Form 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

21 January 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:				20 Jan 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:			20,162,922	0.75%	18,743,926	0.70%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			2,043,113	0.08%	15,333,462	0.57%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	788,927	0.03%
	TOTAL:			22,206,035	0.83%	34,866,315	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		1,228,633		4.9493  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		346,846		4.9524  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		264,708		4.9420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		209,893		4.9428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		118,296		4.9431  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		114,260		4.9458  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		112,581		4.9426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		104,610		4.9437  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		93,178		4.9466  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		86,800		4.9411  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		70,285		4.9462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		69,871		4.9423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		69,257		4.9425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		48,290		4.9507  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,547		4.9427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		34,068		4.9410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,819		4.9446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,133		4.9452  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,748		4.9485  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,707		4.9525  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,486		4.9490  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,965		4.9464  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,315		4.9456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,280		4.9365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,607		4.9518  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,995		4.9415  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,796		4.9346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,766		4.9534  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,748		4.9514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,370		4.9477  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,347		4.9379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,258		4.9473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,879		4.9381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,544		4.9492  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,197		4.9487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,877		4.9334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,811		4.9560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,359		4.9527  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,332		4.9498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,309		4.9510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,016		4.9480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,862		4.9453  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,859		4.9522  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,821		4.9483  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,779		4.9424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,602		4.9590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,518		4.9540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,498		4.9538  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,286		4.9520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,142		4.9530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,088		4.9554  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,002		4.9355  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,892		4.9469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,402		4.9422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,366		4.9600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,257		4.9387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,250		4.9394  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,176		4.9370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,104		4.9430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		969		4.9454  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		932		4.9551  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		862		4.9550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		813		4.9440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		753		4.9450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		739		4.9580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		623		4.9435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		612		4.9482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		550		4.9350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		522		4.9380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		241		4.9330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		213		4.9620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		154		4.9332  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		149		4.9497  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		124		4.9474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		97		4.9360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		56		4.9504  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31		4.9470  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		589,476		4.9475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		183,479		4.9420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		174,325		4.9501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		173,466		4.9443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		163,190		4.9410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		160,330		4.9528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		119,333		4.9419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		99,500		4.9430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		72,857		4.9489  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67,672		4.9471  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		56,786		4.9484  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40,870		4.9448  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		26,026		4.9457  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,126		4.9442  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		17,019		4.9454  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,245		4.9462  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,988		4.9482  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,280		4.9365  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,160		4.9463  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,895		4.9514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,796		4.9346  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,478		4.9478  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,465		4.9366  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,347		4.9379  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,886		4.9458  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,511		4.9408  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,911		4.9560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,877		4.9334  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,484		4.9423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,425		4.9388  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,309		4.9510  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,998		4.9424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,518		4.9540  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,257		4.9590  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,142		4.9530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,066		4.9422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,730		4.9511  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,704		4.9382  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,666		4.9468  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,534		4.9381  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,472		4.9520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,366		4.9600  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,268		4.9378  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,155		4.9505  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		879		4.9490  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		862		4.9550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		813		4.9440  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		753		4.9450  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		739		4.9580  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		669		4.9370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		550		4.9350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		522		4.9380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		477		4.9447  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		366		4.9469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		284		4.9403  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		241		4.9330  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		213		4.9620  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		97		4.9360  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5		4.9559  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		284	4.9403  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		89,899	4.9410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		119,333	4.9419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,223	4.9420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8,083	4.9423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		47,637	4.9426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,989	4.9427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,131	4.9459  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,991	4.9460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,239	4.9475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,174	4.9481  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,786	4.9484  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		174,325	4.9501  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27,683	4.9503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,483	4.9523  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5	4.9559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		67	4.9350  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		466	4.9351  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17	4.9352  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,035	4.9386  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,257	4.9387  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,071	4.9389  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,475	4.9410  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		146,466	4.9420  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,146	4.9422  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		69,871	4.9423  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,779	4.9424  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,730	4.9425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		112,621	4.9426  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,507	4.9427  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		91,000	4.9437  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		17,741	4.9449  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80	4.9460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,190	4.9469  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		119	4.9472  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		527	4.9473  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		124	4.9474  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,016	4.9480  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,607	4.9490  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,481	4.9498  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		554	4.9514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		814	4.9520  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		286,700	4.9524  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,104	4.9526  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		22,825	4.9461  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,301	4.9416  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		19,099	4.9425  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		143,350	4.9475  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,523	4.9487  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		15,225	4.9458  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,301	4.9493  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:				21 Jan 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	-322,248	4.2985	European	11-Mar-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,314	4.4050	European	06-May-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,789	5.3305	European	06-Jun-25
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,576	5.3176	European	06-Jun-25
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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