Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

21 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:				20 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:			8,933,231	0.33%	17,183,147	0.64%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			16,391,955	0.61%	8,148,114	0.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,367	0.01%
	TOTAL:			25,325,186	0.95%	25,556,628	0.95%
(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		647,835		6.0120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		467,204		6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		423,892		6.0235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		200,343		6.0623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		152,206		6.0334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		151,925		6.0318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		137,522		6.0477  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133,499		6.0098  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,398		6.0069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		104,133		5.9560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		94,800		6.0406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		76,774		6.0457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		63,477		6.0012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		50,388		6.0267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,672		6.0331  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		37,699		6.0741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,937		6.0199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,522		5.9635  GBP
ADR		Purchase		25,400		16.2688  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,842		6.0265  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,518		6.0073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,226		5.9555  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,848		5.9859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,190		6.0272  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,420		6.0462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,359		5.9358  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,079		6.0744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,954		6.0357  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,024		6.0344  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,496		6.0354  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,964		6.0311  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,643		6.0034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,398		6.0461  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,315		5.9898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,096		6.0489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,934		5.9637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,270		6.0168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,000		5.9660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,611		5.9633  GBP
ADR		Purchase		4,470		16.2659  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,308		5.9330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,203		5.9200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,916		6.0286  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,810		6.0422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,740		6.0547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,306		6.0074  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,083		6.0026  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,669		6.0190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,585		6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,508		6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,425		5.9620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,267		6.0031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,143		5.9996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,053		6.0720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,000		5.9600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		964		6.0640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		855		6.0153  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		802		6.0450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		698		6.0100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		586		6.0180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		558		6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		543		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		531		6.0040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		531		5.9920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		524		6.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		523		5.9680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		516		6.0440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		503		6.0220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		502		6.0400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		499		6.0480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		477		6.0020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		471		6.0123  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		470		6.0060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		468		6.0580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		400		6.0674  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		87		5.9966  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31		6.0630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29		6.0620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20		6.0627  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,762,572		6.0679  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		396,073		6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		392,648		6.0307  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		268,235		6.0201  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		159,984		6.0499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		148,198		6.0520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		130,639		6.0242  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		116,283		6.0293  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		108,711		6.0221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		58,444		5.9198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43,196		6.0163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,319		6.0164  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		35,392		6.0283  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,313		6.0051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,374		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		29,187		6.0639  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		26,065		6.0241  GBP
ADR		Sale		25,400		16.2688  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,771		6.0206  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,862		6.0173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,793		5.9865  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,850		6.0021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,473		6.0223  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,845		6.0547  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,432		6.0254  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,903		6.0302  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,737		5.9833  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,254		5.9914  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,145		6.0381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,910		6.0100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,803		6.0255  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,283		5.9975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,294		6.0507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,217		5.9692  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,000		5.9660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,521		5.9348  GBP
ADR		Sale		4,470		16.2659  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,989		6.0427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,668		6.0457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,228		6.0731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,939		5.9609  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,896		6.0120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,780		5.9956  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,618		6.0413  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,585		6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,458		6.0261  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,234		5.9585  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,162		6.0490  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,138		6.0480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,127		5.9937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,110		6.0728  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,053		6.0720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		958		6.0640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		950		6.0730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		802		6.0450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		712		5.9621  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		696		6.0544  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		691		5.9990  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		626		5.9930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		615		6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		586		6.0180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		558		6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		539		5.9630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		531		5.9920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		531		6.0040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		524		6.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		523		5.9680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		516		6.0440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		515		6.0579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		507		6.0116  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		503		6.0220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		502		6.0400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		486		5.9620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		477		6.0020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		470		6.0060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		468		6.0580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		372		6.0559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		244		6.0300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		141		6.0282  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		137		6.0408  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		62		6.0446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		38		6.0421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		36		6.0477  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33		6.0456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		29		6.0620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16		6.0600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11		6.0610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10		6.0602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9		6.0596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5		5.9940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3		5.9933  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2		5.9950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1		6.0702  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		58,444	5.9198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		100	5.9239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,137	5.9937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		112,662	6.0122  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		39,319	6.0164  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		103,070	6.0189  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		56,884	6.0190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		268,235	6.0201  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		130,639	6.0242  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		26,955	6.0261  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,316	6.0282  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		244	6.0300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,153	6.0310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,048	6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		137	6.0407  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		38	6.0421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		62	6.0445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		36	6.0480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		696	6.0544  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		372	6.0559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		515	6.0579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9	6.0593  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16	6.0596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		10	6.0598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1	6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		139,575	6.0704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		98,844	6.0726  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,110	6.0727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,178	6.0730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		676,785	6.0738  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,899	6.0739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		574,357	6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,112	5.9240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,308	5.9330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,247	5.9540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		104,133	5.9560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		138	5.9600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		39,528	5.9823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,143	5.9996  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,083	6.0026  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		9,643	6.0034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,762	6.0058  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		109,398	6.0069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		22,518	6.0073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		210	6.0100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,104	6.0108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		247,956	6.0120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		36,937	6.0199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		423,892	6.0235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,190	6.0272  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,916	6.0286  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,554	6.0301  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		151,925	6.0318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		152,206	6.0334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		769	6.0456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,693	6.0602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		200,343	6.0623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20	6.0627  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		35,855	6.0695  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		206,825	6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		37,699	6.0741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,079	6.0744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,100	6.0210  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,900	6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,007	5.9959  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		57,547	6.0058  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,421	6.0355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		37,285	6.0618  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		30,725	6.0735  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,616	5.9163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,538	5.9204  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		20,486	6.0544  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		4,914	6.0548  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:				21 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	-120,790	5.3305	European	06-Jun-2026
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,577	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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