Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Barclays PLC

13 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:				12 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:			19,158,542	0.72%	17,524,101	0.65%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			2,421,733	0.09%	16,410,383	0.61%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,099,477	0.04%
	TOTAL:			21,580,275	0.81%	35,033,961	1.31%
(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		1,156,330		4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		256,105		4.7147  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		94,222		4.7326  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		88,570		4.7341  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		74,070		4.7130  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,395		4.7317  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		28,206		4.7321  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		21,658		4.7247  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		17,000		4.7304  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,725		4.7353  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,149		4.7303  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,859		4.7323  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,841		4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,340		4.7385  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,586		4.7299  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,313		4.7300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,065		4.7298  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,489		4.7251  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,344		4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,198		4.7295  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,899		4.7337  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,576		4.7330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,535		4.7190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,485		4.7306  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,483		4.7281  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,772		4.7450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,644		4.7365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,556		4.7351  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,453		4.7268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,522		4.7269  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,273		4.7381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,197		4.7218  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,150		4.7350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		921		4.7356  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		866		4.7367  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		835		4.7210  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		746		4.7340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		734		4.7364  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		727		4.7313  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		668		4.7380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		629		4.7360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		588		4.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		548		4.7320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		496		4.7267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		355		4.7250  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		307		4.7280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		216		4.7342  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		192		4.7301  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		172		4.7355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		77		4.7312  GBP
ADR		Purchase		36		12.0700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12		4.7460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2		4.7220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,144,734		4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		81,242		4.7192  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		61,854		4.7347  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		42,924		4.7324  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40,779		4.7306  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		33,094		4.7248  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,682		4.7257  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,446		4.7225  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,722		4.7429  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,800		4.7379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,013		4.7209  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,938		4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,938		4.7258  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,772		4.7450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,370		4.7296  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,307		4.7280  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,098		4.7290  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,080		4.7090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,723		4.7378  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,400		4.7310  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,150		4.7350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		746		4.7340  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		668		4.7380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		629		4.7360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		588		4.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		568		4.7363  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		510		4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		428		4.7286  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		355		4.7250  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		339		4.7190  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		327		4.7300  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		189		4.7289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		113		4.7320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		100		4.7303  GBP
ADR		Sale		36		12.0700  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12		4.7460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1		4.7394  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		2,080	4.7090  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		191	4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,573	4.7123  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,446	4.7225  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,814	4.7282  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		189	4.7289  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,491	4.7295  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,203	4.7324  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		61,854	4.7347  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		728	4.7390  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		260,475	4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2	4.7220  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,489	4.7251  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		496	4.7267  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,453	4.7268  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,522	4.7269  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,023	4.7301  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		13,149	4.7303  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,000	4.7304  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,485	4.7306  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,299	4.7312  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,414	4.7314  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		293	4.7315  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,395	4.7317  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		435	4.7320  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		94,222	4.7326  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		21,375	4.7328  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,576	4.7330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,039	4.7332  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		31,507	4.7345  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,725	4.7353  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,115	4.7355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,113	4.7365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,834	4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		776	4.7400  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8	4.7404  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		973,009	4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		17,291	4.7226  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,910	4.7262  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		40,721	4.7324  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		1,045,358	4.7100  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,565	4.7369  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		10,340	4.7385  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		588	4.7389  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		502	4.7401  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:				13 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	-322,242	4.2985	European	11 Mar 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-310,560	4.5547	European	23 Dec 2024
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,311	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	-104,576	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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