Form 8.3 - Aviva plc Replacement

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3aReplaces form Released at 27/12/2024 08:56 RNS Number : 4381R

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:

24 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:

22,119,197

0.83%

15,747,736

0.58%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,499,810

0.06%

18,272,209

0.68%

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

0

0.00%

788,920

0.03%

TOTAL: 

23,619,007

0.88%

34,808,865

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

142,406

4.6323 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

78,054

4.6306 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48,695

4.6314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,147

4.6286 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,810

4.6329 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,617

4.6317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,814

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,942

4.6354 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,869

4.6300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,415

4.6346 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,580

4.6337 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,228

4.6275 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,075

4.6316 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,719

4.6362 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,339

4.6341 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,336

4.6318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,735

4.6360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,712

4.6330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,663

4.6293 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,578

4.6270 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,427

4.6280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,302

4.6250 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,192

4.6356 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

4.6220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,543

4.6324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

4.6347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

4.6370 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

4.6380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,166

4.6281 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,082

4.6400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

4.6348 GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,000

11.7520 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

841

4.6240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

748

4.6430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

745

4.6365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

613

4.6352 GBP

ADR

Purchase

600

11.8100 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

572

4.6260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

470

4.6340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

436

4.6410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

366

4.6290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86

4.6322 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61

4.6320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.6170 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,271

4.6303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

132,857

4.6335 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93,755

4.6302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,910

4.6284 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,293

4.6311 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,486

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,878

4.6354 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,890

4.6348 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,229

4.6309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,947

4.6322 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,429

4.6328 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,972

4.6305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,845

4.6318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,735

4.6360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,695

4.6245 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,427

4.6280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,360

4.6308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,302

4.6250 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,279

4.6262 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,077

4.6288 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,771

4.6220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,729

4.6307 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,457

4.6270 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,415

4.6241 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,304

4.6370 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,099

4.6330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.6400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,055

4.6380 GBP

ADR

Sale

1,000

11.7520 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

841

4.6240 GBP

ADR

Sale

600

11.8100 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

572

4.6260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

500

4.6190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

470

4.6340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

436

4.6410 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

366

4.6290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

196

4.6300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124

4.6384 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

61

4.6320 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

179

4.6223 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,910

4.6284 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

559

4.6285 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,077

4.6288 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

350

4.6290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83,266

4.6306 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,229

4.6308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,751

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,293

4.6311 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,944

4.6347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

891

4.6260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,228

4.6275 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,840

4.6294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

4.6300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,741

4.6305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,054

4.6306 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,079

4.6312 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,256

4.6313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,617

4.6317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,888

4.6321 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,518

4.6325 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,046

4.6329 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,952

4.6343 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,859

4.6317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,542

4.6244 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

93,755

4.6302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

55,641

4.6305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,330

4.6306 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

46,147

4.6286 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,262

4.6290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

43

4.6311 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,942

4.6354 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

-322,249

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,300

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

-104,580

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: