Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

02 April 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:				01 Apr 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:			15,856,316	0.59%	15,792,016	0.59%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,114,868	0.53%	10,514,780	0.39%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,367	0.01%
	TOTAL:			29,971,184	1.12%	26,532,163	0.99%
(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		205,924		5.5708  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		198,791		5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		154,723		5.5429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		135,099		5.5893  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133,600		5.5481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		78,342		5.5492  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		71,251		5.5703  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,776		5.5535  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,863		5.5744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,252		5.5783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,083		5.5626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,334		5.5660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,271		5.5274  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,577		5.5498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,243		5.5416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,900		5.5537  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,506		5.5605  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,272		5.5627  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,199		5.5500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,549		5.5615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,304		5.5868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,828		5.5681  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,882		5.5683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,390		5.5363  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,558		5.5592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,190		5.5770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,751		5.5549  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,005		5.5694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,500		5.5448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,456		5.5593  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,886		5.5685  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,171		5.5469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,111		5.5576  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,658		5.5625  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,840		5.5454  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,445		5.5657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,128		5.5348  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,369		5.5419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,332		5.5383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,234		5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,010		5.5731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,923		5.5486  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,611		5.5644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,214		5.5729  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,040		5.5706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,967		5.5634  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,795		5.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,564		5.5570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,394		5.5608  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,218		5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,129		5.5959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		861		5.5200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		837		5.5700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		764		5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		758		5.5650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		658		5.5780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		627		5.5919  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		620		5.5421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		559		5.5580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		546		5.5920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		467		5.5520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		382		5.5370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		242		5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218		5.5560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		164		5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		163		5.5794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		156		5.5483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56		5.5755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33		5.5540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17		5.5640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15		5.5400  GBP
ADR		Purchase		4		14.5600  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1		5.6100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		643,469		5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		393,044		5.5856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		175,433		5.5749  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		158,414		5.5400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		107,119		5.5846  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		89,377		5.5709  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		83,503		5.5785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		72,145		5.5691  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,572		5.5787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		58,222		5.5421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		37,183		5.5848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		29,076		5.5451  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,515		5.5528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,244		5.5896  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,334		5.5660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,838		5.5888  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,288		5.5883  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,489		5.5827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,122		5.5478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,195		5.5853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,914		5.5623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,785		5.5265  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,700		5.5622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,400		5.5335  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,799		5.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,154		5.5252  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,541		5.5752  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,059		5.5491  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,077		5.5552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,629		5.5377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,595		5.5640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,462		5.5763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,218		5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,199		5.5539  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,161		5.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,016		5.5650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		861		5.5200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		837		5.5700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		816		5.5654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		750		5.5945  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		666		5.5643  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		658		5.5780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		559		5.5580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		541		5.5838  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		467		5.5520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		426		5.5653  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		308		5.5671  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		242		5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		218		5.5560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		155		5.5488  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		136		5.5556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33		5.5540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19		5.5689  GBP
ADR		Sale		4		14.5600  USD
(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		58,222	5.5421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,308	5.5452  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		43,198	5.5460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,753	5.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		200	5.5699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		89,377	5.5709  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		31	5.5712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		79	5.5746  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,690	5.5748  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,464	5.5752  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,627	5.5764  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		82,845	5.5785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,537	5.5792  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,812	5.5818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,471	5.5829  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37,183	5.5848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,062	5.5856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		87,777	5.5857  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		186,435	5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		170,185	5.5864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,919	5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,838	5.5888  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,244	5.5896  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,832	5.5987  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,203	5.5192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,093	5.5318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		391	5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		154,723	5.5429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,500	5.5448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,840	5.5454  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		133,600	5.5481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		156	5.5483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78,342	5.5492  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,577	5.5498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		124,018	5.5609  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,083	5.5626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,182	5.5636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,011	5.5642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,597	5.5771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,373	5.5806  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,536	5.5827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,304	5.5868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		135,099	5.5893  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		169	5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,265	5.6100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,967	5.5465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		200	5.6020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		226	5.5667  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,148	5.5701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,049	5.6090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		9,421	5.6096  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		45,364	5.5362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		18,199	5.5500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,967	5.5596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		9,421	5.5863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		56	5.5756  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:				02 Apr 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	-104,580	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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