Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 12/12/2024 14:37 RNS Number : 9114P

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:

11 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:

18,755,846

0.70%

17,587,867

0.65%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,521,489

0.09%

16,001,066

0.60%

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

0

0.00%

1,099,495

0.04%

TOTAL: 

21,277,335

0.79%

34,688,428

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

1,416,795

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

631,262

4.7412 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218,715

4.7410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144,398

4.7582 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

119,694

4.7612 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,646

4.7419 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

83,574

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

83,102

4.7602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82,998

4.7567 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,624

4.7422 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55,778

4.7576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,621

4.7604 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52,258

4.7516 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41,419

4.7677 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,162

4.7581 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,703

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,690

4.7595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,832

4.7418 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,536

4.7408 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,903

4.7621 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,715

4.7610 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,401

4.7683 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,318

4.7474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,147

4.7679 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,096

4.7548 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,539

4.7575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,358

4.7577 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,507

4.7574 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,684

4.7665 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,469

4.7680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,381

4.7390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,944

4.7518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,248

4.7714 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,272

4.7763 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,153

4.7559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,733

4.7786 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,703

4.7424 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,579

4.7654 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,394

4.7506 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,232

4.7634 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,218

4.7620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,864

4.7640 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,707

4.7552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,684

4.7590 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,453

4.7669 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,327

4.7493 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,045

4.7440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,015

4.7784 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

932

4.7448 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

769

4.7670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

643

4.7453 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

631

4.7442 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

581

4.7740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

570

4.7430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

506

4.7505 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

473

4.7470 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

326

4.7715 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

318

4.7433 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

300

4.7530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

201

4.7828 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52

4.7441 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24

4.7558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7

4.7760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,326,520

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

693,015

4.7370 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

286,700

4.7736 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

218,715

4.7410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

166,502

4.7621 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

157,754

4.7443 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

44,138

4.7525 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,224

4.7718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,841

4.7651 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,144

4.7682 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,261

4.7512 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,733

4.7696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,293

4.7648 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,100

4.7745 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,845

4.7636 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,598

4.7584 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,600

4.2985 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,175

4.7391 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,147

4.7684 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,949

4.7630 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,764

4.7434 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,270

4.7523 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,983

4.7440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,381

4.7390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,916

4.7469 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,449

4.7685 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,841

4.7501 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,659

4.7616 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.7535 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,453

4.7674 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,054

4.7551 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

957

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

939

4.7670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

726

4.7441 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

581

4.7740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

570

4.7430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

499

4.7650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

451

4.7569 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

381

4.7558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

335

4.7647 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

300

4.7530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

277

4.7518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

214

4.7809 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

167

4.7602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59

4.7444 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54

4.7655 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

4.7644 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7

4.7760 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

1,021

4.7370 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,725

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

218,715

4.7410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

840

4.7434 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,062

4.7441 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59

4.7444 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,916

4.7469 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

560

4.7479 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

277

4.7518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,270

4.7523 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,639

4.7557 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,891

4.7572 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,916

4.7620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,845

4.7636 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

335

4.7647 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,224

4.7718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,533

4.7720 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

286,700

4.7736 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

971

4.7790 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

214

4.7810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

382,600

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,247

4.7405 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,832

4.7418 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,646

4.7419 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143

4.7420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,624

4.7422 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,703

4.7424 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

318

4.7433 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,022

4.7440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

683

4.7442 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

643

4.7452 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,318

4.7474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,327

4.7493 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

506

4.7505 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,394

4.7506 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,281

4.7539 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,703

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,953

4.7550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,177

4.7559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,574

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,182

4.7574 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,280

4.7576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,162

4.7581 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

144,398

4.7582 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,690

4.7595 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83,102

4.7602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,532

4.7610 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,209

4.7645 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

374

4.7670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,275

4.7677 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,020

4.7680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,401

4.7683 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

326

4.7715 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,733

4.7786 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,015,565

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,034

4.7463 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,180

4.7497 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,354

4.7503 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

18,733

4.7696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,033,031

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

148,840

4.7403 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

103,516

4.7404 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,684

4.7665 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,532

4.7764 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:

13 Dec 2024

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

-310,563

4.5547

European

23 Dec 2024

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

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

-104,579

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: