Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

04 June 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  relevant securities this form relates:			AVIVA PLC
(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:			03 Jun 2025
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  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:				6,706,543	0.25%	16,901,460	0.63%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				15,643,905	0.58%	5,560,748	0.21%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	225,370	0.01%
TOTAL:				22,350,448	0.83%	22,687,578	0.85%
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a)	Purchase and sales
Class of relevant  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	378,734	6.1651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	370,590	6.1620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	269,972	6.1807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91,738	6.1751  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	91,563	6.1775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	83,709	6.1808  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	51,073	6.1814  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	32,469	6.1655  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	30,866	6.1710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	29,069	6.1937  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	16,922	6.1772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	11,289	6.1864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	10,165	6.1680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	9,512	6.1707  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	8,411	6.1630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,584	6.1632  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,241	6.1794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	5,228	6.1980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,625	6.1549  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	4,321	6.1634  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,591	6.1480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,394	6.1960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	3,342	6.1649  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,799	6.1687  GBP
ADR	Purchase	2,400	16.8700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	2,192	6.1610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,882	6.1473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,635	6.1920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,417	6.1658  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,098	6.1740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	1,042	6.1898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	897	6.1523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	684	6.1793  GBP
ADR	Purchase	560	16.8228  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	518	6.1900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	430	6.1880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	424	6.1860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	390	6.2000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	383	6.1629  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	219	6.1730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	139	6.1540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Purchase	107	6.1870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	329,806	6.1620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	227,644	6.1603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	181,541	6.1690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	88,361	6.1624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	58,723	6.1872  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	41,213	6.1750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	37,219	6.1795  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	33,926	6.1778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	31,638	6.1776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	25,996	6.1713  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,289	6.1929  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	23,225	6.1606  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	22,263	6.1807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	18,637	6.1856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	17,326	6.1805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	15,358	6.1798  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	15,094	6.1806  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	14,053	6.1741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	12,354	6.1794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	11,180	6.1705  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	10,911	6.1736  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	9,471	6.1752  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	8,200	6.1889  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,958	6.1816  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,788	6.1833  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	6,103	6.1867  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,689	6.1952  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	4,214	6.1700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,928	6.1757  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,875	6.1828  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,492	6.1880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	3,054	6.1960  GBP
ADR	Sale	2,400	16.8700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,391	6.1727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,192	6.1611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	2,104	6.1731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,691	6.1676  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,635	6.1920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	1,403	6.1888  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	775	6.1840  GBP
ADR	Sale	560	16.8228  USD
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	513	6.1810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	424	6.1860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	375	6.1900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sale	358	6.1656  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	227,644	6.1603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	23,225	6.1606  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	168,793	6.1620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	46,286	6.1628  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,877	6.1638  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	25,932	6.1682  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1	6.1728  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	10,911	6.1736  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	14,053	6.1741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	8,410	6.1742  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	174	6.1759  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	33,926	6.1778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	37,904	6.1785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,738	6.1796  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	15,358	6.1798  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	2,770	6.1824  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,403	6.1888  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	205,991	6.1620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	20,218	6.1623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	26,227	6.1624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	383	6.1629  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,584	6.1632  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	12,891	6.1649  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,555	6.1662  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	131,894	6.1678  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	10,165	6.1680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	20,602	6.1696  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	19,633	6.1743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	38,598	6.1751  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,922	6.1772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	8,023	6.1776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	66,985	6.1803  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	83,709	6.1808  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	51,073	6.1814  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	11,289	6.1864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,042	6.1898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	390	6.2000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	8,448	6.2080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	10,098	6.1696  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	51,618	6.1742  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,575	6.1749  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,200	6.1940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	18,877	6.1552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	111,152	6.1624  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	651	6.1636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,338	6.1703  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,222	6.1765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	106	6.2097  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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 person 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:				04 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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  are being disclosed:				Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose  relevant securities this from relates:				AVIVA PLC
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	6-Jun-26
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,580	5.3176	European	5-Jun-26
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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