Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

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 relevant securities this form relates:

AVIVA PLC

(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:

07 Mar 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES: 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:

22,531,054

0.84%

21,814,978

0.81%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

11,656,066

0.44%

16,060,572

0.60%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

225,415

0.01%

TOTAL: 

34,187,120

1.28%

38,100,965

1.42%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,100,817

5.3299 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

248,138

5.3515 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

202,386

5.3538 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

200,445

5.3466 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

154,458

5.3341 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

113,448

5.3537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102,161

5.3487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

90,044

5.3471 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

89,614

5.3451 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

65,903

5.3436 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,823

5.3407 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50,112

5.3540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41,486

5.3490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,607

5.3345 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,537

5.3435 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,391

5.3453 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,952

5.3324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,808

5.3357 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,564

5.3354 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,358

5.3379 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,082

5.3567 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,694

5.3269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,110

5.3260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,992

5.3449 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,700

5.3267 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,636

5.3495 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,084

5.3535 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,468

5.3191 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,722

5.3574 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,600

5.3247 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,068

5.3536 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,508

5.3447 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,319

5.3220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,316

5.3380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,781

5.3257 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,972

5.3425 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,825

5.3349 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,665

5.3525 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,230

5.3421 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,167

5.3590 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,164

5.3240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,160

5.3340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,929

5.3573 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,834

5.3320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,534

5.3359 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,533

5.3400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

942

5.3060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

845

5.3280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

746

5.3510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

514

5.3160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

470

5.3350 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

403

5.3318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

305

5.3410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

195

5.3395 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

176

5.3204 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86

5.3166 GBP

ADR

Purchase

78

13.9900 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,532,032

5.3331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

197,623

5.3540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

164,360

5.3227 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

140,378

5.3430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

119,995

5.3428 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109,573

5.3221 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109,573

5.3226 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

99,470

5.3474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

96,872

5.3190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92,103

5.3529 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,218

5.3507 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73,317

5.3558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

58,677

5.3333 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56,579

5.3538 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

50,023

5.3499 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

34,315

5.3500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,097

5.3411 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,910

5.3528 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,138

5.3557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,958

5.3470 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,635

5.3347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,717

5.3537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,290

5.3420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,408

5.3549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,048

5.3461 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,298

5.3365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,319

5.3220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,146

5.3503 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,538

5.3479 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,045

5.3410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,045

5.3437 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,665

5.3531 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,619

5.3260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,584

5.3313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,164

5.3240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,160

5.3340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,158

5.3380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,992

5.3509 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,884

5.3060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,529

5.3320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,513

5.3521 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,334

5.3544 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

878

5.3594 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

611

5.3550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

576

5.3541 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

326

5.3560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

5.3545 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

157

5.3247 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

126

5.3480 GBP

ADR

Sale

78

13.9900 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.3400 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

52,581

5.3603 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,119

5.3474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,808

5.3475 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,710

5.3137 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,584

5.3313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,635

5.3347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,298

5.3365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

783

5.3372 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,212

5.3393 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,001

5.3407 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,311

5.3414 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119,995

5.3428 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,591

5.3446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,538

5.3479 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

126

5.3480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,391

5.3499 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,916

5.3500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,146

5.3503 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89,218

5.3507 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,021

5.3517 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,574

5.3518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,910

5.3528 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92,103

5.3529 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,717

5.3537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,579

5.3538 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31

5.3539 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,745

5.3540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

576

5.3541 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,597

5.3544 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,408

5.3549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,138

5.3557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,317

5.3558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

878

5.3594 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

5.3150 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

5.3180 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,468

5.3191 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,657

5.3210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,700

5.3267 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,316

5.3305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,571

5.3309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

616

5.3314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,952

5.3324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,565

5.3387 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,466

5.3420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,879

5.3427 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,403

5.3455 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200,445

5.3466 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,708

5.3470 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,161

5.3487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

86,743

5.3507 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

142,187

5.3530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

201,339

5.3542 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,020

5.3176 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

96,872

5.3190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,272

5.3469 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

37,001

5.3300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

11,118

5.3488 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,536

5.3506 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,020

5.3543 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

10 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

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 are being disclosed:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this from relates:

AVIVA PLC

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

-120,818

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,597

5.3176

European

05-Jun-25

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: