Barclays PLC - Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC

RNS Number : 2505J

Barclays PLC

19 May 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:				16 May 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:			8,146,896	0.30%	15,076,315	0.56%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			14,371,933	0.54%	7,359,099	0.27%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	225,363	0.01%

	TOTAL:			22,518,829	0.84%	22,660,777	0.85%
(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		382,893		5.8750 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		241,789		5.8660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		186,357		5.8887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		121,742		5.8900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		84,032		5.8889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		64,638		5.8730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		62,364		5.8732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		48,042		5.8678 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		47,115		5.8685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		43,881		5.8655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		42,108		5.8700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		40,316		5.8728 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,443		5.8799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		24,649		5.8703 GBP
ADR		Purchase		24,458		15.7175 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		22,339		5.8530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		20,300		5.8676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		16,155		5.8764 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,953		5.8717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,159		5.8820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,646		5.8814 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		11,128		5.8723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,257		5.8894 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,251		5.8699 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,605		5.8680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,923		5.8759 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		8,441		5.8769 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,698		5.8647 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,453		5.8715 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,682		5.8765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		5,611		5.8677 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,814		5.8640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,095		5.8739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,571		5.8657 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,300		5.8634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,314		5.8788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,124		5.8880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,910		5.8740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,588		5.8695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,505		5.8736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,412		5.8770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,046		5.8879 GBP
ADR		Purchase		680		15.6600 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		649		5.8810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		642		5.8803 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		547		5.8760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		544		5.8867 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		481		5.8940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		364		5.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		304		5.8800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		301		5.8908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		206		5.8705 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		72		5.8540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		65		5.8809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		992,893		5.8880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		749,695		5.8688 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		579,267		5.8899 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		197,783		5.8887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		182,544		5.8732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		154,580		5.8893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		110,509		5.8734 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		101,538		5.8717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		99,894		5.8900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		79,088		5.8757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		64,831		5.8727 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		52,981		5.8738 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		48,667		5.8708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		40,915		5.8673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		39,830		5.8751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		25,245		5.8853 GBP
ADR		Sale		24,458		15.7175 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		23,062		5.8716 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		21,919		5.8691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		20,026		5.8741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		19,700		5.8687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		14,988		5.8784 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,424		5.8723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,030		5.8775 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,669		5.8726 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		12,159		5.8820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		11,482		5.8891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,723		5.8713 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		9,782		5.8625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,993		5.8712 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		8,921		5.8754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		7,909		5.8553 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,731		5.8700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,411		5.8768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,845		5.8728 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,667		5.8540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,352		5.8655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,135		5.8810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,739		5.8696 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,665		5.8704 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,481		5.8888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,237		5.8744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,968		5.8718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,917		5.8570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,905		5.8721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,538		5.8851 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,493		5.8836 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,221		5.8670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,028		5.8800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		708		5.8680 GBP
ADR		Sale		680		15.6600 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		642		5.8530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		629		5.8640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		587		5.8747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		481		5.8947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		481		5.8740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		384		5.8817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		276		5.8730 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 Long		16,155	5.8764 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		7,909	5.8553 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,628	5.8561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,753	5.8570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,352	5.8655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		749,695	5.8688 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		12,669	5.8726 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		64,831	5.8727 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		210,890	5.8732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		52,981	5.8738 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		123,638	5.8741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		39,830	5.8751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		8,921	5.8754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		79,088	5.8757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		156,108	5.8880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		255,128	5.8884 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		197,783	5.8887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,481	5.8888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,482	5.8891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		154,580	5.8893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		302,987	5.8896 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		579,267	5.8899 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		264,772	5.8900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		68	5.8901 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		21,742	5.8600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		221,102	5.8660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		20,300	5.8676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,468	5.8678 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,533	5.8686 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		41,516	5.8700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		24,649	5.8703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		26,778	5.8723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,059	5.8727 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,326	5.8729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		32,527	5.8739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		382,893	5.8750 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		4,215	5.8757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,737	5.8758 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		327	5.8760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,412	5.8770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		30,443	5.8799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		544	5.8867 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		84,032	5.8889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		7,926	5.8900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		174,390	5.8902 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		301	5.8908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,600	5.8705 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,900	5.8900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		5,802	5.8719 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		4,540	5.8834 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,372	5.8895 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,372	5.8684 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		15,769	5.8721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		14,737	5.8723 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:				19 May 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	-120,786	5.3305	European	06-Jun-2026
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,577	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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