Rule 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              AVIVA PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 MARCH 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                             Long                     Short

                       Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant         173,245,794   (7.23%)     1,880,907   (0.08%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,146,550   (0.09%)       163,964   (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and          302,080   (0.01%)       186,900   (0.01%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                175,694,424   (7.33%)     2,231,771   (0.09%)



(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                                (%)                         (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      590                  8.4234
Sale          296                  8.5200
Sale          268                  8.4516
Sale          525                  8.4384
Sale          4,250                8.4300
Sale          350                  8.4266
Sale          660                  8.4034
Sale          750                  8.4416
Sale          7,000                8.4300
Sale          700                  8.4584
Sale          488                  8.4363
Sale          964                  8.4811
Sale          480                  8.4416
Sale          912                  8.4696
Purchase      411                  8.4800
Purchase      1,581                8.4550
Purchase      2,570                8.4425
Purchase      1,670                8.4425
Purchase      5,711                8.4586
Sale          53,043               8.4841
Sale          48,896               8.4764
Sale          58,800               8.4267
Sale          38,984               8.4419
Sale          256,200              8.5050
Sale          256,200              8.5050
Sale          232,187              8.4637
Sale          1,282                8.5441
Sale          60,748               8.4850
Sale          1,581                8.4372
Purchase      2,819                8.5050
Purchase      4,674                8.5050
Purchase      13,993               8.5050
Sale          3,047                8.4750
Sale          5,118                8.5050
Sale          3,279                8.4750
Sale          48,362               8.4375
Sale          12,082               8.4750
Sale          8,094                8.4750
Sale          18,057               8.4375
Sale          24,407               8.4750
Sale          2,882                8.5050
Sale          49,364               8.4375
Sale          6,649                8.4750
Sale          5,677                8.4375
Sale          10,393               8.4750
Sale          63,562               8.4375
Sale          4,659                8.4375
Sale          63,939               8.4750
Sale          19,356               8.4375
Sale          26,133               8.4750
Sale          8,845                8.4750
Sale          34,815               8.4375
Sale          18,955               8.4750
Sale          659                  8.5050
Sale          4,896                8.4375
Sale          6,934                8.4750
Sale          7,934                8.4375
Sale          2,735                8.4375
Sale          31,465               8.4375
Sale          7,434                8.4750
Sale          17,312               8.4375
Sale          7,009                8.4375
Sale          166,511              8.4375
Sale          21,080               8.4375
Sale          4,061                8.4750
Sale          4,983                8.4375
Sale          116,545              8.4375
Sale          1,420                8.5050
Sale          68,057               8.4375
Sale          3,018                8.4750
Sale          10,395               8.4750
Sale          18,570               8.4750
Sale          13,368               8.4750
Sale          27,073               8.4375
Sale          2,375                8.5050
Sale          3,090                8.4375
Sale          2,692                8.4750
Sale          2,954                8.4750
Sale          7,691                8.4375
Sale          8,536                8.4375
Sale          27,066               8.4375
Sale          44,751               8.4750
Sale          19,445               8.4549
Sale          10,575               8.4375
Sale          7,856                8.4375
Sale          23,034               8.4375



 (b)  Derivatives transactions
 (other than options)

 Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
 name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
 e.g. CFD
 CFD         Long          53,043               8.4841
 CFD         Long          232,187              8.4637
 CFD         Long          48,896               8.4764
 CFD         Long          58,800               8.4267
 CFD         Long          1,282                8.5441
 CFD         Short         138,555              8.4410




 (c)  Options transactions in
 respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
 or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


 (ii) Exercising

 Product name, e.g.   Number of          Exercise price per
 call option          securities         unit (Note 5)




 (d)  Other dealings (including new
 securities) (Note 4)


 Nature of transaction  Details          Price per unit
 (Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                         (Note 5)





 4.   OTHER INFORMATION

 Agreements, arrangements or
 understandings relating to options
 or derivatives


 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
 any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
 relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
 relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
 referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





 Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
 (Note 9)                 NO


 Date of disclosure                         20 MARCH 2006
 Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
 Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
 If a connected EFM, name of
 offeree/offeror with which connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of
 connection (Note 10)


 Notes

 The Notes on Form 8.3 can be
 viewed on the Takeover Panel's
 website at
 www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk