Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

22 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:				17 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:			14,197,286	0.53%	15,662,936	0.58%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,611,870	0.55%	11,932,799	0.45%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,350	0.01%
	TOTAL:			28,809,156	1.08%	27,821,085	1.04%
(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		410,783		5.2377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		395,928		5.2660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		267,706		5.2601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		130,685		5.2337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		107,185		5.2340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		105,450		5.2329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56,393		5.2662  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,847		5.2331  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		38,787		5.2359  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,980		5.2351  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,240		5.2228  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,674		5.2658  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,928		5.2344  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,433		5.2501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,958		5.2275  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,489		5.2527  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,579		5.2298  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,497		5.2308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,127		5.2631  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,099		5.2747  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,699		5.2398  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,611		5.2354  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,264		5.2375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,458		5.2440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,588		5.2391  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,539		5.2322  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,243		5.2534  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,239		5.2457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,684		5.2382  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,545		5.2350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,333		5.2373  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,277		5.2466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,813		5.2459  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,713		5.2421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,606		5.2613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,227		5.2200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,132		5.2356  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,977		5.2320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,890		5.2642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,502		5.2651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,483		5.2620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,528		5.2365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,503		5.2343  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,354		5.2700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,321		5.2165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,302		5.2194  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,881		5.2389  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,878		5.2552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,832		5.2219  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,810		5.2307  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,766		5.2778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,731		5.2368  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,729		5.2443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,706		5.2428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,667		5.2327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,454		5.2670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,413		5.2497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,275		5.2380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,260		5.2598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		960		5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		939		5.2840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		869		5.2220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		787		5.2750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		776		5.2362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		650		5.2786  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		594		5.2300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		586		5.2310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		562		5.2890  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		540		5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		527		5.2054  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		357		5.2480  GBP
ADR		Purchase		314		14.1261  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		203		5.2330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		178		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		175		5.2600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		160		5.2520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		142		5.2400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		40		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		250,527		5.2441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		150,750		5.2485  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		144,060		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		130,116		5.2611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		97,082		5.2325  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		84,520		5.2599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		60,757		5.2407  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,703		5.2660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		56,263		5.2654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		49,542		5.2392  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		47,494		5.2459  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40,230		5.2657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,727		5.2514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		31,799		5.2700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,491		5.2404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,305		5.2312  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,106		5.2280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,058		5.2596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,999		5.2604  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,991		5.2341  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,056		5.2387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,812		5.2395  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,103		5.2412  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,078		5.2310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,687		5.2332  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,632		5.2528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,303		5.2254  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,766		5.2330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,539		5.2327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,336		5.2539  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,036		5.2220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,806		5.2383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,169		5.2641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,108		5.2188  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,912		5.2378  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,601		5.2323  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,476		5.2428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,327		5.2300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,069		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,064		5.2399  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,529		5.2698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,503		5.2348  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,286		5.2360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,001		5.2368  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,924		5.2370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,249		5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,180		5.2714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,136		5.2352  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		827		5.2201  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		738		5.2200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		635		5.2675  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		624		5.2320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		562		5.2890  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		543		5.2600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		540		5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		527		5.2060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		471		5.2340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		400		5.2080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		357		5.2480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		316		5.2100  GBP
ADR		Sale		314		14.1261  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		142		5.2400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		65		5.2879  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		Decreasing Short		5,519	5.2254  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,503	5.2300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,058	5.2329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,728	5.2344  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,924	5.2370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,530	5.2375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,064	5.2399  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		144,060	5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,632	5.2528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,252	5.2529  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,058	5.2596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		84,520	5.2599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,176	5.2611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,499	5.2617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,172	5.2626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,169	5.2641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,263	5.2654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88,427	5.2657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,716	5.2659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		667	5.2660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,445	5.2700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,928	5.2701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	5.2879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		302	5.2080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,302	5.2194  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,227	5.2200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,400	5.2228  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,748	5.2308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		130,685	5.2337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		104,754	5.2340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,653	5.2344  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,416	5.2356  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,795	5.2386  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,713	5.2421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,239	5.2457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,813	5.2459  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,077	5.2464  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,269	5.2499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,111	5.2521  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		135	5.2540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105,807	5.2562  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		73,462	5.2659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		313,511	5.2660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,393	5.2662  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		819	5.2670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,099	5.2747  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		900	5.2627  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,700	5.2660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,286	5.2184  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,296	5.2231  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		24,815	5.2264  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,333	5.2295  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		515	5.2525  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,274	5.2659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,231	5.2334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		34,548	5.2659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		290	5.2683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		10,693	5.2690  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:				22 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	-120,768	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,582	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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