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REG - Barclays PLC Aviva PLC - Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

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RNS Number : 4489J  Barclays PLC  20 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:                                                                                                              19 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:                                                                                                         8,089,421                0.30%             15,564,208        0.58%
 (2)                         Cash-settled derivatives:
                             and/or controlled:                                                                                                         14,893,417               0.56%             7,303,667         0.27%
 (3)                         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                             and agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                           0                        0.00%             225,364           0.01%

                             TOTAL:                                                                                                                     22,982,838               0.86%             23,093,239        0.86%
 (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                                                                                 340,051                                    5.8740  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 330,259                                    5.9180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 273,495                                    5.8788  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 256,257                                    5.8657  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 232,645                                    5.8842  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 131,765                                    5.8857  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 74,597                                     5.8909  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 46,076                                     5.8948  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 36,427                                     5.8946  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 35,689                                     5.8969  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 33,263                                     5.9118  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 32,127                                     5.8958  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 29,969                                     5.8950  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 24,593                                     5.8861  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 23,773                                     5.8858  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 19,912                                     5.8884  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 19,737                                     5.8881  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 18,292                                     5.8904  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 18,024                                     5.8849  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 16,822                                     5.8979  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 16,459                                     5.8876  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 16,155                                     5.8894  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 15,952                                     5.8875  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 14,865                                     5.8877  GBP
 ADR                                                           Purchase                                                                                 14,780                                     15.8037  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 11,162                                     5.8818  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 10,140                                     5.8866  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 9,691                                      5.8823  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 9,054                                      5.8953  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 8,446                                      5.9030  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 7,904                                      5.9012  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 7,643                                      5.9005  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 6,031                                      5.9017  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 5,848                                      5.8685  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 5,809                                      5.8923  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 3,193                                      5.9014  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,798                                      5.8975  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 2,100                                      5.8815  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,845                                      5.9060  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,751                                      5.8848  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,470                                      5.8930  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,435                                      5.8931  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 1,020                                      5.8760  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 950                                        5.8908  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 481                                        5.8870  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 218                                        5.8920  GBP
 ADR                                                           Purchase                                                                                 140                                        15.9800  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 122                                        5.8794  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 87                                         5.9090  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 29                                         5.9100  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Purchase                                                                                 19                                         5.8860  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     745,530                                    5.9153  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     575,433                                    5.9179  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     187,738                                    5.8839  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     180,707                                    5.9180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     170,231                                    5.8877  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     162,086                                    5.8865  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     88,890                                     5.8801  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     77,632                                     5.8856  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     60,918                                     5.8984  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     34,339                                     5.9127  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     32,469                                     5.8918  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     30,980                                     5.9015  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     29,315                                     5.9178  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     20,235                                     5.8779  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     18,503                                     5.8879  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     18,376                                     5.8793  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     18,059                                     5.8823  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     14,890                                     5.9006  GBP
 ADR                                                           Sale                                                                                     14,780                                     15.8037  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     13,577                                     5.8887  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     11,784                                     5.9168  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     9,473                                      5.8817  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     7,981                                      5.8844  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     7,524                                      5.9171  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     7,049                                      5.8660  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     5,830                                      5.8834  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     5,200                                      5.8866  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     4,760                                      5.8835  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     4,244                                      5.9022  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     3,700                                      5.8906  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     3,340                                      5.8780  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     3,279                                      5.8925  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,280                                      5.9069  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     2,226                                      5.8819  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,948                                      5.9016  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,907                                      5.8954  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,435                                      5.8937  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,433                                      5.8860  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     1,152                                      5.8827  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     904                                        5.8930  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     860                                        5.8799  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     811                                        5.8831  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     796                                        5.8787  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     722                                        5.8900  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     470                                        5.9080  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     342                                        5.8744  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     342                                        5.8840  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     152                                        5.8778  GBP
 ADR                                                           Sale                                                                                     140                                        15.9800  USD
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     93                                         5.9177  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            Sale                                                                                     7                                          5.8800  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                            32,469            5.8918  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            16,155            5.8894  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            99,270            5.8686  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            96,641            5.8719  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            152               5.8778  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            20,235            5.8779  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            9,130             5.8793  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            88,890            5.8801  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,369             5.8808  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            2,226             5.8819  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            11,239            5.8826  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,152             5.8827  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            77,632            5.8856  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            170,231           5.8877  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            5,700             5.8879  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            904               5.8930  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            6,981             5.8980  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            30,980            5.9015  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            1,948             5.9016  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            9,634             5.9022  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            2,519             5.9045  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            2,280             5.9069  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            289,867           5.9140  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            11,784            5.9168  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            7,524             5.9171  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            180,609           5.9173  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            108,433           5.9177  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            29,315            5.9178  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            575,433           5.9179  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Increasing Long                            127,455           5.9180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            256,257           5.8657  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            524               5.8684  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            66,045            5.8713  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            340,051           5.8740  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            273,495           5.8788  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            3,509             5.8853  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            597               5.8856  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            7,901             5.8866  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            10,041            5.8870  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            550               5.8872  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            13,519            5.8875  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            5,868             5.8887  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            218               5.8920  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            36,427            5.8946  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            46,076            5.8948  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            20,214            5.8956  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            35,689            5.8969  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            8,667             5.8992  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            69                5.9144  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            185               5.9148  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            276,888           5.9180  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            SWAP                                                                                     Decreasing Long                            1,500             5.8897  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            7,049             5.8659  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            4,229             5.8733  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            19,694            5.8838  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            4,146             5.8856  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            46,972            5.9174  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Increasing Long                            3,033             5.9175  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            7,877             5.8824  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            64,383            5.8934  GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary                                            CFD                                                                                      Decreasing Long                            17,504            5.9034  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 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                                    -120,786                                      5.3305                   European          06-Jun-2026
 32 17/19p ordinary          Call Options                      Written                                    -104,578                                      5.3176                   European          05-Jun-2026

 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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