Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

22 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:				21 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:			8,856,297	0.33%	16,045,201	0.60%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			15,091,757	0.56%	8,072,144	0.30%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,368	0.01%
	TOTAL:			23,948,054	0.89%	24,342,713	0.91%
(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		897,217		6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		772,507		6.0320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		554,400		6.0589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		259,620		6.0461  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		176,115		6.0772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		144,910		6.0818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133,194		6.0481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		118,772		6.0771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		89,233		6.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		86,546		6.0434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		67,401		6.0431  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		61,402		6.0300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,811		6.0832  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,443		6.0456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		34,598		6.0423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,855		6.0564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,610		6.0467  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,508		6.0330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,180		6.0802  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,273		6.0808  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,197		6.0362  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,323		6.0529  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,527		6.0435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,510		6.0633  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,974		6.0714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,964		6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,941		6.0428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,589		6.0552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,381		6.0583  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,483		6.0460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,124		6.0698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,956		6.0597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,657		6.0482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,503		6.0602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,661		6.0672  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,530		6.0510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,335		6.0303  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,108		6.0542  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,945		6.0352  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,515		6.0490  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,360		16.4171  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,309		6.0570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,135		6.0400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,972		6.0550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,852		6.0360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,671		6.0670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,640		6.0432  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,627		6.0443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,605		6.0470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,477		6.0600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,415		6.0565  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,338		6.0260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,228		6.0610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,186		6.0630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,102		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,088		6.0280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,072		6.0685  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,046		6.0387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,019		6.0640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		962		6.0480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		953		6.0819  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		886		6.0620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		814		6.0520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		774		6.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		672		6.0310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		670		6.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		583		6.0650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		569		6.0590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		510		6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		425		6.0286  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		284		6.0240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		123		6.0270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		78		6.0336  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2		16.4100  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		714,049		6.0785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		273,531		6.0741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		270,867		6.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		222,237		6.0457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		191,446		6.0458  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		123,574		6.0321  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		95,315		6.0469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,358		6.0507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,084		6.0570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		58,150		6.0578  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54,699		6.0572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		49,751		6.0813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44,437		6.0355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43,599		6.0583  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43,509		6.0395  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		41,248		6.0810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,853		6.0481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,757		6.0714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,676		6.0663  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,115		6.0460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,511		6.0397  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,450		6.0660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,577		6.0563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,740		6.0551  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,498		6.0678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,822		6.0598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,352		6.0421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,073		6.0662  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,623		6.0448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,551		6.0305  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,374		6.0811  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,193		6.0443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,158		6.0552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,092		6.0807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,978		6.0589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,875		6.0330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,795		6.0260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,313		6.0656  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,137		6.0358  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,108		6.0548  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,928		6.0317  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,534		6.0516  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,459		6.0500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,382		6.0247  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,360		16.4171  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,887		6.0730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,852		6.0360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,781		6.0698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,766		6.0280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,477		6.0600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,445		6.0263  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,392		6.0690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,228		6.0610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,101		6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,094		6.0590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,063		6.0320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,019		6.0640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,010		6.0670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		941		6.0480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		926		6.0300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		818		6.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		817		6.0220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		814		6.0520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		694		6.0620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		672		6.0310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		670		6.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		668		6.0302  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		620		6.0536  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		583		6.0650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		510		6.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		507		6.0510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		500		6.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		345		6.0224  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		284		6.0241  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		284		6.0240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		140		6.0386  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		123		6.0270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		82		6.0400  GBP
ADR		Sale		2		16.4100  USD
(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		100	6.0179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,445	6.0263  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		4,373	6.0330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		15,352	6.0421  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,358	6.0507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		523	6.0518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		19,623	6.0544  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		65,601	6.0570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		58,150	6.0578  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		68,430	6.0596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		45,144	6.0626  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		3,313	6.0656  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		27,424	6.0683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		1,781	6.0698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,114	6.0726  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		5,092	6.0807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		48,344	6.0810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		217,551	6.0811  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		185,323	6.0813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		233,446	6.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		897,217	6.0200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,335	6.0303  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		645	6.0306  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		772,254	6.0320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		560	6.0340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,092	6.0413  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		194,175	6.0425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14,527	6.0435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		43,443	6.0456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,483	6.0460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,605	6.0470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		57,677	6.0560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		29,855	6.0564  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,229	6.0571  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		8,371	6.0598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,081	6.0672  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		30,160	6.0690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,536	6.0725  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		118,772	6.0771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,273	6.0808  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		301	6.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		99,413	6.0823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		43,811	6.0832  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,100	6.0526  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,184	6.0236  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		77	6.0255  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		429	6.0387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,598	6.0708  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		45,080	6.0814  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		31,572	6.0815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,812	6.0404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,928	6.0478  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:				22 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	-120,791	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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