Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

30 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:				29 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:			11,809,645	0.44%	16,777,761	0.63%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			16,134,240	0.60%	10,543,032	0.39%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,364	0.01%
	TOTAL:			27,943,885	1.04%	27,546,157	1.03%
(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		1,711,232		5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		917,675		5.5140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		365,111		5.4860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		312,982		5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218,791		5.5371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		183,721		5.5500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		95,964		5.5510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		93,314		5.5445  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		60,975		5.5487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		57,263		5.5586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,000		5.5154  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,545		5.5101  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,655		5.5248  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,935		5.5382  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,794		5.5388  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,721		5.5455  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,705		5.5389  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,179		5.5202  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,662		5.5435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,476		5.5429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,863		5.5194  GBP
ADR		Purchase		12,418		14.9960  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,468		5.5228  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,269		5.5279  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,508		5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,219		5.5558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,737		5.5280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,997		5.5238  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,575		5.5200  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,067		5.5120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,987		5.5290  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,603		5.5345  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,536		5.5540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,438		5.5160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,942		5.5204  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,851		5.5396  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,264		5.5232  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,210		5.5377  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,165		5.5316  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,053		5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,046		5.5217  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,802		5.5460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,766		5.5328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,620		5.5346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,580		5.5080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,555		5.5173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,355		5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,320		5.5513  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,309		5.5264  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,292		5.5520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,197		5.5400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,185		5.5756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,048		5.5750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,000		5.5446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,966		5.5415  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,852		5.5392  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,587		5.5584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,375		5.4940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,309		5.5292  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,278		5.5360  GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,264		14.9840  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,243		5.5380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,047		5.5240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,034		5.5260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		900		5.5514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		899		5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		850		5.4951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		811		5.5209  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		755		5.5300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		747		5.4900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		584		5.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		558		5.5485  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		551		5.5121  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		450		5.5468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		202		5.4960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		64		5.4800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		492,548		5.5530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		358,760		5.5430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		223,953		5.5619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		210,458		5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		185,029		5.5432  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		172,402		5.5508  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		160,348		5.5603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		112,606		5.5444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		107,620		5.5552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		102,234		5.5545  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		89,708		5.5440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		85,726		5.5441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		81,270		5.5255  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		78,216		5.5617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		70,472		5.5466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,086		5.5622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		63,932		5.5235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,738		5.5497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,062		5.5395  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		38,035		5.5205  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		35,633		5.5578  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,213		5.5406  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,572		5.5416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,017		5.5616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,775		5.5457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,957		5.5638  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,685		5.5355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,842		5.5576  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,355		5.5611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,472		5.5309  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,190		5.5652  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,105		5.5531  GBP
ADR		Sale		12,418		14.9960  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,114		5.5586  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,886		5.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,228		5.5480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,350		5.5500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,074		5.5339  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,067		5.5120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,845		5.5352  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,720		5.5322  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,700		5.5294  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,659		5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,536		5.5540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,942		5.5211  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,484		5.5173  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,984		5.5316  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,906		5.5178  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,890		5.5383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,672		5.5420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,607		5.5560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,580		5.5080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,355		5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,292		5.5520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,133		5.5460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,130		5.5630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,837		5.5400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,375		5.4940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,280		5.5360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,267		5.5341  GBP
ADR		Sale		1,264		14.9840  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,071		5.4849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,047		5.5240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,034		5.5260  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		930		5.5040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		860		5.5160  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		811		5.5216  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		747		5.4900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		724		5.5300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		719		5.5206  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		696		5.5280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		602		5.5324  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		602		5.5310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		584		5.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		553		5.5140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		419		5.5670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		339		5.5303  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		202		5.4960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		64		5.4800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		64		5.4801  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		930	5.5040  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,040	5.5165  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		602	5.5324  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,512	5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,458	5.5346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,219	5.5429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		315,412	5.5430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		185,029	5.5432  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		24,955	5.5437  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		89,708	5.5440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		95,883	5.5448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		85,787	5.5449  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		75,957	5.5476  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		153,480	5.5478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		39,738	5.5497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		591	5.5498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		61	5.5513  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		13,105	5.5532  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,607	5.5560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		71,490	5.5566  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		18,842	5.5576  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		35,633	5.5578  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		67,411	5.5602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		160,348	5.5603  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		17,355	5.5611  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		31,980	5.5613  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,017	5.5616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		149,384	5.5617  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		223,953	5.5619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		153,682	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		47,023	5.5622  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,957	5.5638  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		365,111	5.4860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		850	5.4951  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		31,545	5.5101  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		916,528	5.5140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,046	5.5217  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		12,257	5.5226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		76	5.5240  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,084	5.5295  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		6,952	5.5327  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		1,695,943	5.5340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,476	5.5429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,662	5.5435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,721	5.5455  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		558	5.5485  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		177,371	5.5500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,462	5.5551  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,477	5.5619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		222,429	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,900	5.5331  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		25,100	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,608	5.5195  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		195,640	5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		63,932	5.5235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		14,677	5.5287  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		10,905	5.5293  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		73,290	5.5314  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2	5.5350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		218,791	5.5371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,250	5.5400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		2,000	5.5446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		450	5.5468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,200	5.5495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		64,735	5.5599  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,974	5.5615  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		244,116	5.5619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		28,488	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		86,193	5.4720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		31,037	5.4859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		53	5.4879  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		195,640	5.5220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		63,932	5.5235  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,190	5.5343  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2	5.5350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		218,791	5.5371  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,250	5.5400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,000	5.5446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		450	5.5468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		244,116	5.5619  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		28,488	5.5620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		680	5.5623  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:				30 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	-120,788	5.3305	European	06-Jun-2026
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,576	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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