Barclays PLC - Form 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

RNS Number : 8041Q

Barclays PLC

19 December 2024

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:				18 Dec 2024
(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:			20,597,277	0.77%	16,642,714	0.62%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			2,385,715	0.09%	17,589,503	0.66%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	1,099,520	0.04%

	TOTAL:			22,982,992	0.86%	35,331,737	1.32%
(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		1,233,334		4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		538,815		4.6415 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		260,515		4.6393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		213,280		4.6525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		191,459		4.6710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		125,701		4.6394 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		109,362		4.6610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		74,228		4.6441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		71,951		4.6480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		71,490		4.6395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		58,766		4.6517 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		57,309		4.6440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		55,926		4.6369 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		53,050		4.6474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		51,024		4.6328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		49,474		4.6485 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		45,422		4.6389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		34,334		4.6439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		31,732		4.6509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		30,549		4.6373 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,986		4.6384 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		18,432		4.6447 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		14,322		4.6443 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		13,671		4.6330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		12,170		4.6347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		10,298		4.6376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		9,363		4.6356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,684		4.6435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,527		4.6513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,518		4.6337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,424		4.6432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		7,090		4.6363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		6,740		4.6604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,840		4.6368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		4,152		4.6515 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		3,272		4.6546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,875		4.6378 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,785		4.6578 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		2,501		4.6340 GBP
ADR		Purchase		2,400		11.9400 USD
ADR		Purchase		2,000		11.7900 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,512		4.6396 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		1,033		4.6455 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		983		4.6466 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		968		4.6332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		903		4.6350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		871		4.6798 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		865		4.6422 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		764		4.6344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		734		4.6472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		699		4.6370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		699		4.6410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		699		4.6345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		642		4.6360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		632		4.6468 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		521		4.6380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		408		4.6790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		375		4.6490 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		297		4.6426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		180		4.6530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		167		4.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Purchase		85		4.6354 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,803,565		4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		156,261		4.6449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		132,969		4.6396 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		79,553		4.6500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		71,490		4.6395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		70,291		4.6541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		68,355		4.6586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		32,847		4.6361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		27,820		4.6425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		13,671		4.6330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		10,643		4.6410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		6,158		4.6610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		5,870		4.6339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,233		4.6642 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,202		4.6424 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		4,094		4.6386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		3,978		4.6380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,447		4.6364 GBP
ADR		Sale		2,400		11.9400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		2,040		4.6335 GBP
ADR		Sale		2,000		11.7900 USD
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,356		4.6350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,247		4.6570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		1,135		4.6493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		951		4.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		882		4.6496 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		815		4.6474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		715		4.6470 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		709		4.6360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		699		4.6345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		501		4.6440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		411		4.6517 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		408		4.6790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		404		4.6340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		398		4.6423 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		341		4.6460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		234		4.6438 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		191		4.6490 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		180		4.6530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		170		4.6334 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		106		4.6769 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		Sale		53		4.6787 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		1,213	4.6306 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		453	4.6350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		751	4.6358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,978	4.6380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17,748	4.6387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		533,101	4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,948	4.6394 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		95,740	4.6398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		79,553	4.6500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,106	4.6515 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		70,291	4.6541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,612	4.6646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,962	4.6690 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		106	4.6769 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		53	4.6787 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		968	4.6332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,458	4.6334 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,518	4.6337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		764	4.6344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,170	4.6347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		85	4.6354 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		9,363	4.6356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		55,926	4.6369 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,549	4.6373 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,875	4.6378 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,986	4.6384 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		25,641	4.6388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		261,866	4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		54,977	4.6391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		260,515	4.6393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,512	4.6396 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		39,713	4.6409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,334	4.6439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		56,808	4.6440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		74,228	4.6441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		41,395	4.6461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		632	4.6468 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,000	4.6477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		71,951	4.6480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		369	4.6506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		620	4.6509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		652	4.6510 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		160	4.6511 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		58,766	4.6517 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		213,280	4.6525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,272	4.6546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		14,368	4.6615 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		191,459	4.6710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,053	4.6750 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		380	4.6346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		20	4.6355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		881,243	4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,352	4.6501 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		1,868	4.6585 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		68,355	4.6586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		2,400	4.6333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		1,000,128	4.6390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Long		71,490	4.6395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Opening Short		18,432	4.6447 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,209	4.6749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		6,330	4.6753 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 Dec 2024
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	-322,253	4.2985	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-310,595	4.5547	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-241,308	4.4050	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-120,787	5.3305	European
32 17/19p ordinary	Call Options	Written	-104,577	5.3176	European

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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