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:

17 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:

20,308,094

0.76%

20,112,371

0.75%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,171,340

0.08%

15,493,961

0.58%

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

0

0.00%

788,941

0.03%

TOTAL: 

22,479,434

0.84%

36,395,273

1.36%

(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

628,657

4.9550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

294,135

4.9400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

199,950

4.9548 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

174,728

4.9501 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158,667

4.9545 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

148,841

4.9648 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

88,116

4.9595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72,663

4.9558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

63,626

4.9551 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,131

4.9490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,073

4.9556 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52,000

4.9324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,686

4.9575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,839

4.9488 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,943

4.9564 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,306

4.9596 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,949

4.9655 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,811

4.9498 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,524

4.9549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,524

4.9557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,109

4.9546 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,638

4.9577 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,470

4.9389 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,669

4.9559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,416

4.9543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,296

4.9583 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,629

4.9522 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,406

4.9535 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,751

4.9620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,556

4.9524 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,483

4.9618 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,376

4.9664 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,161

4.9587 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,036

4.9541 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,885

4.9410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,855

4.9484 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,325

4.9566 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,044

4.9483 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,018

4.9576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,010

4.9570 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,922

4.9447 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,883

4.9544 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,598

4.9590 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,568

4.9650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,375

4.9409 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,341

4.9600 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,255

4.9290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,190

4.9452 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,159

4.9684 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.9629 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

970

4.9560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

810

4.9380 GBP

ADR

Purchase

800

12.2500 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

733

4.9594 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

670

4.9555 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

670

4.9520 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

598

4.9440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

556

4.9531 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

553

4.9635 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

538

4.9640 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

525

4.9700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523

4.9630 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

458

4.9510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

389

4.9622 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

387

4.9448 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

383

4.9690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

371

4.9360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

116

4.9680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66

4.9518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57

4.9710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41

4.9515 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24

4.9658 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.9610 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

476,777

4.9603 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

326,075

4.9550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

294,249

4.9725 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

222,861

4.9543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

198,986

4.9512 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153,617

4.9581 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

138,496

4.9541 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

80,035

4.9659 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,606

4.9434 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,806

4.9602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36,687

4.9549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,487

4.9323 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,373

4.9595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

31,880

4.9557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,797

4.9540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,754

4.9568 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,047

4.9440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,751

4.9596 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,109

4.9551 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,871

4.9666 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,922

4.9573 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,438

4.9495 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,378

4.9318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,673

4.9506 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,947

4.9566 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,683

4.9439 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,220

4.9547 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,850

4.9588 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,010

4.9332 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,124

4.9584 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,161

4.9592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,810

4.9600 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,540

4.9486 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,324

4.9559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,093

4.9415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,010

4.9570 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,781

4.9555 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,632

4.9560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,598

4.9590 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,568

4.9650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,551

4.9591 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,447

4.9492 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,259

4.9410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,259

4.9395 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,008

4.9402 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

810

4.9380 GBP

ADR

Sale

800

12.2500 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

699

4.9585 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

670

4.9520 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

620

4.9580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

4.9370 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

598

4.9441 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

553

4.9635 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

538

4.9640 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

525

4.9700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

525

4.9309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

4.9630 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

458

4.9510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

380

4.9474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

371

4.9360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

363

4.9690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

328

4.9390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

290

4.9420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

277

4.9456 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

167

4.9579 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

116

4.9680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

4.9610 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

4.9620 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

328

4.9390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,606

4.9434 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,627

4.9439 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,142

4.9499 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,957

4.9500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63

4.9516 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,935

4.9520 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,797

4.9540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,443

4.9543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,744

4.9549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168,036

4.9550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

662

4.9560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61

4.9570 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,804

4.9575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

475

4.9576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,764

4.9579 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,804

4.9585 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,895

4.9586 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,551

4.9594 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,518

4.9595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

4.9596 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,405

4.9602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,181

4.9603 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

457

4.9615 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,255

4.9290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,111

4.9358 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,335

4.9387 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

294,135

4.9400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,375

4.9409 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,309

4.9447 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,190

4.9452 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,044

4.9483 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,855

4.9484 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,839

4.9488 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

58,131

4.9490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,880

4.9522 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,406

4.9535 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,030

4.9536 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,420

4.9537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,273

4.9538 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,416

4.9543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,943

4.9547 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,309

4.9549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,417

4.9550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,720

4.9552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,524

4.9557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

72,663

4.9558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,550

4.9561 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,325

4.9565 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,205

4.9573 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74,474

4.9575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

207

4.9583 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85,992

4.9595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,306

4.9596 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,750

4.9620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

389

4.9622 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24

4.9661 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

4.9691 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,851

4.9529 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,298

4.9466 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,110

4.9494 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

32,889

4.9496 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,458

4.9524 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

286

4.9599 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

294,249

4.9725 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,128

4.9553 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

798

4.9643 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,949

4.9655 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,101

4.9673 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:

20 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

-322,254

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

-120,791

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: