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 23 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 172,676,375 (7.21%) 1,045,062 (0.04%)
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,835,544 (0.08%) 320,371 (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 302,080 (0.01%) 186,900 (0.01%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 174,813,999 (7.30%) 1,552,333 (0.06%)
(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 55,148 8.1950
Purchase 7,900 8.1750
Purchase 1,500 8.1500
Purchase 193,219 8.1745
Purchase 10,400 8.1688
Purchase 5,217 8.2208
Purchase 1,221 8.1950
Sale 700 8.1763
Sale 590 8.1823
Sale 637 8.1623
Sale 970 8.1663
Sale 450 8.1613
Sale 400 8.1863
Sale 303 8.1613
Sale 678 8.1623
Sale 72 8.1663
Sale 8,078 8.1900
Sale 45,463 8.2163
Sale 6,303 8.1692
Sale 841,934 8.1751
Sale 2,659 8.1700
Sale 16,975 8.1800
(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 45,463 8.2163
CFD Long 6,303 8.1692
CFD Short 7,900 8.1750
CFD Short 193,219 8.1745
CFD Short 10,400 8.1688
CFD Short 5,217 8.2208
(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 24 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