Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Barclays PLC

28 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:				27 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:			20,354,993	0.76%	21,282,480	0.79%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			3,155,802	0.12%	14,594,019	0.55%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			20,000	0.00%	486,686	0.02%
	TOTAL:			23,530,795	0.88%	36,363,185	1.36%
(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		196,250		5.0749  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		104,940		5.0701  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		97,373		5.0788  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		78,441		5.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		53,291		5.0804  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		52,884		5.0697  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		52,800		5.0868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		49,352		5.0821  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		49,052		5.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,521		5.0768  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,008		5.0754  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,409		5.0766  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,601		5.0735  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,941		5.0858  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,604		5.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,276		5.1061  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,888		5.0743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,326		5.0864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,672		5.0860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,230		5.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,455		5.0777  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,400		5.0880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,269		5.1000  GBP
ADR		Purchase		1,222		12.8801  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,140		5.0800  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,032		5.0818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		983		5.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		785		5.0900  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		775		5.0726  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		761		5.1120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		756		5.0722  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		747		5.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		678		5.0840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		630		5.0947  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		292		5.1140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		287		5.0680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		218		5.0720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		81		5.1025  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		250,881		5.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		142,513		5.0815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		96,184		5.0718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		95,526		5.0709  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		94,179		5.0818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		93,875		5.0803  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		70,619		5.0783  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		56,096		5.0859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		52,933		5.0782  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		50,191		5.0710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		38,744		5.0941  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		34,658		5.0811  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		30,407		5.0827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		28,992		5.0880  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,676		5.0742  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		24,686		5.0812  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,683		5.0756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		22,027		5.0817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,899		5.0932  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,767		5.0698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		16,672		5.0805  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		15,963		5.0864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,587		5.0847  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,972		5.0813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,672		5.1013  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,522		5.0943  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,262		5.0886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,552		5.0849  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,454		5.0791  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,815		5.0776  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,487		5.1019  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,219		5.0939  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,604		5.1080  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,886		5.0973  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,625		5.0703  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,501		5.0699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,689		5.0772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,553		5.0786  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,512		5.0878  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,437		5.0796  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,044		5.0868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,903		5.0960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,682		5.0784  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,667		5.0748  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,509		5.0841  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,375		5.1027  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,295		5.1051  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,279		5.0704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,269		5.1000  GBP
ADR		Sale		1,222		12.8801  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,139		5.0750  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,031		5.0690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		983		5.0740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		903		5.1070  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		833		5.0958  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		761		5.1120  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		757		5.0720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		747		5.1020  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		737		5.0683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		678		5.0840  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		595		5.0694  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		550		5.0719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		537		5.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		433		5.0861  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		356		5.0999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		316		5.0830  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		301		5.0641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		292		5.1140  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		287		5.0680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		257		5.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		161		5.0728  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		113		5.0419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		79		5.0835  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		38		5.0839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8		5.0674  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		39,797	5.0773  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		482	5.0380  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		113	5.0419  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		301	5.0641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		8	5.0674  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		737	5.0683  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,767	5.0698  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,501	5.0699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,392	5.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,279	5.0704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,191	5.0710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		20,959	5.0712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		550	5.0719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		479	5.0759  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,128	5.0772  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		578	5.0781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		52,933	5.0782  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,225	5.0784  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9,124	5.0788  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,454	5.0791  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53,141	5.0792  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,658	5.0811  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		24,686	5.0812  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		142,513	5.0815  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		62,761	5.0817  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94,179	5.0818  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		30,407	5.0827  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		79	5.0834  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38	5.0839  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,112	5.0851  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56,096	5.0859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		15,963	5.0864  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,262	5.0886  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		21,952	5.0903  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		16,899	5.0932  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		655	5.0958  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		817	5.0960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,956	5.0977  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		356	5.0999  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,136	5.1019  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		761	5.1118  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,287	5.0446  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,455	5.0700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,424	5.0712  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,291	5.0718  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		824	5.0733  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		897	5.0739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,008	5.0754  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,981	5.0755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,170	5.0760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,613	5.0816  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		78,441	5.0820  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49,352	5.0822  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,941	5.0858  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		52,800	5.0868  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		188	5.1060  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,051	5.0927  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		84	5.0455  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		3,142	5.0637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		47,394	5.0946  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,365	5.0383  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		17,065	5.0704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		8,658	5.0754  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		9,351	5.0780  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,220	5.0843  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:				28 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	Put Options	Purchased	-10,000	456.4800	American	19 Dec 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Purchased	10,000	557.9200	American	19 Dec 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,313	4.4050	European	06 May 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,791	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,582	5.3176	European	05 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-10,000	557.9200	American	19 Dec 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Put Options	Written	10,000	456.4800	American	19 Dec 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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