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               21 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             173,116,897    (7.23%)    1,555,509    (0.06%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            2,326,991    (0.10%)      361,834    (0.02%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              302,080    (0.01%)      186,900    (0.01%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                    175,745,968    (7.34%)    2,104,243    (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      5,059                8.4408
Purchase      2,500                8.3800
Purchase      1,040                8.5807
Purchase      5,000                8.3350
Purchase      25,281               8.3297
Purchase      1,600                8.5807
Purchase      20,000               8.6738
Purchase      9,926                8.3550
Purchase      8,407                8.4400
Sale          3,700                8.4773
Sale          600                  8.3734
Sale          512                  8.3663
Sale          900                  8.4513
Sale          728                  8.3923
Sale          250                  8.4023
Sale          138                  Transfer
Sale          460                  8.3413
Sale          94                   8.5823
Sale          1,693                8.3773
Sale          600                  8.4723
Sale          1,236                8.5912
Sale          175                  8.3923
Sale          144                  8.3923
Sale          550                  8.3723
Sale          500                  8.3463
Sale          5,073                8.2983
Sale          5,059                8.4542
Sale          10,000               8.4875
Sale          16,516               8.3954


The following transaction, which was disclosed on 21 March 2006, has been
cancelled.

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Sale          4,855                8.4773


(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          16,516                8.3954
CFD        Long          5,059                 8.4542
CFD        Long          5,073                 8.2983
CFD        Short         25,281                8.3297
CFD        Short         5,059                 8.4408
CFD        Short         92,175                8.3605


(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                         22 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