Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

30th Apr 2025 15:06

RNS Number : 8858G
Barclays PLC
30 April 2025
 

FORM 8.3

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

AVIVA PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

29 Apr 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

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:

11,809,645

0.44%

16,777,761

0.63%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

16,134,240

0.60%

10,543,032

0.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

225,364

0.01%

TOTAL:

27,943,885

1.04%

27,546,157

1.03%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,711,232

5.5340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

917,675

5.5140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

365,111

5.4860 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

312,982

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218,791

5.5371 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

183,721

5.5500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

95,964

5.5510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

93,314

5.5445 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,975

5.5487 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57,263

5.5586 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

36,000

5.5154 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,545

5.5101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,655

5.5248 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,935

5.5382 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,794

5.5388 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,721

5.5455 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,705

5.5389 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,179

5.5202 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,662

5.5435 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,476

5.5429 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,863

5.5194 GBP

ADR

Purchase

12,418

14.9960 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,468

5.5228 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,269

5.5279 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,508

5.5760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,219

5.5558 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,737

5.5280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,997

5.5238 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,575

5.5200 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,067

5.5120 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,987

5.5290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,603

5.5345 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,536

5.5540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,438

5.5160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,942

5.5204 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,851

5.5396 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,264

5.5232 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,210

5.5377 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,165

5.5316 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,053

5.5480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,046

5.5217 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,802

5.5460 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,766

5.5328 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,620

5.5346 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,580

5.5080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,555

5.5173 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,355

5.5220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,320

5.5513 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,309

5.5264 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,292

5.5520 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,197

5.5400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,185

5.5756 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,048

5.5750 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

5.5446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,966

5.5415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,852

5.5392 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,587

5.5584 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,375

5.4940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,309

5.5292 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,278

5.5360 GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,264

14.9840 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,243

5.5380 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,047

5.5240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,034

5.5260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

900

5.5514 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

899

5.5420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

850

5.4951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

811

5.5209 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

755

5.5300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

747

5.4900 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

584

5.5680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

558

5.5485 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

551

5.5121 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

450

5.5468 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

202

5.4960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

64

5.4800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

492,548

5.5530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

358,760

5.5430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

223,953

5.5619 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

210,458

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

185,029

5.5432 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

172,402

5.5508 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

160,348

5.5603 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112,606

5.5444 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

107,620

5.5552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

102,234

5.5545 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,708

5.5440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

85,726

5.5441 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81,270

5.5255 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

78,216

5.5617 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

70,472

5.5466 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

67,086

5.5622 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

63,932

5.5235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,738

5.5497 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,062

5.5395 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

38,035

5.5205 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,633

5.5578 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

34,213

5.5406 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32,572

5.5416 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,017

5.5616 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,775

5.5457 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,957

5.5638 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,685

5.5355 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,842

5.5576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,355

5.5611 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,472

5.5309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,190

5.5652 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,105

5.5531 GBP

ADR

Sale

12,418

14.9960 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,114

5.5586 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,886

5.5760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,228

5.5480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,350

5.5500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,074

5.5339 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,067

5.5120 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,845

5.5352 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,720

5.5322 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,700

5.5294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,659

5.5340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,536

5.5540 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,942

5.5211 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,484

5.5173 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,984

5.5316 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,906

5.5178 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,890

5.5383 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,672

5.5420 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,607

5.5560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,580

5.5080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,355

5.5220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,292

5.5520 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,133

5.5460 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,130

5.5630 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,837

5.5400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,375

5.4940 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,280

5.5360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,267

5.5341 GBP

ADR

Sale

1,264

14.9840 USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,071

5.4849 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,047

5.5240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,034

5.5260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

930

5.5040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

860

5.5160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

811

5.5216 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

747

5.4900 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

724

5.5300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

719

5.5206 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

696

5.5280 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

602

5.5324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

602

5.5310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

584

5.5680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

553

5.5140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

419

5.5670 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

339

5.5303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

202

5.4960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

64

5.4800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

64

5.4801 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

930

5.5040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,040

5.5165 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

602

5.5324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,512

5.5340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,458

5.5346 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,219

5.5429 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

315,412

5.5430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

185,029

5.5432 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

24,955

5.5437 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

89,708

5.5440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

95,883

5.5448 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

85,787

5.5449 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

75,957

5.5476 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

153,480

5.5478 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

39,738

5.5497 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

591

5.5498 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61

5.5513 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,105

5.5532 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,607

5.5560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

71,490

5.5566 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

18,842

5.5576 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

35,633

5.5578 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

67,411

5.5602 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

160,348

5.5603 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,355

5.5611 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

31,980

5.5613 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,017

5.5616 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

149,384

5.5617 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

223,953

5.5619 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

153,682

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,023

5.5622 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,957

5.5638 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

365,111

5.4860 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

850

5.4951 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31,545

5.5101 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

916,528

5.5140 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,046

5.5217 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,257

5.5226 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

76

5.5240 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,084

5.5295 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,952

5.5327 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

1,695,943

5.5340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,476

5.5429 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,662

5.5435 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,721

5.5455 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

558

5.5485 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

177,371

5.5500 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,462

5.5551 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,477

5.5619 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

222,429

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,900

5.5331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,100

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,608

5.5195 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

195,640

5.5220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

63,932

5.5235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,677

5.5287 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

10,905

5.5293 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

73,290

5.5314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2

5.5350 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

218,791

5.5371 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,250

5.5400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,000

5.5446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

450

5.5468 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,200

5.5495 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

64,735

5.5599 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,974

5.5615 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

244,116

5.5619 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

28,488

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

86,193

5.4720 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

31,037

5.4859 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

53

5.4879 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

195,640

5.5220 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

63,932

5.5235 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,190

5.5343 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2

5.5350 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

218,791

5.5371 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,250

5.5400 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,000

5.5446 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

450

5.5468 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

244,116

5.5619 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

28,488

5.5620 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

680

5.5623 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

30 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

AVIVA PLC

relevant securities this from relates:

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

-120,788

5.3305

European

06-Jun-2026

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,576

5.3176

European

05-Jun-2026

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:

 

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