Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Apr 22 2025 08:22 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 5998F

Barclays PLC

22 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:				17 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:			14,197,286	0.53%	15,662,936	0.58%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,611,870	0.55%	11,932,799	0.45%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,350	0.01%

	TOTAL:			28,809,156	1.08%	27,821,085	1.04%
(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		410,783		5.2377 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		395,928		5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		267,706		5.2601 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		130,685		5.2337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		107,185		5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		105,450		5.2329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56,393		5.2662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,847		5.2331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		38,787		5.2359 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,980		5.2351 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		36,240		5.2228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,674		5.2658 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		25,928		5.2344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,433		5.2501 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,958		5.2275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,489		5.2527 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,579		5.2298 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,497		5.2308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,127		5.2631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,099		5.2747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,699		5.2398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,611		5.2354 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,264		5.2375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,458		5.2440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,588		5.2391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,539		5.2322 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,243		5.2534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,239		5.2457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,684		5.2382 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,545		5.2350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,333		5.2373 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,277		5.2466 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,813		5.2459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,713		5.2421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,606		5.2613 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,227		5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,132		5.2356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,977		5.2320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,890		5.2642 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,502		5.2651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,483		5.2620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,528		5.2365 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,503		5.2343 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,354		5.2700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,321		5.2165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,302		5.2194 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,881		5.2389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,878		5.2552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,832		5.2219 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,810		5.2307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,766		5.2778 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,731		5.2368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,729		5.2443 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,706		5.2428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,667		5.2327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,454		5.2670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,413		5.2497 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,275		5.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,260		5.2598 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		960		5.2540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		939		5.2840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		869		5.2220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		787		5.2750 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		776		5.2362 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		650		5.2786 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		594		5.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		586		5.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		562		5.2890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		540		5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		527		5.2054 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		357		5.2480 GBP
ADR		Purchase		314		14.1261 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		203		5.2330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		178		5.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		175		5.2600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		160		5.2520 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		142		5.2400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		40		5.2460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		250,527		5.2441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		150,750		5.2485 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		144,060		5.2460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		130,116		5.2611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		97,082		5.2325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		84,520		5.2599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		60,757		5.2407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59,703		5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		56,263		5.2654 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		49,542		5.2392 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		47,494		5.2459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40,230		5.2657 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,727		5.2514 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		31,799		5.2700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,491		5.2404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,305		5.2312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,106		5.2280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,058		5.2596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,999		5.2604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,991		5.2341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,056		5.2387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,812		5.2395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,103		5.2412 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,078		5.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,687		5.2332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,632		5.2528 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,303		5.2254 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,766		5.2330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,539		5.2327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,336		5.2539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,036		5.2220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,806		5.2383 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,169		5.2641 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,108		5.2188 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,912		5.2378 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,601		5.2323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,476		5.2428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,327		5.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,069		5.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,064		5.2399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,529		5.2698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,503		5.2348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,286		5.2360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,001		5.2368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,924		5.2370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,249		5.2540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,180		5.2714 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,136		5.2352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		827		5.2201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		738		5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		635		5.2675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		624		5.2320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		562		5.2890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		543		5.2600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		540		5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		527		5.2060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		471		5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		400		5.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		357		5.2480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		316		5.2100 GBP
ADR		Sale		314		14.1261 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		142		5.2400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		65		5.2879 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		5,519	5.2254 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,503	5.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,058	5.2329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,728	5.2344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,924	5.2370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,530	5.2375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,064	5.2399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		144,060	5.2460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,632	5.2528 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,252	5.2529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,058	5.2596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		84,520	5.2599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,176	5.2611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,499	5.2617 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,172	5.2626 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,169	5.2641 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,263	5.2654 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88,427	5.2657 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,716	5.2659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		667	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		29,445	5.2700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,928	5.2701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	5.2879 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		302	5.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,302	5.2194 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,227	5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		32,400	5.2228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,748	5.2308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		130,685	5.2337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		104,754	5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,653	5.2344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,416	5.2356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,795	5.2386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,713	5.2421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,239	5.2457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,813	5.2459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,077	5.2464 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,269	5.2499 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		35,111	5.2521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		135	5.2540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		105,807	5.2562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		73,462	5.2659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		313,511	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,393	5.2662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		819	5.2670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,099	5.2747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		900	5.2627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		13,700	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,286	5.2184 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		8,296	5.2231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		24,815	5.2264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,333	5.2295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		515	5.2525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,274	5.2659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		3,231	5.2334 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		34,548	5.2659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		290	5.2683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		10,693	5.2690 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:				22 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	-120,768	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,582	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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