Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			14,513,113	0.54%	16,262,627	0.61%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,530,777	0.54%	8,161,706	0.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,367	0.01%
	TOTAL:			29,043,890	1.08%	24,649,700	0.92%
(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		2,293,726		5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		564,808		5.6167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		442,477		5.6040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		424,775		5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		161,274		5.6407  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		126,937		5.6410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		73,110		5.6487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		62,204		5.6520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,153		5.6486  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,431		5.6428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,370		5.6166  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		27,078		5.6422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,870		5.6239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,567		5.6265  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,125		5.6540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,936		5.6460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,850		5.6496  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,001		5.6483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,856		5.6545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,314		5.6480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,200		5.6493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,559		5.6465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,935		5.6268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,965		5.6585  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,917		5.6380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,795		5.6476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,733		5.6390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,718		5.6361  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,427		5.6492  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,176		5.6413  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,986		5.6474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,655		5.6457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,087		5.6580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,825		5.6537  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,323		5.6511  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,843		5.6596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,842		5.6560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,664		5.6500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,023		5.6412  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,017		5.6579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,991		5.6482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,547		5.6440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,232		5.6360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,892		5.6505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,635		5.6510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,488		5.6466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,067		5.6200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		967		5.6571  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		948		5.6590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		804		5.6562  GBP
ADR		Purchase		780		14.8500  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		765		5.6400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		705		5.6358  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		688		5.6168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		684		5.6320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		609		5.6338  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		512		5.6426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		361		5.6570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		260		5.6340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		128		5.6441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		580,272		5.6359  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		419,160		5.6214  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		231,385		5.6450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		227,170		5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		203,526		5.6457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		191,533		5.6465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		148,657		5.6456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		142,629		5.6289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101,174		5.6156  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		92,393		5.6159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		77,250		5.6474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		69,262		5.6157  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		58,443		5.6476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		57,340		5.6417  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		56,982		5.6336  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,934		5.6438  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		49,273		5.6221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		42,714		5.6480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33,924		5.6520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,678		5.6462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,081		5.6448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,891		5.6501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,556		5.6585  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,540		5.6495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,936		5.6460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,979		5.6340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,206		5.6503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,624		5.6478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,976		5.6463  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,850		5.6580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,618		5.6120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,568		5.6540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,629		5.6500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,842		5.6560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,784		5.6453  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,647		5.6516  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,622		5.6489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,468		5.6310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,729		5.6274  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,571		5.6440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,232		5.6360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,029		5.6470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,007		5.6494  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,974		5.6034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,898		5.6380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,762		5.6147  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,565		5.6322  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		765		5.6400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		684		5.6320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		395		5.6300  GBP
ADR		Sale		390		14.8500  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		250		5.6415  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		57,340	5.6417  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		500	5.6119  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		101,174	5.6156  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		69,262	5.6157  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		92,393	5.6159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,717	5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		402,119	5.6218  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,401	5.6219  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		559	5.6221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,729	5.6274  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		142,629	5.6289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,580	5.6305  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,468	5.6310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2	5.6320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		56,982	5.6336  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,932	5.6340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		104,180	5.6435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		501	5.6437  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,081	5.6448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		148,657	5.6456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		203,526	5.6457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		134,358	5.6462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,976	5.6463  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		191,533	5.6465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,268	5.6467  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		37,979	5.6470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		119,395	5.6477  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,007	5.6494  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		200	5.6499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		21,891	5.6501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,647	5.6516  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		207	5.6528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		442,477	5.6040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		61,297	5.6158  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		132,339	5.6159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		284,156	5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		89,867	5.6162  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		688	5.6168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,067	5.6200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		23,824	5.6237  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,870	5.6239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,935	5.6268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		451	5.6339  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,427	5.6492  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,096	5.5856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		9	5.6222  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		26,240	5.6494  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,096	5.6163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		78,816	5.6164  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		233,968	5.6209  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		665	5.6319  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:				20 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	-120,788	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,579	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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