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REG - Barclays PLC Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

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RNS Number : 8863I  Barclays PLC  15 May 2025

 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:                                                                                                              14 May 2025
 (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:                                                                                                         11,396,625               0.43%             16,568,676        0.62%
 (2)                         Cash-settled derivatives:
                             and/or controlled:                                                                                                         15,930,458               0.59%             10,540,359        0.39%
 (3)                         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                             and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                           0                        0.00%             225,370           0.01%

                             TOTAL:                                                                                                                     27,327,083               1.02%             27,334,405        1.02%
 (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                                                                                 544,527                                    5.7200  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 390,439                                    5.7216  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 335,857                                    5.7236  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 325,033                                    5.7230  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 287,178                                    5.7229  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 137,099                                    5.7473  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 130,522                                    5.7141  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 106,960                                    5.7202  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 105,618                                    5.7339  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 103,223                                    5.7243  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 88,615                                     5.7245  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 84,347                                     5.7112  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 82,940                                     5.7695  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 69,788                                     5.7186  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 55,061                                     5.7377  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 53,800                                     5.7469  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 46,963                                     5.7334  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 39,632                                     5.7066  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 29,180                                     5.7609  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 20,729                                     5.7351  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 20,198                                     5.7130  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 17,839                                     5.7335  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 17,567                                     5.7271  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 17,136                                     5.7252  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 14,248                                     5.7300  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 13,407                                     5.7301  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 13,265                                     5.7361  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 9,767                                      5.7086  GBP
 ADR                                                           Purchase                                                                                 9,272                                      15.4508  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 8,299                                      5.7448  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 8,241                                      5.7541  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 8,123                                      5.7266  GBP
 ADR                                                           Purchase                                                                                 7,300                                      15.4624  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 6,274                                      5.7242  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 5,917                                      5.7367  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 5,528                                      5.7131  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 4,845                                      5.7022  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 4,800                                      5.7114  GBP
 ADR                                                           Purchase                                                                                 4,592                                      15.4235  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 4,101                                      5.7637  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 4,019                                      5.7434  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 3,337                                      5.7570  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,521                                      5.7640  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,299                                      5.7480  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,036                                      5.7464  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,001                                      5.7731  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,903                                      5.7183  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,849                                      5.7720  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,784                                      5.7500  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,600                                      5.7592  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,524                                      5.7800  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,485                                      5.7173  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,247                                      5.7360  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,234                                      5.7580  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,168                                      5.7840  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,126                                      5.7380  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,048                                      5.7340  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 990                                        5.7375  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 990                                        5.7215  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 815                                        5.7820  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 596                                        5.7370  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 566                                        5.7660  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 548                                        5.7690  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 532                                        5.7369  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 528                                        5.7680  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 495                                        5.7750  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 495                                        5.7590  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 433                                        5.7600  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 383                                        5.7260  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 382                                        5.7730  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 287                                        5.7267  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 286                                        5.7520  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 266                                        5.7860  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 224                                        5.7320  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 217                                        5.7719  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 205                                        5.7180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 77                                         5.7638  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 69                                         5.7430  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 35                                         5.7620  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     453,778                                    5.7200  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     252,706                                    5.7552  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     235,388                                    5.7216  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     143,350                                    5.7171  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     81,526                                     5.7250  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     58,646                                     5.7558  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     43,220                                     5.7363  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     28,744                                     5.7339  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     22,924                                     5.7091  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     13,303                                     5.7599  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     11,800                                     5.7320  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     10,000                                     5.7300  GBP
 ADR                                                           Sale                                                                                     9,272                                      15.4508  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     8,594                                      5.7299  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     8,376                                      5.7188  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     8,283                                      5.7626  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     8,000                                      5.7341  GBP
 ADR                                                           Sale                                                                                     7,300                                      15.4624  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     7,045                                      5.7315  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     5,802                                      5.7314  GBP
 ADR                                                           Sale                                                                                     4,592                                      15.4235  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     4,069                                      5.7201  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     3,337                                      5.7570  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     3,222                                      5.7592  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,829                                      5.7242  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,557                                      5.7560  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,535                                      5.7340  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,506                                      5.7307  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,299                                      5.7480  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,021                                      5.7280  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,961                                      5.7110  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,849                                      5.7720  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,631                                      5.7374  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,607                                      5.7161  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,524                                      5.7800  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,499                                      5.6922  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,442                                      5.7640  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,405                                      5.7360  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,234                                      5.7580  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,168                                      5.7840  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,126                                      5.7380  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,057                                      5.7600  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     815                                        5.7820  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     573                                        5.7500  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     566                                        5.7660  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     548                                        5.7690  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     528                                        5.7680  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     487                                        5.7501  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     286                                        5.7520  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     266                                        5.7860  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     205                                        5.7180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     176                                        5.7040  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     135                                        5.7365  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     56                                         5.7060  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                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,499             5.6922  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            143,350           5.7171  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            3,871             5.7188  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            396,661           5.7200  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            20,737            5.7269  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            64,840            5.7305  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            4,268             5.7315  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            335               5.7320  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            28,744            5.7339  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,487             5.7340  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,631             5.7374  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            2,557             5.7560  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            3,537             5.7768  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            4,845             5.7022  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            130,522           5.7141  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            85,773            5.7151  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            27,192            5.7169  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            1,903             5.7183  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            69,788            5.7186  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            42,560            5.7191  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            527,819           5.7200  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            351,475           5.7202  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            76,521            5.7230  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            335,857           5.7236  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            204,823           5.7243  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            182,402           5.7256  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            17,966            5.7264  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            42,560            5.7277  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            55,142            5.7295  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            10,574            5.7298  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            19,003            5.7324  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            2,066             5.7346  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            596               5.7370  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            6,309             5.7473  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            1,211             5.7500  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            1,079             5.7640  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            478               5.7840  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,744             5.7082  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            400               5.7650  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            333               5.7049  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            2,367             5.7055  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            22,503            5.7195  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            2,582             5.7315  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            74,004            5.7096  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            2,582             5.7203  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            15,735            5.7207  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            59,125            5.7260  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            837               5.7300  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:                                                                                                                                    15 May 2025
 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                                    -120,789                                      5.3305                   European          06 Jun 2025
 32 17/19p ordinary          Call Options                      Written                                    -104,581                                      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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