Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

14 April 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:				11 Apr 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:			12,694,559	0.47%	18,795,715	0.70%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			17,761,529	0.66%	10,468,786	0.39%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,351	0.01%
	TOTAL:			30,456,088	1.14%	29,489,852	1.10%
(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		413,681		4.9636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		274,032		4.9771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		264,606		4.9780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		215,700		4.9703  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		155,357		4.9781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		123,540		4.9738  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		121,185		4.9640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		94,904		4.9617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		84,921		4.9834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		70,231		4.9755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		60,951		4.9776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		41,621		4.9769  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		38,740		4.9671  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,710		4.9783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,419		4.9714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,173		4.9745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,826		4.9807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,241		4.9523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,150		4.9928  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,158		4.9743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,056		4.9638  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,848		4.9787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,317		4.9739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,153		4.9465  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,916		4.9669  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,894		4.9704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,841		4.9650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,230		4.9833  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,920		4.9916  GBP
ADR		Purchase		4,704		13.2100  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,113		5.0034  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,932		4.9540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,777		4.9982  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,645		4.9950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,512		4.9930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,386		4.9926  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,259		4.9673  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,032		4.9903  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,733		4.9839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,334		4.9740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		915		4.9730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		815		4.9910  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		788		4.9570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		736		4.9160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		734		4.9606  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		682		4.9010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		674		4.9836  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		625		5.0025  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		621		5.0150  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		613		4.9995  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		556		4.9170  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		295		4.9935  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218		4.9850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		213		4.9860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		182		4.9499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		39		4.9770  GBP
ADR		Purchase		30		13.2400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22		4.9810  GBP
ADR		Purchase		10		13.1580  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		844,282		4.9780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		468,566		4.9767  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		273,487		4.9854  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		164,092		4.9775  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		159,914		4.9731  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		150,174		4.9783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		143,672		4.9682  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		89,571		4.9223  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		88,235		4.9755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		84,697		4.9721  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		65,836		4.9723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,170		4.9757  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54,697		4.9857  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		51,528		4.9660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		43,899		4.9579  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,000		4.9805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		29,768		4.9726  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,317		4.9855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,552		4.9669  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,956		4.9494  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,532		4.9702  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,200		4.9885  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,634		4.9938  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,632		4.9927  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,085		4.9565  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,513		4.9738  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,616		4.9830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,448		4.9712  GBP
ADR		Sale		4,704		13.2100  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,806		4.9837  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,587		4.9832  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,392		4.9785  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,932		4.9747  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,190		4.9460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,104		4.9599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,057		4.9749  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,739		4.9410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,706		4.9810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,314		4.9903  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,212		4.9358  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,000		4.9017  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		843		4.9886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		746		4.9478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		700		4.9160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		621		5.0150  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		556		5.0040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		300		4.9615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		271		4.9334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		178		4.9796  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		141		4.9732  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		114		4.9311  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		71		4.9140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40		4.9790  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39		5.0000  GBP
ADR		Sale		30		13.2400  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22		4.9814  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17		4.9820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12		4.9850  GBP
ADR		Sale		10		13.1580  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		89,571	4.9223  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,212	4.9358  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,550	4.9460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		746	4.9478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,956	4.9494  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,085	4.9565  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		51,528	4.9660  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,532	4.9702  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,836	4.9723  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59,170	4.9757  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		129,409	4.9777  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		932	4.9778  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		240,410	4.9780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,092	4.9782  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,533	4.9783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39,000	4.9805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,684	4.9810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,538	4.9835  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,824	4.9849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,955	4.9866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		19,200	4.9885  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,634	4.9938  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		565	4.9314  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		182	4.9499  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,241	4.9523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		788	4.9570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		48,835	4.9595  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		60,720	4.9597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		413,681	4.9636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		121,185	4.9640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		958	4.9737  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		115,941	4.9742  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,094	4.9745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		70	4.9765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,806	4.9776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,880	4.9780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		162,876	4.9781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,710	4.9783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,848	4.9787  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,873	4.9805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		84,921	4.9834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		674	4.9836  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,733	4.9839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,314	4.9850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,150	4.9928  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,645	4.9950  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		100	5.0000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		400	5.0021  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,991	4.9419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		468,566	4.9767  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,392	4.9776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,554	4.9834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,203	4.9909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		7,364	4.9597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		134,144	4.9780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,392	4.9853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,759	4.9893  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,721	4.9898  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		22,047	4.9958  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:				14 Apr 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	-120,781	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,570	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:

 

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