Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

28 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:				25 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:			11,127,966	0.42%	16,432,245	0.61%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			15,702,065	0.59%	9,824,564	0.37%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,366	0.01%
	TOTAL:			26,830,031	1.00%	26,482,175	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		100,000		5.3898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		95,832		5.4110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		78,107		5.4124  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		60,078		5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		50,823		5.4375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,864		5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,583		5.4290  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,124		5.4308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		27,440		5.4072  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,329		5.4021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,063		5.4374  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,854		5.4098  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,866		5.4010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,050		5.4337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,564		5.4088  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,590		5.4073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,381		5.4003  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,301		5.4080  GBP
ADR		Purchase		5,862		14.5778  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,646		5.4015  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,518		5.3819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,724		5.3830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,620		5.4240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,357		5.3880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,305		5.4042  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,232		5.4038  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,296		5.4059  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,190		5.4164  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,574		5.4100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,498		5.4159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,382		5.3868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,328		5.3983  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,179		5.4048  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,108		5.4118  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,044		5.4023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		907		5.4200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		835		5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		781		5.3986  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		600		5.4198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		511		5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		399		5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		306		5.3960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		280		5.4090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		262		5.4280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		223		5.3910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		658,713		5.4362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		103,644		5.4042  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		97,505		5.4379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		77,668		5.4144  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		73,953		5.4217  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		72,231		5.4085  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		53,220		5.4376  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		51,044		5.3896  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		46,786		5.4171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		45,986		5.4377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		37,786		5.4132  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		37,780		5.4247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		36,290		5.4072  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,231		5.4139  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,137		5.4130  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,530		5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,887		5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,684		5.4068  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,761		5.3902  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,598		5.3899  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,305		5.4155  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,036		5.4023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,092		5.4193  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,809		5.3872  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,495		5.4369  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,751		5.3944  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,547		5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,401		5.4146  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,636		5.4007  GBP
ADR		Sale		5,862		14.5778  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,771		5.4128  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,620		5.4192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,582		5.3992  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,207		5.4280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,154		5.4029  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,122		5.3895  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,728		5.4126  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,959		5.4148  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,283		5.4162  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,050		5.4214  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,037		5.3880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,752		5.3884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,622		5.4176  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,350		5.4066  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,244		5.4045  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,076		5.4135  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,057		5.4100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		982		5.4145  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		895		5.4018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		843		5.4125  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		820		5.4140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		621		5.4150  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		601		5.4200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		552		5.3995  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		530		5.3915  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		280		5.4090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		223		5.3910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		128		5.4160  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		649	5.3836  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,126	5.3866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,752	5.3884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		530	5.3915  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,488	5.3980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		552	5.3995  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,036	5.4023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,004	5.4031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		103,644	5.4042  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,601	5.4061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		36,290	5.4072  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,491	5.4091  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,400	5.4102  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,771	5.4128  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,137	5.4130  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		37,786	5.4132  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,076	5.4135  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,231	5.4139  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		80,239	5.4144  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,401	5.4146  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,959	5.4148  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13,305	5.4155  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,304	5.4157  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,622	5.4176  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,620	5.4192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,092	5.4193  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,911	5.4196  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	5.4200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,050	5.4214  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68,643	5.4277  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,495	5.4369  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		70,122	5.4371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53,220	5.4376  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,986	5.4377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		97,505	5.4379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		365,304	5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,518	5.3819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,724	5.3830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,381	5.4003  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,329	5.4021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,336	5.4030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,875	5.4037  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,244	5.4049  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,483	5.4071  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		93,364	5.4110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		970	5.4120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,772	5.4160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		139	5.4180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,555	5.4226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		37,564	5.4333  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,050	5.4337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,053	5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,346	5.4382  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,000	5.4054  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,900	5.4380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		669	5.3816  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,023	5.4122  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,441	5.4142  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		12,044	5.4192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		157,478	5.4375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,497	5.4123  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:				28 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	-120,784	5.3305	European	06-Jun-26
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,582	5.3176	European	05-Jun-26
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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