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:

23 Apr 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:

12,220,960

0.46%

16,335,351

0.61%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

15,235,894

0.57%

10,001,395

0.37%

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

0

0.00%

225,370

0.01%

TOTAL: 

27,456,854

1.03%

26,562,116

0.99%

(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

464,353

5.3937 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

437,749

5.3940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

224,567

5.3932 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

181,502

5.4109 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144,897

5.4018 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

100,414

5.3951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68,018

5.3929 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51,525

5.4071 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,304

5.3931 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45,322

5.3884 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,097

5.3977 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,625

5.3869 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,000

5.3765 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28,005

5.3917 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,820

5.3806 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,112

5.4002 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,733

5.3800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,672

5.4049 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,623

5.3773 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,015

5.3939 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,001

5.3885 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,504

5.3971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,288

5.3923 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,695

5.3686 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,174

5.4120 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,162

5.3700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,891

5.4027 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,808

5.3830 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,784

5.3845 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,381

5.3957 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,326

5.4046 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,231

5.3975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,546

5.3987 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,210

5.4300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,885

5.3859 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,469

5.3803 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,158

5.3759 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,621

5.3648 GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,778

14.4350 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,443

5.3893 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,171

5.4079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,819

5.3832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,667

5.3640 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,631

5.3660 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,448

5.4191 GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,364

14.3811 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

5.3770 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

5.3794 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

924

5.4102 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

842

5.3848 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

775

5.3880 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

710

5.3868 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

704

5.3870 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

690

5.3980 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

690

5.3978 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

544

5.3740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

528

5.3920 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523

5.3840 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.4380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

500

5.4312 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

491

5.4140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

426

5.3747 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

295

5.3944 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

266

5.3943 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114

5.3780 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

107

5.3960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

666,366

5.3938 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

632,410

5.3940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

463,539

5.3945 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

239,642

5.3860 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

233,024

5.4017 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

201,888

5.3957 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

127,823

5.3917 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124,377

5.3951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

123,011

5.3950 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

110,000

5.4012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

84,767

5.4092 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

69,982

5.3996 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

69,090

5.3931 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,449

5.3963 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

44,514

5.3936 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,483

5.4124 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,363

5.3999 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,417

5.3921 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,561

5.3914 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,091

5.4120 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,586

5.3880 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,303

5.3972 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,750

5.3790 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,487

5.4066 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,282

5.3886 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,031

5.3962 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,925

5.4280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,508

5.4025 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,147

5.3720 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,146

5.4013 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,284

5.3960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,000

5.3620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,990

5.3902 GBP

ADR

Sale

2,778

14.4350 USD

ADR

Sale

1,364

14.3811 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,244

5.3984 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,085

5.3828 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,018

5.4320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,016

5.4160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

690

5.3980 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

663

5.3868 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

5.4200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

491

5.4141 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

491

5.4140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

367

5.3786 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

210

5.4300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

114

5.3780 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.3760 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

Decreasing Short

7

5.3819 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,032

5.3859 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

663

5.3868 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,282

5.3886 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,342

5.3894 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

127,823

5.3917 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131,082

5.3928 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,892

5.3931 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

98,000

5.3936 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84,518

5.3937 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

374,475

5.3940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123,011

5.3950 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201,888

5.3957 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

137,156

5.3959 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,105

5.3962 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,303

5.3972 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,363

5.3999 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

110,000

5.4012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,146

5.4013 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

233,024

5.4017 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,667

5.3640 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

856

5.3660 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,162

5.3700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,000

5.3765 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,436

5.3863 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,061

5.3908 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,693

5.3925 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,223

5.3926 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,748

5.3938 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

164,170

5.3940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

266

5.3943 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100,414

5.3951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,231

5.3975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,297

5.4018 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,326

5.4046 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,322

5.4121 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,457

5.4126 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,448

5.4191 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

600

5.4213 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

500

5.3756 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

731

5.3916 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,120

5.3979 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

600

5.3701 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,140

5.3729 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

66,946

5.3882 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

21,444

5.3944 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,226

5.3980 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,257

5.4283 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:

24 Apr 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

-120,796

5.3305

European

06-Jun-26

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,574

5.3176

European

05-Jun-26

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: