Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3aReplaces form Released at 05/12/2024 14:46 RNS Number : 0241P

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:

04 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:

24,221,442

0.90%

22,058,865

0.82%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,671,905

0.06%

22,013,747

0.82%

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

0

0.00%

1,099,483

0.04%

TOTAL: 

25,893,347

0.97%

45,172,095

1.69%

(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

1,444,361

4.7912 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

289,241

4.8034 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

281,302

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

213,777

4.8020 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

118,718

4.7904 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61,059

4.7886 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,000

4.7794 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,300

4.7862 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

52,019

4.7864 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,957

4.7760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,906

4.7898 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,201

4.7957 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,616

4.7913 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,646

4.7724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,125

4.7791 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,848

4.8024 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,471

4.7915 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,091

4.7927 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,562

4.7971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,528

4.7802 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,822

4.7932 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,875

4.7846 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,612

4.7872 GBP

ADR

Purchase

3,600

12.3200 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,844

4.7659 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,742

4.7919 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,393

4.7935 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,280

4.7810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,248

4.7815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,148

4.7776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,032

4.7902 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

910

4.7620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

824

4.8038 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

612

4.7805 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

605

4.7965 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

408

4.7970 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

360

4.7920 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

348

4.7900 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

132

4.7925 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55

4.8030 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20

4.8000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18

4.7575 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10

4.7950 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,178,045

4.7925 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

497,803

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

311,458

4.7988 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

149,575

4.8017 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81,089

4.7971 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79,834

4.7840 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

63,009

4.7974 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,426

4.8044 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

52,431

4.7949 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,821

4.7703 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,398

4.7821 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,486

4.7946 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,684

4.7984 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,063

4.7962 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,989

4.8010 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,063

4.7968 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,196

4.8016 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,019

4.7975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,040

4.7998 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,149

4.7730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,591

4.7762 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,417

4.7980 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,793

4.7963 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,620

4.7913 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,970

4.7871 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,408

4.7696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,376

4.7882 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,086

4.8008 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,757

4.8009 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,531

4.7957 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,720

4.7837 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,973

4.8005 GBP

ADR

Sale

3,600

12.3200 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,027

4.7973 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,703

4.7907 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,682

4.7933 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,640

4.7964 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,199

4.8012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,687

4.7982 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,508

4.7820 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,430

4.7930 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,361

4.7961 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,241

4.8014 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,220

4.8020 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,146

4.7890 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

799

4.7920 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

606

4.7710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

366

4.7829 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

275

4.7880 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

208

4.7970 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

140

4.7885 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

119

4.7910 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55

4.8030 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30

4.7700 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10

4.7950 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

Increasing Long

30,062

4.7959 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,019

4.7721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

366

4.7829 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,562

4.7866 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,703

4.7907 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119

4.7910 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,184

4.7932 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,524

4.7942 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,031

4.7948 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,823

4.7952 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,319

4.7962 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,023

4.7969 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,421

4.7980 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,040

4.7998 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,252

4.8000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,989

4.8010 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,994

4.8023 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

366,621

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

139

4.7760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,828

4.7816 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,000

4.7828 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,060

4.7851 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,491

4.7864 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,235

4.7883 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,376

4.7885 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,339

4.7888 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,181

4.7896 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,906

4.7898 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,900

4.7900 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,207

4.7918 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,743

4.7974 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

4.8000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

824

4.8038 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70,821

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,120

4.8042 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,485

4.7964 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

79,834

4.7840 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,599

4.7865 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,424

4.7955 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,780

4.7985 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

22,424

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,645

4.7623 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

61,057

4.7766 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,616

4.7913 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,686

4.7958 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,914

4.7965 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6

4.8033 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

31,788

4.8039 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

22,424

4.8040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

2,139

4.7947 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:

09 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

-310,551

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

-120,789

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: