Company Announcements

Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 3186I
Barclays PLC
12 May 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:

09 May 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:



10,070,360

0.38%

17,625,365

0.66%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



17,053,900

0.64%

9,374,729

0.35%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

225,370

0.01%










TOTAL:



27,124,260

1.01%

27,225,464

1.02%

(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

294,517

5.8299  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

254,245

5.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

254,198

5.8579  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

243,203

5.8060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

203,950

5.8407  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

194,521

5.8180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

183,041

5.8393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

151,714

5.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137,839

5.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

119,259

5.8358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

97,343

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

93,446

5.8293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86,256

5.8530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,794

5.8333  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,012

5.8192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,909

5.8525  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,292

5.8047  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,499

5.8342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,014

5.8276  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,177

5.8402  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,150

5.8534  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,821

5.8527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,380

5.8416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,612

5.8498  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,565

5.8540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,991

5.8506  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,801

5.8264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,745

5.8552  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,480

5.8550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,401

5.8413  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,319

5.8376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,069

5.8294  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,978

5.8538  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,794

5.8030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,549

5.7935  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,025

5.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,809

5.8576  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,726

5.8251  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,712

5.8516  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,640

5.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,583

5.8399  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,513

5.8547  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,455

5.8570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,243

5.8536  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,123

5.8569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,027

5.8553  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,809

5.8130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,553

5.8581  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,507

5.8472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,286

5.8555  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,174

5.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

5.8059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

917

5.8490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

684

5.8520  GBP

ADR

Purchase

636

15.6500  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.8590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

590

5.8080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

481

5.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

479

5.8360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

473

5.7954  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

465

5.8483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

259

5.8040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

241

5.8510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

162

5.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

152

5.8328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5

5.8310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.8320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3

5.8420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

259,385

5.8576  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

208,640

5.8407  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

183,284

5.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

145,943

5.8358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

78,756

5.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,692

5.8348  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56,762

5.8329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

49,114

5.8268  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,617

5.8559  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

45,183

5.8352  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

44,109

5.8530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,018

5.8506  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

42,327

5.8203  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,881

5.8376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,031

5.8549  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,116

5.8075  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,872

5.8399  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,864

5.8331  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,175

5.8077  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,332

5.8277  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,385

5.8264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,047

5.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,133

5.8452  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,930

5.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,433

5.8069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,169

5.8339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,783

5.8430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,661

5.8263  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,498

5.8220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,207

5.8213  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,702

5.8058  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,311

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,038

5.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,024

5.8374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,507

5.8478  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,322

5.8322  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,095

5.8328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

984

5.8570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

969

5.8359  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

684

5.8520  GBP

ADR

Sale

636

15.6500  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

615

5.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

591

5.8120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

576

5.8440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

531

5.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

481

5.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

479

5.8360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

473

5.8140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

473

5.7960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

362

5.8119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

352

5.8046  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

301

5.7980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

248

5.8180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

241

5.8510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

241

5.8511  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

216

5.7946  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46

5.8170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40

5.8019  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5

5.8337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

5.8480  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

Increasing Long

40

5.8019  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,018

5.8042  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,702

5.8058  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

362

5.8119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,036

5.8138  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,930

5.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,329

5.8263  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,095

5.8328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,864

5.8331  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

78,756

5.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,884

5.8337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,169

5.8339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,300

5.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

12,887

5.8349  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

45,183

5.8352  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,189

5.8368  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67

5.8375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,692

5.8382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

26,078

5.8384  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,011

5.8425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,133

5.8452  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,018

5.8506  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,000

5.8562  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

162

5.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,130

5.7892  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,419

5.8000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,794

5.8030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

243,203

5.8060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,369

5.8129  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,425

5.8188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52,126

5.8254  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

93,446

5.8293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,966

5.8309  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,148

5.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,635

5.8315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,268

5.8325  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,582

5.8326  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

77,558

5.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,499

5.8342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,814

5.8362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,385

5.8386  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,177

5.8402  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,733

5.8440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

84,500

5.8464  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

465

5.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

700

5.8154  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,300

5.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,442

5.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,420

5.8487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

28,724

5.8548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,442

5.7984  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

105,110

5.8345  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:

12 May 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

-120,791

5.3305

European

06-Jun-2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,579

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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