Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 18/12/2024 14:21 RNS Number : 6292Q

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 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:

19,860,366

0.74%

16,926,818

0.63%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,640,336

0.10%

16,967,735

0.63%

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

0

0.00%

1,099,500

0.04%

TOTAL: 

22,500,702

0.84%

34,994,053

1.30%

(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

1,696,003

4.6760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

272,533

4.6580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

238,971

4.6732 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192,113

4.6711 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

162,369

4.6747 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102,028

4.6681 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,298

4.6691 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,099

4.6685 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,263

4.6675 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,906

4.6671 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,044

4.6715 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,129

4.6678 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,199

4.6703 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,847

4.6627 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,035

4.6686 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,927

4.6743 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,571

4.6639 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,561

4.6752 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,644

4.6726 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,325

4.6688 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,210

4.6796 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,899

4.6578 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,822

4.6738 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,575

4.6795 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,414

4.6633 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

4.6519 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,780

4.6666 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,998

4.6625 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,956

4.6650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,916

4.6720 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,914

4.6646 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,711

4.6767 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,619

4.6620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

4.6690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

4.6815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,292

4.6676 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

4.6797 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

4.6730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

4.6755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

889

4.6740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

697

4.6710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

583

4.6700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

479

4.6562 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

359

4.6480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

203

4.6679 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,321,187

4.6760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

585,980

4.6754 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,081

4.6718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,057

4.6755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

87,059

4.6654 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82,985

4.6728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81,096

4.6685 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,483

4.6647 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,829

4.6705 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,346

4.6670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,174

4.6699 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,115

4.6694 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,781

4.6669 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,177

4.6673 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,700

4.6671 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,768

4.6666 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,631

4.6684 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,497

4.6724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,125

4.6750 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,561

4.6757 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,425

4.6668 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,479

4.6658 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,210

4.6801 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,177

4.6633 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,148

4.6555 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,723

4.6680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,616

4.6794 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,535

4.6661 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,957

4.6664 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,617

4.6656 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,341

4.6690 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,288

4.6646 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.4050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,998

4.6625 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,671

4.6710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,646

4.6703 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,620

4.6734 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,619

4.6620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,611

4.6650 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,595

4.6720 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,460

4.6819 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,284

4.6700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,180

4.6730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,083

4.6767 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,054

4.6715 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

892

4.6740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

884

4.6695 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

750

4.6641 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

608

4.6510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

513

4.6665 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

407

4.6744 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

359

4.6480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

4.6660 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

608

4.6510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,592

4.6540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32

4.6549 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,148

4.6554 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,987

4.6625 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,118

4.6635 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

87,059

4.6655 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,566

4.6670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,700

4.6671 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,795

4.6678 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,048

4.6683 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

700

4.6686 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

742

4.6700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,646

4.6703 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,081

4.6718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,776

4.6724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,903

4.6731 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,125

4.6750 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,857

4.6755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

4.6756 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

154,228

4.6758 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

347,016

4.6759 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95

4.6767 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

479

4.6562 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

272,533

4.6580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95,612

4.6675 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,847

4.6681 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,897

4.6684 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,099

4.6685 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,035

4.6686 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

159

4.6698 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,885

4.6702 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192,113

4.6711 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,058

4.6729 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

115,513

4.6732 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,822

4.6738 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,660

4.6758 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

699,817

4.6760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,701

4.6762 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,101

4.6763 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,711

4.6767 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

62,483

4.6647 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,360

4.6721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

51,948

4.6756 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,021,695

4.6760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,040

4.6519 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,847

4.6627 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

549

4.6759 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

778,157

4.6760 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

-322,250

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-310,559

4.5547

European

23 Dec 2024

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,322

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,791

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,578

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: