Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Barclays PLC

17 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:				14 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:			17,043,797	0.64%	19,623,275	0.73%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			15,615,640	0.58%	10,449,533	0.39%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,358	0.01%
	TOTAL:			32,659,437	1.22%	30,298,166	1.13%
(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		610,250		5.4400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		240,313		5.4510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		170,229		5.4556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		164,728		5.4760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133,356		5.4729  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		79,409		5.4471  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		69,451		5.4370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56,434		5.4764  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		55,395		5.4371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,822		5.4528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		38,009		5.4755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,444		5.4418  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,005		5.4445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,750		5.4610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,942		5.4438  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,447		5.4715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,836		5.4762  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,674		5.4655  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,402		5.4586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,076		5.4677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,580		5.4569  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,294		5.4520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,967		5.4509  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,220		5.4547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,152		5.4518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,957		5.4637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,202		5.4475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,615		5.4437  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,192		5.4591  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,194		5.4570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,765		5.4602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,422		5.4343  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,361		5.4724  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,325		5.4617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,850		5.4346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,211		5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,191		5.4600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,161		5.4633  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,134		5.4640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,127		5.4860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,107		5.4630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		5.4660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		977		5.4551  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		738		5.4444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		540		5.4740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		513		5.4680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		445		5.4460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		255		5.4020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		115		5.4639  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.4810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		318,520		5.4601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		268,563		5.4603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		206,359		5.4659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		159,646		5.4539  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,350		5.3920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		72,327		5.4760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		70,640		5.4680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		65,622		5.4731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44,393		5.4502  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		42,800		5.4756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33,811		5.4687  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,477		5.4753  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,868		5.4568  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,565		5.4532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,950		5.4552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,180		5.4735  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,855		5.4558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,241		5.4573  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,982		5.4543  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,354		5.4879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,591		5.4564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,032		5.4755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,951		5.4609  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,903		5.4285  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,806		5.4572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,250		5.4610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,055		5.4715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,912		5.4744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,725		5.4884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,609		5.4815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,867		5.4566  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,487		5.4900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,337		5.4300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,238		5.4559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,191		5.4600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,134		5.4640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		923		5.4598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		569		5.4608  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		544		5.4660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		497		5.4319  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		227		5.4299  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		168		5.4710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		136		5.4758  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		31		5.4179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20		5.4725  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	5.3919  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		40,602	5.4653  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		18,757	5.4654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31	5.4179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,400	5.4289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,337	5.4300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		109,801	5.4316  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,678	5.4383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		81,700	5.4498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,855	5.4558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,743	5.4568  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		738	5.4570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,081	5.4574  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		923	5.4598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		268,563	5.4603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,951	5.4609  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		829	5.4624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,265	5.4650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		70,640	5.4680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41,763	5.4695  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		109	5.4701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43	5.4710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		65,622	5.4731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,882	5.4737  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,477	5.4753  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,032	5.4755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		42,800	5.4756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		136	5.4757  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		78,917	5.4759  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		109,921	5.4760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,609	5.4815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,354	5.4879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,725	5.4884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,841	5.4268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		30,974	5.4282  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		201	5.4364  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		52,398	5.4371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		610,250	5.4400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		33,444	5.4418  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		35,636	5.4454  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		208,615	5.4510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,088	5.4520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,787	5.4593  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,765	5.4602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,759	5.4603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,674	5.4655  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,613	5.4677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100,674	5.4714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,361	5.4724  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,020	5.4729  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,618	5.4760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		114,930	5.4762  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,434	5.4764  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,175	5.4112  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,800	5.4760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,807	5.4601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		11,101	5.4756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		11,101	5.4003  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		24,215	5.4004  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		25,754	5.4270  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:				17 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	-120,784	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,574	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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