Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

23 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:				13 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:			10,506,362	0.39%	17488075	1.02%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			16,855,362	0.63%	9,817,162	0.37%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,370	0.01%
	TOTAL:			27,361,724	1.02%	27530607	1.40%
(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		359,529		5.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		182,405		5.7392  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		173,586		5.7160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		149,000		5.7399  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		121,091		5.7433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		101,305		5.7337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		82,860		5.7333  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		68,148		5.7405  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		67,682		5.7461  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		57,829		5.7276  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		57,414		5.7362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		47,127		5.7420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		46,372		5.7317  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,680		5.7191  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,353		5.7376  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,280		5.7201  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,489		5.7274  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,373		5.7421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,619		5.7327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,053		5.7308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,130		5.7478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,319		5.7377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,200		5.7476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,897		5.7441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,750		5.7379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,572		5.7404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,875		5.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,379		5.7345  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,174		5.7332  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,940		15.3592  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,413		5.7483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,403		5.7418  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,347		5.7380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,319		5.7517  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,114		5.7328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,088		5.7381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,083		5.7425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,707		5.7180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,494		5.7500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,226		5.7240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,162		5.7440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,161		5.7505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,139		5.7580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		854		5.7480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		809		5.7198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		809		5.7200  GBP
ADR		Purchase		800		15.4700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		772		5.7391  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		494		5.7460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		455		5.7434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		395		5.7220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		266		5.7310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		116		5.7450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		73		5.7280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19		5.7600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3		5.7540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		139,116		5.7420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		133,228		5.7384  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		113,882		5.7430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		110,747		5.7297  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,493		5.7414  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		36,122		5.7458  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33,977		5.7377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,957		5.7346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,462		5.7410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,626		5.7484  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		26,748		5.7331  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,827		5.7262  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,022		5.7411  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,468		5.7405  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,104		5.7450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,979		5.7300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,228		5.7383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,978		5.7342  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,617		5.7415  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,581		5.7356  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,525		5.7329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,521		5.7298  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,660		5.7471  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,238		5.7361  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,776		5.7397  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,598		5.7360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,496		5.7327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,301		5.7500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,800		5.7388  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,637		5.7221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,512		5.7330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,835		5.7540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,774		5.7583  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,626		5.7394  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,614		5.7287  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,354		5.7266  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,908		5.7158  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,591		5.7375  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,940		15.3592  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,810		5.7419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,532		5.7308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,301		5.7445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,295		5.7470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,262		5.7480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,193		5.7519  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,187		5.7180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,953		5.7451  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,905		5.7568  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,573		5.7240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,139		5.7580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,115		5.7440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,093		5.7380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,041		5.7483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		945		5.7200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		904		5.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		869		5.7140  GBP
ADR		Sale		800		15.4700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		736		5.7474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		668		5.7444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		575		5.7393  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		550		5.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		524		5.7340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		508		5.7198  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		494		5.7460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		472		5.7280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		395		5.7220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		338		5.7579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		293		5.7290  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		266		5.7310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		126		5.7611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101		5.7399  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19		5.7605  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		6,450	5.7170  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		14,328	5.7298  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,532	5.7308  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,800	5.7380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,228	5.7383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,022	5.7395  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,022	5.7411  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,547	5.7415  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,947	5.7416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		76,511	5.7420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,965	5.7424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		75,422	5.7428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,301	5.7445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,496	5.7450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,953	5.7451  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,660	5.7471  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		338	5.7500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,406	5.7579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,706	5.7584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		173,586	5.7160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,371	5.7312  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,426	5.7321  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		10,619	5.7327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,114	5.7328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,555	5.7331  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		168,239	5.7337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,631	5.7346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		67,324	5.7348  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		57,414	5.7362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,088	5.7381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,850	5.7387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,794	5.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		60,134	5.7406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		141,058	5.7420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		11,373	5.7421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		77,061	5.7422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		37,658	5.7428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		455	5.7434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		21,570	5.7436  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		589	5.7253  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		966	5.7375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,974	5.7417  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,968	5.7475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		16,659	5.7329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		100,340	5.7406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		8,987	5.7424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		328	5.7496  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:				23 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	26 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,580	5.3176	European	25 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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