Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

16 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:				15 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:			13,136,046	0.49%	17,856,759	0.67%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			16,766,842	0.63%	10,939,759	0.41%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,375	0.01%
	TOTAL:			29,902,888	1.12%	29,021,893	1.08%
(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		490,777		5.2184  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		379,014		5.2260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		195,953		5.2310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		166,046		5.2151  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		144,538		5.2199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		119,444		5.2264  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,300		5.2110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		85,407		5.2239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		73,394		5.2221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		67,388		5.2341  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		62,619		5.2237  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		61,508		5.2196  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		59,052		5.2267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		58,613		5.2202  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,816		5.2173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,686		5.2230  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,976		5.2329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,700		5.2206  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,254		5.2268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,030		5.2403  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,641		5.2217  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,561		5.2216  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,438		5.1807  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,284		5.2096  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,880		5.2228  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,451		5.2209  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,234		5.2380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,561		5.2381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,753		5.2123  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,456		5.2400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,615		5.2270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,482		5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,171		5.2300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,045		5.2167  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,961		5.2420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,861		5.2251  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,825		5.2262  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,768		5.2385  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,192		5.2190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,170		5.2080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,886		5.2253  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,641		5.2293  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,386		5.2130  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,384		5.2210  GBP
ADR		Purchase		4,256		13.9911  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,031		5.2241  GBP
ADR		Purchase		3,982		13.9633  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,593		5.2140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,504		5.2102  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,417		5.2174  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,261		5.2108  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,143		5.2480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,124		5.1600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,076		5.2285  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,076		5.2094  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,025		5.2179  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,955		5.2434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,883		5.2040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,647		5.1972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,504		5.2328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,476		5.2020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,379		5.2120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,133		5.1860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,023		5.2011  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,890		5.2097  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,787		5.2352  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,766		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,516		5.1640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,509		5.2159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,270		5.2177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,123		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,054		5.2010  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,010		5.2104  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		849		5.2440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		761		5.2030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		661		5.2160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		627		5.2060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		602		5.1930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		598		5.2220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		555		5.2100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		439		5.1560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		403		5.2273  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		88		5.1960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		350,000		5.2207  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		311,168		5.2411  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		208,973		5.2239  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		172,696		5.2159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		117,479		5.2163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		95,859		5.2260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		94,835		5.2158  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		86,284		5.2222  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		82,480		5.2235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		80,888		5.2226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		74,065		5.2223  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		45,551		5.2214  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		41,974		5.2201  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,431		5.2116  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,800		5.2157  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,120		5.2292  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,117		5.2194  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,653		5.2220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,943		5.2301  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,234		5.2380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,345		5.2300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,456		5.2400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,917		5.2189  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,411		5.2199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,293		5.2178  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,231		5.2100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,961		5.2420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,251		5.2205  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,170		5.2080  GBP
ADR		Sale		4,256		13.9911  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,150		5.2062  GBP
ADR		Sale		3,982		13.9633  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,977		5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,186		5.2117  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,143		5.2480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,124		5.1600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,000		5.2140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,666		5.2112  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,379		5.2120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,115		5.2275  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,766		5.2500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,669		5.2165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,516		5.1640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,348		5.2224  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,207		5.2171  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,123		5.2460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,119		5.2000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,110		5.1472  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,062		5.2168  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		889		5.2278  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		849		5.2440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		793		5.2160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		761		5.2030  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		646		5.1960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		627		5.2060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		602		5.1930  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		439		5.1560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		95		5.2070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33		5.1440  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		2,666	5.2112  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		172,696	5.2159  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		117,479	5.2163  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		73,867	5.2177  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,478	5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		92	5.2199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,251	5.2205  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		84,972	5.2221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,162	5.2224  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38,428	5.2233  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		159,391	5.2257  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,594	5.2260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10,943	5.2301  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,810	5.2023  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,300	5.2110  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		43,816	5.2173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		197,075	5.2183  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,192	5.2190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		123,687	5.2199  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,818	5.2212  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		82,994	5.2213  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,394	5.2221  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		20,124	5.2228  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,199	5.2241  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,199	5.2242  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,063	5.2250  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		355,689	5.2260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,460	5.2264  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,052	5.2267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,615	5.2270  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,976	5.2329  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		961	5.2340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,030	5.2351  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,935	5.2413  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,657	5.2156  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		46,800	5.2260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,460	5.1416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		33	5.1436  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		142	5.2100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,315	5.2180  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,421	5.2216  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,237	5.2327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		73,901	5.2119  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,800	5.2185  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		8,684	5.2206  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		13,122	5.2259  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		41,651	5.2263  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:				16 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	-120,816	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,559	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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