Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

27 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:				23 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:			8,177,069	0.31%	18,849,178	0.70%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			17,319,599	0.65%	7,478,617	0.28%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,363	0.01%
	TOTAL:			25,496,668	0.95%	26,553,158	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		1,222,150		6.1220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		958,699		6.1057  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		480,790		6.0476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		365,085		6.0539  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		328,081		6.1027  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		252,333		6.0586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		239,670		6.0534  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		223,365		6.0469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		211,072		6.0790  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		163,610		6.0535  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		80,531		6.0728  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		70,710		6.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56,918		6.0229  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		44,325		6.0758  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		44,157		6.0694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		40,027		6.0738  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		35,045		6.0744  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,955		6.0730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,156		6.0697  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,000		6.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,572		6.0830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,321		6.0906  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,637		6.0731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,731		6.0877  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,714		6.0769  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,891		6.0748  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,599		6.0573  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,797		6.0881  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,442		6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,145		6.0931  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,017		6.0581  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,510		6.0575  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,494		6.0855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,923		6.0623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,395		6.1040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,337		6.0981  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,016		6.0988  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,295		6.0608  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,898		6.0668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,772		6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,024		6.0614  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,957		6.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,815		6.0780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,672		6.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,526		6.0400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,499		6.0705  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,462		6.1060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,821		6.0270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,744		6.0840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,595		6.0897  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,589		6.0699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,523		6.0604  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,434		6.1089  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,377		6.0360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,352		5.9990  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,351		5.9940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,338		6.0930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,333		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,289		6.0350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,285		6.1070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,221		6.0970  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,193		6.0532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,191		6.0190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,111		6.0370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,013		6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,012		6.0280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,005		6.1100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		990		6.0800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		984		6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		924		6.0770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		661		6.0976  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		614		6.0160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		552		6.0040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		541		6.0300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		519		6.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		488		6.1000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		437		6.0880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		427		6.0680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		337		6.0470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		252		6.0100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		140		6.0173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		123		5.9954  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		110		6.0183  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		107		6.0440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		70		6.0260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		66		6.0733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		49		6.0420  GBP
ADR		Purchase		4		16.4800  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3		6.0900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,601,569		6.0402  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,386,760		6.1065  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,364,106		6.0993  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		475,239		6.0889  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		379,038		6.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		344,212		6.0898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		293,456		6.0623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		248,450		6.1079  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		114,574		6.0863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		110,313		6.0733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		109,973		6.0563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		109,398		6.1074  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		109,398		6.1000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		107,708		6.0712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		103,958		6.0475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		97,348		6.1077  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,504		6.0856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		60,269		6.0899  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		47,368		6.0330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		46,533		6.0895  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		42,565		6.0763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,864		6.0871  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,000		6.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,878		6.0318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,385		6.0236  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,106		6.0644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,352		6.0875  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,760		6.0765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,801		6.0235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,900		6.0920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,601		6.0656  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,813		6.0770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,905		6.1023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,569		6.1070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,229		6.0657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,048		6.0498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,851		6.0255  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,552		6.0513  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,186		6.0565  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,066		6.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,406		6.0890  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,801		6.0598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,609		6.0423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,100		6.0404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,707		6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,068		6.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,526		6.0400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,462		6.1060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,306		6.0780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,971		6.0850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,845		6.1050  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,821		6.0270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,744		6.0840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,380		6.0580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,377		6.0360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,352		5.9990  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,351		5.9940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,338		6.0930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,333		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,289		6.0350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,284		6.1094  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,221		6.0970  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,216		6.1040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,157		6.0677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,111		6.0370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,012		6.0286  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,005		6.1100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		990		6.0800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		950		6.0707  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		699		6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		614		6.0160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		572		6.0097  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		563		6.0190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		552		6.0040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		543		6.1067  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		519		6.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		437		6.0880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		429		6.0084  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		427		6.0680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		369		6.0196  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		252		6.0106  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		230		6.0986  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		140		6.0180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		123		5.9960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		107		6.0440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		72		6.0260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		68		6.0265  GBP
ADR		Sale		4		16.4800  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3		6.0900  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		143	5.9918  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		572	6.0097  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		286	6.0167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,385	6.0236  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,878	6.0318  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		80,107	6.0375  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		87,585	6.0430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		6,552	6.0513  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		47,844	6.0533  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		109,973	6.0563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,007	6.0575  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		996	6.0592  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,801	6.0598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		293,456	6.0623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		65,250	6.0637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,106	6.0644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,601	6.0656  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		9,229	6.0657  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,072	6.0693  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,851	6.0694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,811	6.0717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		110,313	6.0733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		42,565	6.0763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		20,760	6.0765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,470	6.0773  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18,398	6.0785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,971	6.0850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,504	6.0856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,060	6.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		114,574	6.0863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		34,864	6.0871  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		46,533	6.0895  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		344,212	6.0898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		16,900	6.0920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		176,890	6.1060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		543	6.1067  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,284	6.1070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		97,348	6.1077  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		248,450	6.1079  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,044,390	6.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		454	6.1219  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		200	6.0360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,772	6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		44,157	6.0694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,589	6.0699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,269	6.0802  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,200	6.0826  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,888	6.0880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,837	6.0881  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,595	6.0897  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,896	6.0911  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		783	6.0929  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		923	6.0934  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		72	6.0940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,266	6.1002  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,178	6.1058  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		566	6.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		103,433	6.1083  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,434	6.1089  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,222,150	6.1220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,700	6.0810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		112,271	6.0364  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,468	6.0771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,618	6.0777  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		12,905	6.1021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,639	6.0963  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		144	6.1084  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,102	6.0893  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:				27 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	-104,573	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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