Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

09 May 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:			08 May 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:				9,824,740	0.37%	17,813,187	0.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				17,234,032	0.64%	9,132,834	0.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	225,362	0.01%
TOTAL:				27,058,772	1.01%	27,171,383	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	1,318,839	5.8260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	456,092	5.7967  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	136,041	5.8217  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	135,408	5.8100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	128,959	5.8031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	106,491	5.7972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	65,779	5.8140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	52,710	5.8380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	39,817	5.8115  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	31,683	5.8276  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30,777	5.7963  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30,402	5.7949  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	28,526	5.8112  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	19,784	5.8183  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17,552	5.8173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	17,257	5.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,676	5.8226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,989	5.8278  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	12,693	5.8096  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,377	5.8320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,959	5.8050  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,207	5.8333  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,927	5.8165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,108	5.8120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,876	5.7942  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	7,002	5.8188  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	6,895	5.8080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,662	5.8053  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,436	5.8390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,199	5.8104  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,601	5.8163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,435	5.8224  GBP
ADR	Purchase	4,056	15.5507  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,876	5.8098  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,490	5.8289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,352	5.8061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,250	5.8022  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,157	5.8153  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,899	5.8267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,772	5.8406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,632	5.8205  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,353	5.8148  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,946	5.8079  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,788	5.8070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,729	5.8113  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,446	5.8116  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,427	5.8040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,355	5.8084  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,268	5.8180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,260	5.8043  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,123	5.8009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,122	5.8160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	5.8293  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,030	5.8001  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	767	5.8410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	590	5.8200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	563	5.7960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	507	5.8280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	499	5.8400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	498	5.8110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	491	5.8030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	347	5.8440  GBP
ADR	Purchase	330	15.4403  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	182	5.8111  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	402,771	5.8041  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	304,836	5.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	165,930	5.8077  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	124,657	5.8185  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	78,940	5.8159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	62,995	5.8064  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	61,683	5.8171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	59,631	5.8040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	48,793	5.8000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	46,140	5.8044  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	30,096	5.8105  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	24,030	5.8045  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	19,034	5.8122  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18,834	5.8199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18,300	5.8266  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,739	5.8328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,662	5.7975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,615	5.8100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	7,624	5.8340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,784	5.8080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,501	5.8108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,288	5.8078  GBP
ADR	Sale	4,056	15.5507  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,500	5.8120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,299	5.8009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,000	5.8288  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,804	5.8218  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,122	5.8160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,800	5.8046  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,656	5.8085  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,578	5.8066  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,344	5.8200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	931	5.8161  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	888	5.8283  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	767	5.8410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	700	5.8380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	690	5.8360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	622	5.8180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	507	5.8280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	499	5.8400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	477	5.8480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	347	5.8440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	334	5.8190  GBP
ADR	Sale	330	15.4403  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	286	5.8070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	286	5.8110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	182	5.8060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	13	5.8300  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	Increasing Long	224,647	5.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,662	5.7975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,299	5.8009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	14,187	5.8076  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,288	5.8078  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,863	5.8079  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	38,046	5.8150  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	39,452	5.8155  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	78,940	5.8159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	62,152	5.8165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	124,657	5.8185  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,804	5.8218  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	18,300	5.8266  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,719	5.8338  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	25,781	5.7939  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	47,553	5.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	209,529	5.7942  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,352	5.8061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	126,828	5.8100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	182	5.8111  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,510	5.8181  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,422	5.8190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	12,687	5.8198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,089	5.8199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	19,352	5.8210  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,676	5.8226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,885	5.8236  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,318,839	5.8260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	393	5.8262  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,899	5.8267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	12,989	5.8278  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,574	5.8349  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	445	5.8374  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	52,010	5.8380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,772	5.8406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,000	5.8244  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	4,047	5.7935  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	110	5.7990  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	26,767	5.8159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Long	272	5.8320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	18,053	5.7945  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	3,656	5.8050  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Long	4,047	5.8304  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:				09 May 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-26
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,576	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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