RNS Number : 7717D Barclays PLC 04 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  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: 03 Apr 2025 (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: 16,038,459 0.60% 16,035,672 0.60% (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 14,368,366 0.54% 10,657,859 0.40% (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  0 0.00% 225,357 0.01%    TOTAL:   30,406,825 1.14% 26,918,888 1.01% (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 580,136 5.5480  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 187,643 5.5613  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 130,932 5.5181  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 101,977 5.5488  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 96,853 5.5472  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 87,987 5.5466  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 79,237 5.5481  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 63,393 5.5416  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 60,343 5.5509  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 60,075 5.5362  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 45,466 5.5476  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 27,851 5.5672  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 23,611 5.5428  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21,920 5.5479  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,961 5.5592  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 18,127 5.5594  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,980 5.5555  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,837 5.5432  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,226 5.5686  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,809 5.5606  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,609 5.5648  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,063 5.5763  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,788 5.5668  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,701 5.5568  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,351 5.5616  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,541 5.5776  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,565 5.5280  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,013 5.5821  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,826 5.5680  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,762 5.5775  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,751 5.5770  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,495 5.5742  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,425 5.5274  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,865 5.5701  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,794 5.5637  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,471 5.5120  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,335 5.5755  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,324 5.5800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,164 5.5502  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,012 5.5240  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 943 5.5520  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 894 5.6020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 892 5.5260  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 870 5.5650  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 806 5.5220  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 802 5.5636  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 681 5.5420  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 651 5.5760  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 633 5.5780  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 628 5.5920  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 580 5.5200  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 547 5.5300  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 459 5.5900  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 456 5.5528  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 425 5.6077  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 392 5.5250  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 198 5.5660  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 183 5.5620  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 125 5.5340  GBP ADR Purchase 110 14.7400  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 85 5.5270  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 623,614 5.5487  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 342,012 5.5480  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 279,002 5.5618  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 187,368 5.5485  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 142,202 5.5239  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 118,881 5.5615  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 107,399 5.5820  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 83,228 5.5594  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 79,777 5.5733  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 72,225 5.5590  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 65,885 5.5498  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 54,748 5.5497  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 41,934 5.5805  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 32,972 5.5716  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 24,015 5.5800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 22,409 5.5468  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 21,140 5.5845  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 20,163 5.5728  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 19,949 5.5569  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,119 5.5839  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 12,217 5.5645  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,294 5.5797  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,800 5.5854  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,602 5.5548  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,578 5.5859  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,091 5.5599  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,372 5.5624  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,262 5.5502  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,921 5.5513  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,758 5.5639  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,619 5.5837  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,307 5.5868  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,243 5.5796  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,195 5.5784  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,058 5.5319  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,637 5.5794  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,207 5.5780  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,740 5.5740  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,429 5.5735  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,049 5.5280  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,000 5.5877  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,921 5.5646  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,416 5.5897  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,323 5.5330  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,144 5.5519  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,075 5.5848  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,931 5.5723  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,822 5.5361  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,613 5.5293  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,484 5.5550  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,471 5.5120  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,104 5.5626  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,070 5.5770  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,033 5.5790  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,012 5.5240  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 969 5.5318  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 909 5.5188  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 889 5.5404  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 870 5.5650  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 847 5.5856  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 811 5.5260  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 806 5.5220  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 759 5.5860  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 692 5.5783  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 681 5.5420  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 651 5.5760  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 628 5.5907  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 628 5.5920  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 580 5.5200  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 547 5.5300  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 494 5.5180  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 459 5.5900  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 418 5.5917  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 392 5.5250  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 269 5.5880  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 162 5.5320  GBP ADR Sale 110 14.7400  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 85 5.5270  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 22,409 5.5468  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40 5.5474  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 102,995 5.5476  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 418,000 5.5480  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 115,744 5.5483  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 101 5.5496  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 115,607 5.5532  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 118,881 5.5615  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 279,002 5.5618  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44,070 5.5625  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 69,501 5.5627  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,409 5.5651  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 508 5.5664  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,972 5.5716  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 33,702 5.5718  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,065 5.5749  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,666 5.5761  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,205 5.5775  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,795 5.5800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,800 5.5854  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 315 5.5340  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,880 5.5356  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 60,075 5.5362  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 63,393 5.5416  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,611 5.5428  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 96,853 5.5472  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 45,466 5.5476  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,819 5.5480  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 79,237 5.5481  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 254,491 5.5482  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,007 5.5483  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 82,005 5.5484  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,194 5.5503  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,642 5.5504  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,864 5.5507  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,085 5.5592  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 85,636 5.5613  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,188 5.5616  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,141 5.5641  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,609 5.5648  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,851 5.5672  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 98 5.5720  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,335 5.5755  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,762 5.5775  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,013 5.5821  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 192 5.5880  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,280 5.5923  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,396 5.5545  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 6,631 5.5248  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,670 5.5262  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 151,089 5.5475  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 69,972 5.5480  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,143 5.5739  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 14,933 5.5740  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 33,419 5.5830  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,550 5.5284  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,496 5.5711  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: 04 Apr 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 -120,786 5.3305 European 06-Jun-25 32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,571 5.3176 European 05-Jun-25 3.    AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. 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