Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3aReplaces form Released at 24/12/2024 12:44 RNS Number : 3317R

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 Dec 2024

(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:

22,054,462

0.82%

15,544,933

0.58%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,418,415

0.05%

18,205,695

0.68%

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

0

0.00%

788,931

0.03%

TOTAL: 

23,472,877

0.88%

34,539,559

1.29%

(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

496,036

4.6240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

256,530

4.6032 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

193,710

4.6090 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

104,216

4.6160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

100,710

4.5896 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77,108

4.6243 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62,577

4.6012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57,650

4.6125 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57,585

4.6088 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35,429

4.6084 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,844

4.5960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,731

4.6053 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,693

4.5975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,540

4.5547 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,158

4.5531 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,254

4.5636 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,606

4.5831 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,722

4.5992 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,678

4.6004 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,914

4.5760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,629

4.6044 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,842

4.5734 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,409

4.5971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,261

4.5730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,695

4.5865 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,609

4.6062 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,123

4.6101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

4.6013 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,331

4.5769 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,205

4.6121 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

978

4.6133 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

897

4.5780 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

581

4.5790 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

518

4.5550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

475

4.6000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

306

4.5995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

225

4.6070 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

189

4.6050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

121

4.6020 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57

4.6120 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6

4.6066 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

549,707

4.5940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

539,699

4.6161 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

339,867

4.6105 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

264,896

4.6207 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92,481

4.6032 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

92,343

4.6013 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

85,190

4.5953 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73,123

4.6063 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,711

4.5983 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40,136

4.5921 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

38,078

4.5965 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,951

4.6240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,638

4.5868 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,937

4.6230 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,126

4.6052 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,349

4.5925 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,261

4.5787 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,700

4.5755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,865

4.5862 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,422

4.6073 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,261

4.5730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,746

4.6107 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,731

4.6028 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,695

4.5869 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,563

4.5778 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,941

4.5971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,286

4.6000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,273

4.6140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

927

4.5772 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

825

4.6151 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

581

4.5790 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

556

4.5696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

491

4.6050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

373

4.6131 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

341

4.5650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

121

4.6020 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

556

4.5696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,865

4.5862 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

549,707

4.5940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,066

4.5974 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,711

4.5983 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,686

4.6009 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92,343

4.6013 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,595

4.6023 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

491

4.6050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,123

4.6063 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,493

4.6099 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,588

4.6101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

133,564

4.6229 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,937

4.6230 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

185,147

4.6239 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,438

4.6240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

518

4.5550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,254

4.5636 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,664

4.5766 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,331

4.5769 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

897

4.5780 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,420

4.5887 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,409

4.5971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,814

4.5975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

62,577

4.6012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

162,899

4.6016 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,187

4.6032 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

90,450

4.6062 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

225

4.6070 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,592

4.6084 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

284,100

4.6240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,108

4.6243 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

449

4.6140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,782

4.5732 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

67,241

4.5744 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,224

4.6138 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

22,985

4.6235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,458

4.6239 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

320

4.5543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,344

4.5575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

80

4.5613 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,352

4.5730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,940

4.5954 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

27,458

4.6239 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:

15 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

-322,247

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,319

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,788

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,577

5.3176

European

05 Jun 2025

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: