Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

20 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				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:				19 May 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:			8,089,421	0.30%	15,564,208	0.58%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,893,417	0.56%	7,303,667	0.27%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,364	0.01%
	TOTAL:			22,982,838	0.86%	23,093,239	0.86%
(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		340,051		5.8740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		330,259		5.9180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		273,495		5.8788  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		256,257		5.8657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		232,645		5.8842  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		131,765		5.8857  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		74,597		5.8909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		46,076		5.8948  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,427		5.8946  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		35,689		5.8969  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,263		5.9118  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		32,127		5.8958  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,969		5.8950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,593		5.8861  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,773		5.8858  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,912		5.8884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,737		5.8881  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,292		5.8904  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,024		5.8849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,822		5.8979  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,459		5.8876  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,155		5.8894  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,952		5.8875  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,865		5.8877  GBP
ADR		Purchase		14,780		15.8037  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,162		5.8818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,140		5.8866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,691		5.8823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,054		5.8953  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,446		5.9030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,904		5.9012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,643		5.9005  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,031		5.9017  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,848		5.8685  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,809		5.8923  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,193		5.9014  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,798		5.8975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,100		5.8815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,845		5.9060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,751		5.8848  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,470		5.8930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,435		5.8931  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,020		5.8760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		950		5.8908  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		481		5.8870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218		5.8920  GBP
ADR		Purchase		140		15.9800  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		122		5.8794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		87		5.9090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29		5.9100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19		5.8860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		745,530		5.9153  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		575,433		5.9179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		187,738		5.8839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		180,707		5.9180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		170,231		5.8877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		162,086		5.8865  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		88,890		5.8801  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		77,632		5.8856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		60,918		5.8984  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,339		5.9127  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,469		5.8918  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		30,980		5.9015  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		29,315		5.9178  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,235		5.8779  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,503		5.8879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,376		5.8793  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,059		5.8823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,890		5.9006  GBP
ADR		Sale		14,780		15.8037  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,577		5.8887  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,784		5.9168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,473		5.8817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,981		5.8844  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,524		5.9171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,049		5.8660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,830		5.8834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,200		5.8866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,760		5.8835  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,244		5.9022  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,700		5.8906  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,340		5.8780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,279		5.8925  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,280		5.9069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,226		5.8819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,948		5.9016  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,907		5.8954  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,435		5.8937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,433		5.8860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,152		5.8827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		904		5.8930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		860		5.8799  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		811		5.8831  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		796		5.8787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		722		5.8900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		470		5.9080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		342		5.8744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		342		5.8840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		152		5.8778  GBP
ADR		Sale		140		15.9800  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		93		5.9177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7		5.8800  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		Increasing Long		32,469	5.8918  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,155	5.8894  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		99,270	5.8686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		96,641	5.8719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		152	5.8778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,235	5.8779  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,130	5.8793  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		88,890	5.8801  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,369	5.8808  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,226	5.8819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,239	5.8826  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,152	5.8827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		77,632	5.8856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		170,231	5.8877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,700	5.8879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		904	5.8930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,981	5.8980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		30,980	5.9015  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,948	5.9016  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,634	5.9022  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,519	5.9045  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,280	5.9069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		289,867	5.9140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,784	5.9168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,524	5.9171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		180,609	5.9173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		108,433	5.9177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		29,315	5.9178  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		575,433	5.9179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		127,455	5.9180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		256,257	5.8657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		524	5.8684  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		66,045	5.8713  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		340,051	5.8740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		273,495	5.8788  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,509	5.8853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		597	5.8856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,901	5.8866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,041	5.8870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		550	5.8872  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,519	5.8875  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,868	5.8887  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		218	5.8920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,427	5.8946  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		46,076	5.8948  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,214	5.8956  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		35,689	5.8969  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,667	5.8992  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		69	5.9144  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		185	5.9148  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		276,888	5.9180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,500	5.8897  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,049	5.8659  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,229	5.8733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		19,694	5.8838  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,146	5.8856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		46,972	5.9174  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,033	5.9175  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,877	5.8824  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		64,383	5.8934  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		17,504	5.9034  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:				20 May 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	-120,786	5.3305	European	06-Jun-2026
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,578	5.3176	European	05-Jun-2026
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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