Form 8.3 - Aviva plc

Barclays PLC

11 December 2024

 

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:				10 Dec 2024
(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:			17,812,988	0.67%	16,933,158	0.63%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			2,610,087	0.10%	15,330,262	0.57%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,099,468	0.04%
	TOTAL:			20,423,075	0.76%	33,362,888	1.25%
(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		872,419		4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		123,044		4.7642  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,357		4.7570  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,357		4.7565  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,357		4.7530  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,138		4.7688  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		102,875		4.7777  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		90,210		4.7706  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		59,551		4.7488  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		58,868		4.7596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		47,093		4.7704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,907		4.7813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		39,898		4.7743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		33,671		4.7641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,771		4.7589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		26,622		4.7495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,444		4.7533  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		23,673		4.7649  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,968		4.7686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,687		4.7972  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,884		4.7846  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,457		4.7637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,740		4.7595  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,559		4.7680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,244		4.7675  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,337		4.7878  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,969		4.7567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,416		4.7850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,079		4.7756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,500		4.7995  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,500		4.8000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,953		4.7740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,749		4.7767  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,442		4.7514  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,443		4.7557  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,088		4.7635  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,069		4.7430  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,548		4.7460  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,311		4.7916  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,201		4.7702  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		832		4.7980  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		814		4.7450  GBP
ADR		Purchase		800		12.2600  USD
ADR		Purchase		800		12.2450  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		793		4.7915  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		735		4.7556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		555		4.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		160		4.7917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		132		4.7903  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109		4.7765  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		54		4.7770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45		4.7435  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14		4.7700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,517,252		4.8230  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,810,547		4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		287,931		4.7572  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101,785		4.7704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		87,701		4.7745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		63,116		4.7647  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		42,127		4.7559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,277		4.7563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,059		4.7842  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,000		4.8000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,826		4.7666  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,942		4.7710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,353		4.7813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,256		4.7598  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,648		4.7597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,128		4.7609  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,044		4.7904  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,472		4.7550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,147		4.7909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,054		4.7443  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,842		4.7528  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,787		4.7370  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,260		4.7871  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,100		4.7793  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,045		4.8031  GBP
ADR		Sale		800		12.2600  USD
ADR		Sale		800		12.2450  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		752		4.7503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		739		4.7511  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		624		4.7623  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		562		4.7500  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		555		4.7940  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		464		4.7558  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		326		4.7841  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		54		4.7770  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		44		4.7420  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		Decreasing Short		752	4.7503  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,472	4.7550  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		42,127	4.7559  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		905,428	4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,648	4.7597  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18,313	4.7640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		87,701	4.7745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,440	4.7760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,147	4.7909  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,045	4.8031  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		59,551	4.7488  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		26,622	4.7495  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,444	4.7533  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		735	4.7556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,443	4.7557  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,772	4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		28,007	4.7563  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		11,523	4.7567  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,771	4.7589  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,740	4.7595  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58,868	4.7596  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,461	4.7601  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,112	4.7625  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,088	4.7635  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,457	4.7637  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		935	4.7641  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		49,542	4.7668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,244	4.7675  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		22,968	4.7686  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		109,138	4.7688  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		47,093	4.7704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		40,493	4.7721  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,070	4.7727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,953	4.7740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,898	4.7743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,749	4.7767  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		102,875	4.7777  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		45,907	4.7813  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,884	4.7846  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,302	4.7856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,337	4.7878  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		793	4.7915  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,311	4.7916  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		160	4.7917  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		256	4.7925  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		284	4.7926  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		69	4.7928  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,351	4.7994  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25	4.8230  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		417	4.7456  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		383	4.7459  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		21,876	4.7556  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		1,021,982	4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		37,902	4.7604  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		13,925	4.7643  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		101,785	4.7704  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		7,382	4.7755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,100	4.7793  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		400	4.7393  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		5,529	4.7428  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		841,630	4.7560  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		23,673	4.7649  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		720	4.7676  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		109	4.7766  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,081	4.7982  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:				11 Dec 2024
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	Call Options	Written	-322,243	4.2985	European	11 Mar 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-310,538	4.5547	European	23 Dec 2024
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,321	4.4050	European	06 May 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,787	5.3305	European	06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,579	5.3176	European	05 Jun 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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