Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Barclays PLC

12 December 2024

 

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 Dec 2024
(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:			18,755,846	0.70%	17,581,267	0.66%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			2,521,489	0.09%	16,001,066	0.60%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,099,495	0.04%
	TOTAL:			21,277,335	0.79%	34,681,828	1.30%
(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		1,416,795		4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		631,262		4.7412  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218,715		4.7410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		144,398		4.7582  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		119,694		4.7612  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,646		4.7419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		83,574		4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		83,102		4.7602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		82,998		4.7567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		60,624		4.7422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		55,778		4.7576  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		53,621		4.7604  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		52,258		4.7516  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		41,419		4.7677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		29,162		4.7581  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		27,703		4.7543  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,690		4.7595  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,832		4.7418  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,536		4.7408  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		19,903		4.7621  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,715		4.7610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,401		4.7683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,318		4.7474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,147		4.7679  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,096		4.7548  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,539		4.7575  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,358		4.7577  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,507		4.7574  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,684		4.7665  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,469		4.7680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,381		4.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,944		4.7518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,248		4.7714  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,272		4.7763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,153		4.7559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,733		4.7786  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,703		4.7424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,579		4.7654  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,394		4.7506  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,232		4.7634  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,218		4.7620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,864		4.7640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,707		4.7552  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,684		4.7590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,453		4.7669  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,327		4.7493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,045		4.7440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,015		4.7784  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		932		4.7448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		769		4.7670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		643		4.7453  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		631		4.7442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		581		4.7740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		570		4.7430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		506		4.7505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		473		4.7470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		326		4.7715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		318		4.7433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		300		4.7530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		201		4.7828  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		52		4.7441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24		4.7558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7		4.7760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,326,520		4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		693,015		4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		286,700		4.7736  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		218,715		4.7410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		166,502		4.7621  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		157,754		4.7443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44,138		4.7525  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		26,224		4.7718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,841		4.7651  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,144		4.7682  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,261		4.7512  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,733		4.7696  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,293		4.7648  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		18,100		4.7745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,845		4.7636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,598		4.7584  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,175		4.7391  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,147		4.7684  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,949		4.7630  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,764		4.7434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,270		4.7523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,983		4.7440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,381		4.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,916		4.7469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,449		4.7685  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,841		4.7501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,659		4.7616  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,500		4.7535  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,453		4.7674  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,054		4.7551  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		957		4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		939		4.7670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		726		4.7441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		581		4.7740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		570		4.7430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		499		4.7650  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		451		4.7569  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		381		4.7558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		335		4.7647  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		300		4.7530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		277		4.7518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		214		4.7809  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		167		4.7602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		59		4.7444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54		4.7655  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39		4.7644  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7		4.7760  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		1,021	4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		118,725	4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		218,715	4.7410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		840	4.7434  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,062	4.7441  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59	4.7444  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,916	4.7469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		560	4.7479  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		277	4.7518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,270	4.7523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,639	4.7557  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,891	4.7572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,916	4.7620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,845	4.7636  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		335	4.7647  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,224	4.7718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,533	4.7720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		286,700	4.7736  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		971	4.7790  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		214	4.7810  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		382,600	4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,247	4.7405  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,832	4.7418  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,646	4.7419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		143	4.7420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		60,624	4.7422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,703	4.7424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		318	4.7433  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,022	4.7440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		683	4.7442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		643	4.7452  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,318	4.7474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,327	4.7493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		506	4.7505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,394	4.7506  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,281	4.7539  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,703	4.7543  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,953	4.7550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,177	4.7559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,574	4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,182	4.7574  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		99,280	4.7576  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		29,162	4.7581  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		144,398	4.7582  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,690	4.7595  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,102	4.7602  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,532	4.7610  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,209	4.7645  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		374	4.7670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,275	4.7677  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,020	4.7680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,401	4.7683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		326	4.7715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,733	4.7786  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,015,565	4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,034	4.7463  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,180	4.7497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		6,354	4.7503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		18,733	4.7696  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,033,031	4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		148,840	4.7403  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		103,516	4.7404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		7,684	4.7665  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,532	4.7764  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 Dec 2024
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	-322,247	4.2985	European	11 Mar 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-310,563	4.5547	European	23 Dec 2024
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,318	4.4050	European	06 May 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,788	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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