711  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,439		5.3020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,234		5.2960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,319		5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,180		5.2622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,137		5.2768  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,835		5.2826  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,621		5.2877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,147		5.2986  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,066		5.2923  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,900		5.2706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,306		5.2882  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,524		5.2705  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,023		5.3006  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,794		5.2940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,381		5.2781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,799		5.2934  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,701		5.2939  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,921		5.2560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,906		5.2980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,538		5.2964  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,477		5.2520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,662		5.2920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,490		5.2814  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,135		5.3433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,897		5.2834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,793		5.2864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,059		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,786		5.2778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,762		5.2820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,649		5.2880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,621		5.2640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,195		5.2913  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,122		5.2620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,502		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,401		5.2580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,726		5.2760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,372		5.2840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,229		5.2600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,199		5.2841  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,940		5.2900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,786		5.2926  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,578		5.2860  GBP
ADR		Sale		1,200		13.7100  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,128		5.2440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		833		5.2855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		681		5.2680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		645		5.2610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		599		5.2700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		533		5.2340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		209		5.2571  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50		5.3440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20		5.2910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12		5.3000  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		143,350	5.2873  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,180	5.2622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		889	5.2642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,900	5.2706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54,817	5.2709  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,398	5.2717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		147,720	5.2720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,137	5.2768  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,250	5.2775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,786	5.2778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,922	5.2804  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,536	5.2823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		709	5.2826  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,706	5.2867  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94,442	5.2875  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,621	5.2877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		101,079	5.2881  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,083	5.2897  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		908	5.2900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		228	5.2903  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,799	5.2934  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,701	5.2939  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,154	5.2950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		143,350	5.2953  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,287	5.2956  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		791	5.2972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,324,534	5.2976  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		649	5.2980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		75,879	5.3005  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55,901	5.3007  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		295	5.2542  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		153,472	5.2723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,111	5.2727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101,777	5.2754  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,099	5.2840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		97,544	5.2848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		403,093	5.2850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		122,329	5.2853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		228,928	5.2855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,609	5.2860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,467	5.2871  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		68,687	5.2877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		44	5.2920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,248	5.2944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		214	5.2959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,347	5.2960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,326	5.2986  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,933	5.2991  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		777	5.3010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55	5.3280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,200	5.2396  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,830	5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		113,237	5.2715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,111	5.2716  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,198	5.2759  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		24,894	5.3020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		35,404	5.2612  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,175	5.2957  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,111	5.3443  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:				12 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	-120,800	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,581	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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