Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

04 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  relevant securities this form relates:			AVIVA PLC
(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:			03 Apr 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  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:				16,038,459	0.60%	16,035,672	0.60%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				14,368,366	0.54%	10,657,859	0.40%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	225,357	0.01%
TOTAL:				30,406,825	1.14%	26,918,888	1.01%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	580,136	5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	187,643	5.5613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	130,932	5.5181  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	101,977	5.5488  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	96,853	5.5472  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	87,987	5.5466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	79,237	5.5481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	63,393	5.5416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	60,343	5.5509  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	60,075	5.5362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	45,466	5.5476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	27,851	5.5672  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	23,611	5.5428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	21,920	5.5479  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,961	5.5592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	18,127	5.5594  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,980	5.5555  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,837	5.5432  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,226	5.5686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,809	5.5606  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,609	5.5648  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,063	5.5763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,788	5.5668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,701	5.5568  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,351	5.5616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,541	5.5776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,565	5.5280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,013	5.5821  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,826	5.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,762	5.5775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,751	5.5770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,495	5.5742  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,425	5.5274  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,865	5.5701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,794	5.5637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,471	5.5120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,335	5.5755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,324	5.5800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,164	5.5502  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,012	5.5240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	943	5.5520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	894	5.6020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	892	5.5260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	870	5.5650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	806	5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	802	5.5636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	681	5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	651	5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	633	5.5780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	628	5.5920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	580	5.5200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	547	5.5300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	459	5.5900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	456	5.5528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	425	5.6077  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	392	5.5250  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	198	5.5660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	183	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	125	5.5340  GBP
ADR	Purchase	110	14.7400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	85	5.5270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	623,614	5.5487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	342,012	5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	279,002	5.5618  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	187,368	5.5485  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	142,202	5.5239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	118,881	5.5615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	107,399	5.5820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	83,228	5.5594  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	79,777	5.5733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	72,225	5.5590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	65,885	5.5498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	54,748	5.5497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41,934	5.5805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	32,972	5.5716  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24,015	5.5800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22,409	5.5468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	21,140	5.5845  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	20,163	5.5728  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,949	5.5569  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13,119	5.5839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12,217	5.5645  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,294	5.5797  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,800	5.5854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,602	5.5548  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,578	5.5859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,091	5.5599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,372	5.5624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,262	5.5502  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,921	5.5513  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,758	5.5639  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,619	5.5837  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,307	5.5868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,243	5.5796  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,195	5.5784  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	5,058	5.5319  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,637	5.5794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,207	5.5780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,740	5.5740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,429	5.5735  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,049	5.5280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.5877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,921	5.5646  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,416	5.5897  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,323	5.5330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,144	5.5519  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,075	5.5848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,931	5.5723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,822	5.5361  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,613	5.5293  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,484	5.5550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,471	5.5120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,104	5.5626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,070	5.5770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,033	5.5790  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,012	5.5240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	969	5.5318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	909	5.5188  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	889	5.5404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	870	5.5650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	847	5.5856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	811	5.5260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	806	5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	759	5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	692	5.5783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	681	5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	651	5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	628	5.5907  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	628	5.5920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	580	5.5200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	547	5.5300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	494	5.5180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	459	5.5900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	418	5.5917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	392	5.5250  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	269	5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	162	5.5320  GBP
ADR	Sale	110	14.7400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	85	5.5270  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22,409	5.5468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	40	5.5474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	102,995	5.5476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	418,000	5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	115,744	5.5483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	101	5.5496  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	115,607	5.5532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	118,881	5.5615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	279,002	5.5618  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	44,070	5.5625  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	69,501	5.5627  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,409	5.5651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	508	5.5664  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	32,972	5.5716  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,702	5.5718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,065	5.5749  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	38,666	5.5761  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,205	5.5775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	23,795	5.5800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,800	5.5854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	315	5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,880	5.5356  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,075	5.5362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	63,393	5.5416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	23,611	5.5428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	96,853	5.5472  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	45,466	5.5476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,819	5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	79,237	5.5481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	254,491	5.5482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,007	5.5483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	82,005	5.5484  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,194	5.5503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,642	5.5504  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,864	5.5507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,085	5.5592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	85,636	5.5613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,188	5.5616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,141	5.5641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,609	5.5648  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,851	5.5672  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	98	5.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,335	5.5755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,762	5.5775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,013	5.5821  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	192	5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,280	5.5923  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,396	5.5545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	6,631	5.5248  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	2,670	5.5262  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	151,089	5.5475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	69,972	5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	3,143	5.5739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	14,933	5.5740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	33,419	5.5830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	2,550	5.5284  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	5,496	5.5711  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				04 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				AVIVA PLC
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	-120,786	5.3305	European	06-Jun-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,571	5.3176	European	05-Jun-25
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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