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:

08 Jan 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:

20,505,059

0.77%

19,780,029

0.74%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,876,003

0.07%

16,675,387

0.62%

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

0

0.00%

788,938

0.03%

TOTAL: 

22,381,062

0.84%

37,244,354

1.39%

(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

1,215,222

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

751,243

4.7001 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523,548

4.7032 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

233,623

4.7086 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

208,966

4.7213 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

156,538

4.7008 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137,940

4.6984 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

136,096

4.6986 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

92,562

4.7046 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

90,708

4.7076 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72,642

4.6901 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68,944

4.7597 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66,348

4.7141 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,805

4.7127 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

42,096

4.7094 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39,605

4.7233 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,761

4.6927 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,985

4.7035 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,958

4.7773 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,600

4.6982 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,341

4.7227 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,317

4.7638 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,793

4.6949 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,534

4.6820 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,055

4.7062 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,822

4.6909 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,956

4.8211 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,254

4.7052 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,157

4.7040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,178

4.7239 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

4.7147 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,578

4.7771 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,411

4.7101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,350

4.7118 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,185

4.7269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,660

4.7162 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,611

4.7028 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,582

4.7252 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,831

4.7487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,702

4.8231 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,982

4.7000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,307

4.7132 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,260

4.6921 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,041

4.8264 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,031

4.7173 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,772

4.7690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,668

4.6877 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,638

4.7286 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,436

4.7203 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,404

4.7793 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,367

4.8260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,367

4.8095 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

972

4.8128 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

948

4.6906 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

873

4.8297 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

850

4.8360 GBP

ADR

Purchase

800

11.7250 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

781

4.8150 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

668

4.7190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

4.8060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

581

4.8316 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

500

4.8200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

491

4.6780 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

469

4.6940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

461

4.6890 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

436

4.8050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

434

4.7140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

376

4.7160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

306

4.7010 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

291

4.8190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

200

4.8198 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

610,850

4.7001 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

501,000

4.7024 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

430,050

4.8225 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

237,814

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

205,510

4.7267 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

201,757

4.7257 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

170,269

4.6854 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

169,940

4.7213 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

137,940

4.6984 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

111,549

4.6959 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

108,006

4.7209 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,931

4.6951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

88,868

4.7200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

68,878

4.7417 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

66,607

4.7084 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

61,411

4.7235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,010

4.7076 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,247

4.7294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46,051

4.7282 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,384

4.7656 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,151

4.7206 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,761

4.6927 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36,192

4.6793 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

34,873

4.7073 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,616

4.7233 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,573

4.7308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,731

4.7147 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,585

4.7337 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,487

4.7031 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,822

4.6909 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,706

4.8118 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,383

4.7026 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,100

4.7641 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,866

4.6897 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,302

4.7202 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,146

4.7402 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,164

4.7240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,500

4.7113 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,711

4.6983 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,449

4.7088 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,960

4.6996 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,777

4.7718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,730

4.6846 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,892

4.7339 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,544

4.7690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,982

4.7000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,827

4.7325 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,628

4.7512 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.8257 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,483

4.8180 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,467

4.7473 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,291

4.7336 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,277

4.8122 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,190

4.7214 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

850

4.8360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

838

4.8170 GBP

ADR

Sale

800

11.7250 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

781

4.8150 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

4.8060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

531

4.8260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

500

4.8200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

495

4.8283 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

448

4.7040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

443

4.8095 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

434

4.7140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

291

4.8190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

237

4.8179 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

163

4.7085 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

126

4.7060 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

Closing Long

30,062

4.7346 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,000

4.6987 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,127

4.7010 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,731

4.7147 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,868

4.7200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,302

4.7202 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108,006

4.7209 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,767

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

98,515

4.7226 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61,411

4.7235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,215

4.7236 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

46,051

4.7282 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,032

4.7367 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,640

4.7401 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,878

4.7417 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,588

4.7446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,088

4.7462 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,304

4.7469 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,628

4.7512 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

814

4.7524 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,100

4.7641 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,112

4.7811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

986

4.8180 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

500

4.8200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

430,050

4.8225 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,500

4.8257 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,931

4.8288 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,216

4.6811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,534

4.6820 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,668

4.6877 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,170

4.6901 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,793

4.6949 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,256

4.6975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,600

4.6982 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

92,562

4.7047 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233,623

4.7086 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,700

4.7101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,969

4.7110 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,627

4.7116 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,805

4.7127 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,133

4.7179 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

366,503

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,913

4.7212 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,026

4.7213 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,341

4.7227 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,605

4.7233 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,638

4.7286 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,294

4.7324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68,944

4.7597 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,621

4.7969 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,956

4.8211 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,702

4.8231 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,341

4.8264 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

475

4.8390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,718

4.7797 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

170,269

4.6853 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1

4.7200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,737

4.7206 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

50,927

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,834

4.8217 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16

4.8268 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

800

4.6873 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

9,649

4.7082 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

567

4.7112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1

4.7200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

207,532

4.7210 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

169,940

4.7213 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,958

4.7773 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

200

4.8198 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16

4.8268 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,737

4.8393 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:

09 Jan 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

-322,253

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

4.4050

European

06-May-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,789

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,578

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: