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               22 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        173,327,982    (7.23%)    1,256,995    (0.05%)
securities
(2) Derivatives       2,045,977    (0.09%)      365,834    (0.02%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and         302,080    (0.01%)      186,900    (0.01%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               175,676,039    (7.33%)    1,809,729    (0.08%)


(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      15,000               8.1750
Purchase      5,000                8.3725
Purchase      15,600               8.1820
Purchase      5,171                8.2783
Purchase      4,045                8.1850
Purchase      4,000                8.2093
Purchase      265,414              8.1970
Sale          650                  8.1963
Sale          167                  8.1873
Sale          400                  8.1623
Sale          280                  8.1913
Sale          465                  8.1963
Sale          400                  8.1963
Sale          90                   8.1963
Sale          350                  8.1963
Sale          308                  8.1723
Sale          364                  8.2263
Sale          6,551                8.1800
Sale          5,171                8.3042
Sale          16,475               8.1625
Sale          61,421               8.1950
Sale          4,401                8.1625
Sale          3,152                8.1625


The following transaction, which was disclosed on 22 March 2006, has been
cancelled.

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      2,500                8.3800



(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          5,171                 8.3042
CFD        Short         4,000                 8.2093
CFD        Short         265,414               8.1970
CFD        Short         15,600                8.1820
CFD        Short         5,171                 8.2783


(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                         23 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