Form 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			21,626,678	0.81%	16,236,764	0.61%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			1,997,667	0.07%	18,615,661	0.70%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,099,522	0.04%
	TOTAL:			23,624,345	0.88%	35,951,947	1.34%
(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		1,075,060		4.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		938,678		4.5851  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		454,586		4.5740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		170,796		4.5743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		120,708		4.5736  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		83,233		4.5737  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		80,634		4.5867  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		76,987		4.5763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,748		4.5739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,641		4.5768  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,006		4.5844  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,293		4.5831  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,046		4.5717  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		15,181		4.5716  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,626		4.5747  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,654		4.5812  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,624		4.5771  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,048		4.5703  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,855		4.6000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,832		4.5711  GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,200		11.6518  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		610		4.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		597		4.5710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		512		4.5680  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		496		4.5836  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		380		4.5730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		324		4.5702  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		300		4.5870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		279		4.5700  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		237		4.5640  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		112		4.5690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6		4.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,097,774		4.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		161,887		4.5853  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		136,381		4.5710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		65,000		4.5762  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		61,595		4.5863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		58,542		4.5859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		46,105		4.5865  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,793		4.5743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,272		4.5715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,581		4.5851  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,726		4.5725  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,694		4.5745  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,683		4.5707  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,148		4.5719  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,122		4.5774  GBP
ADR		Sale		2,000		11.6510  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,924		4.5756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,382		4.5823  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		916		4.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		478		4.5748  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		380		4.5730  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		300		4.5870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		237		4.5640  GBP
ADR		Sale		200		11.6600  USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		195		4.5664  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		178		4.5755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		129		4.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		117		4.5887  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		111		4.5690  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		67		4.5670  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11		4.5699  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10		4.5885  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		7,683	4.5707  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		910	4.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		178	4.5755  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65,000	4.5762  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		258	4.5794  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11,581	4.5850  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		129,347	4.5855  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58,542	4.5859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		6,508	4.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,521	4.6000  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,832	4.5711  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,572	4.5720  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		60,149	4.5727  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		83,233	4.5737  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		88,483	4.5739  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		454,586	4.5740  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		38,359	4.5741  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		170,796	4.5743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		610	4.5760  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		76,987	4.5763  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		24,641	4.5768  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		260,099	4.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		10,667	4.5863  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		80,634	4.5866  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		85,106	4.5870  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		692	4.5991  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,864	4.5668  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Long		133,284	4.5710  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		25,272	4.5715  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		50,352	4.5743  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		120	4.5756  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		41,237	4.5856  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		520,385	4.5860  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,480	4.5960  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		400	4.5673  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,800	4.5711  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		9,555	4.5781  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		16,293	4.5831  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		477,849	4.5859  GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		520,385	4.5860  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:				20 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
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-310,611	4.5547	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,304	4.4050	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,787	5.3305	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,577	5.3176	European
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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