Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

31 March 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:				28 Mar 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:			16,414,133	0.61%	15,240,672	0.57%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,156,575	0.53%	11,088,331	0.41%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,366	0.01%
	TOTAL:			30,570,708	1.14%	26,554,369	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		271,516		5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		224,765		5.6009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		195,153		5.6052  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		166,349		5.6061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		97,983		5.6051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		74,077		5.5970  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		72,398		5.6026  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		72,088		5.6055  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		50,767		5.6007  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		44,872		5.6137  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,002		5.6104  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		34,898		5.6049  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,430		5.5999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		27,868		5.6018  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,961		5.6027  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,894		5.6075  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,178		5.6169  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,680		5.6056  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,869		5.6016  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,400		5.6109  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,856		5.6069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,916		5.6108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,782		5.6081  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,946		5.6173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,783		5.6037  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,466		5.6093  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,248		5.6113  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,994		5.6035  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,442		5.6077  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,722		5.6073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,100		5.5954  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,842		5.6023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,116		5.6013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,504		5.6084  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,279		5.6076  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,614		5.5884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,401		5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,125		5.5900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,048		5.5925  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,829		5.6020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,708		5.6181  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,226		5.6129  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,143		5.6187  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,112		5.6090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,077		5.6120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,013		5.6059  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,871		5.6054  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,788		5.6004  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,582		5.5910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,445		5.5980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,431		5.6040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,365		5.5940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,343		5.6207  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,119		5.5800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,048		5.6080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		930		5.6000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		884		5.5960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		808		5.5930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		550		5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		422		5.6200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		355		5.6170  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		261		5.6070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		154		5.6140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		148		5.5920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		133		5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		88		5.6048  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		436,779		5.6052  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		239,287		5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		166,708		5.6037  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		152,000		5.6102  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		129,948		5.6021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		122,736		5.6056  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		111,755		5.6048  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		83,446		5.6011  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		69,638		5.5987  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,047		5.5991  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44,957		5.6043  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43,043		5.6033  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		36,409		5.6014  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,953		5.6104  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,577		5.6055  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,126		5.6000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,537		5.6121  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,982		5.5978  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,774		5.6073  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,290		5.6094  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,136		5.6051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,290		5.6059  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,202		5.6166  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,928		5.6069  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,958		5.6108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,156		5.5982  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,922		5.6007  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,810		5.6086  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,677		5.6032  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,603		5.5975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,223		5.6005  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,129		5.6082  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,038		5.5943  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,815		5.5983  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,774		5.5980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,680		5.5950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,557		5.5892  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,172		5.5994  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,077		5.6126  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,891		5.5900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,889		5.6042  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,684		5.5955  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,677		5.6020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,582		5.5910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,527		5.6013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,431		5.6040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,365		5.5940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,133		5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,119		5.5800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		940		5.6080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		870		5.6205  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		808		5.5930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		769		5.6070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		766		5.5960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		384		5.6050  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		228		5.5941  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		148		5.5920  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		133		5.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		85		5.5945  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54		5.5990  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		Decreasing Short		40,005	5.5975  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25,982	5.5978  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		700	5.5979  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		54	5.5989  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		23,372	5.6005  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		83,446	5.6011  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		46,765	5.6012  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,624	5.6013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,396	5.6017  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		43,043	5.6033  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,862	5.6035  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,531	5.6036  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,843	5.6037  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,345	5.6038  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,132	5.6039  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,310	5.6048  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,050	5.6049  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		955	5.6056  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,614	5.6059  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		466,348	5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,110	5.6088  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,148	5.5880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,614	5.5884  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,077	5.5951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,388	5.5953  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,590	5.5955  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,788	5.6004  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		50,767	5.6007  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		224,765	5.6009  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,116	5.6013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,246	5.6016  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,842	5.6023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,961	5.6027  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,783	5.6037  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		358	5.6043  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		190,311	5.6052  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,871	5.6054  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,920	5.6055  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,530	5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		147,485	5.6061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,237	5.6062  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,547	5.6065  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,782	5.6081  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		148	5.6112  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,100	5.6113  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		550	5.6160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,068	5.6165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		876	5.5868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,800	5.6060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,764	5.5876  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		34,183	5.5974  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		23,164	5.5999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		80,669	5.6042  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,764	5.6063  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:				31 Mar 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	-120,786	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,580	5.3176	European	05 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:

 

END