Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 06/01/2025 14:24 RNS Number : 2870S

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:

03 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:

22,050,664

0.82%

16,525,752

0.62%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,505,749

0.09%

18,281,412

0.68%

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

0

0.00%

788,924

0.03%

TOTAL: 

24,556,413

0.91%

35,596,088

1.33%

(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

1,235,994

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

377,005

4.7650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

357,001

4.7477 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

286,700

4.7423 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114,426

4.7500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

84,489

4.7501 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

78,843

4.7459 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,357

4.7525 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,489

4.7457 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,519

4.7487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,792

4.7506 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,937

4.7571 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,214

4.7537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,916

4.7492 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,722

4.7447 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,660

4.7489 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,529

4.7495 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,379

4.7490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,491

4.7480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,751

4.7533 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,290

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,960

4.7494 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,434

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,602

4.7510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,451

4.7380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,626

4.7541 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

4.7674 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,487

4.7390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,445

4.7420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,416

4.7475 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,403

4.7430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,399

4.7470 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,369

4.7440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

918

4.7518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

866

4.7670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

841

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

710

4.7728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

700

5.3305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

696

4.7710 GBP

ADR

Purchase

680

11.9229 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

347

4.7730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

321

4.7633 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

304

4.7604 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

291

4.7580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218

4.7410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

153

4.7515 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

129

4.7680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

100

4.7750 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

94

4.7620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

59

4.7590 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38

4.7540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11

4.7460 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,039,390

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

339,330

4.7462 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

149,299

4.7500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

147,957

4.7489 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

123,638

4.7532 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

90,793

4.7526 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

66,359

4.7539 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55,491

4.7531 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

42,479

4.7493 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

42,437

4.7497 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,340

4.7487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

31,300

4.7592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,585

4.7494 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,710

4.7588 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,210

4.7485 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,743

4.7519 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,370

4.7514 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,013

4.7510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,060

4.7576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,659

4.7523 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,390

4.7483 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,626

4.7548 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,910

4.7534 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,705

4.7507 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,677

4.7559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,096

4.7381 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,491

4.7480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,345

4.7409 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,894

4.7583 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,625

4.7521 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,303

4.7624 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,986

4.7490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,801

4.7656 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,838

4.7445 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,451

4.7380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,207

4.7474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,098

4.7653 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,493

4.7679 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,487

4.7390 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,403

4.7430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,399

4.7470 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,369

4.7440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,323

4.7662 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,247

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

877

4.7426 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

866

4.7670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

862

4.7330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

841

4.7400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

779

4.7449 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

696

4.7710 GBP

ADR

Sale

680

11.9229 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

538

4.7460 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

529

4.7420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

445

4.7318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

441

4.7415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

347

4.7730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

218

4.7410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

129

4.7680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94

4.7620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89

4.7513 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

4.7492 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

38

4.7540 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

862

4.7330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,450

4.7379 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

646

4.7399 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

441

4.7415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

877

4.7426 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,838

4.7445 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

779

4.7449 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,021

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

104,430

4.7500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,196

4.7508 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,440

4.7509 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,728

4.7526 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,544

4.7530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

123,638

4.7533 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,900

4.7540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,325

4.7546 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,677

4.7559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,801

4.7656 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

652

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

166

4.7310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

286,700

4.7423 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,938

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,489

4.7457 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,782

4.7474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,192

4.7490 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,709

4.7491 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,224

4.7492 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,960

4.7494 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,529

4.7495 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,611

4.7501 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

918

4.7518 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

517

4.7536 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,371

4.7537 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

321

4.7634 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

377,005

4.7650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,839

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,934

4.7540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

680

4.7403 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,332

4.7446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

945,149

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

21,204

4.7502 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

55,491

4.7531 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,098

4.7653 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,332

4.7313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,003,796

4.7450 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

25,428

4.7451 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

105,913

4.7500 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

-322,242

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,314

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,789

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: