RNS Number : 5689E Barclays PLC 10 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: 09 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: 13,673,433 0.51% 18,505,746 0.69% (2) Cash-settled derivatives: 17,787,430 0.66% 9,857,467 0.37% (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:  0 0.00% 225,368 0.01%    TOTAL:   31,460,863 1.17% 28,588,581 1.07% (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 650,000 4.9960  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 333,037 5.0020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 313,175 5.0017  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 286,262 4.9989  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 220,259 4.9964  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 201,698 5.0069  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 170,040 5.0760  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 155,047 5.0010  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 154,339 4.9902  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 93,228 5.0045  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 65,061 5.0202  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 53,593 4.9906  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 50,362 4.9873  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 44,062 5.0008  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 41,099 5.0125  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33,910 4.9914  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 30,459 4.9921  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 24,522 4.9849  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21,535 4.9999  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 16,700 5.0171  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,929 5.0190  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,800 4.9893  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,545 5.0007  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,553 4.9976  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,695 5.0011  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,814 4.9978  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,698 5.0026  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,394 5.0078  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,345 4.9957  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,000 5.0213  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,600 5.0052  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,275 5.0014  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,800 4.9988  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,604 5.0150  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,236 5.0021  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,018 4.9992  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,974 5.0220  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,761 4.9883  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,540 4.9946  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,287 4.9770  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,257 4.9895  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,139 5.0012  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,056 5.0120  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,024 4.9968  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,917 4.9951  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,754 4.9904  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,612 4.9759  GBP ADR Purchase 2,584 13.2855  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,569 5.0311  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,275 5.0041  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,751 4.9940  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,589 5.0420  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,589 5.0414  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,585 5.0740  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,539 5.0280  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,297 5.0132  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,292 5.0051  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,205 5.0139  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,070 5.0000  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 944 5.0080  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 933 5.0060  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 860 5.0260  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 800 4.9800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 711 4.9700  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 566 4.9910  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 562 4.9890  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 540 5.0118  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 521 4.9950  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 510 5.0200  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 443 5.0240  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 380 5.0225  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 362 5.0022  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 361 5.0100  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 263 4.9830  GBP ADR Purchase 258 13.9600  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 204 5.0004  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 68 5.0001  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 53 4.9816  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 32 4.9918  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8 5.0040  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 708,057 5.0102  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 593,324 5.0014  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 567,575 4.9867  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 487,522 5.0020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 273,054 5.0029  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 211,327 4.9942  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 146,844 5.0342  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 123,174 4.9932  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 109,395 4.9909  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 57,340 4.9705  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 54,697 4.9923  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 54,620 5.0085  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 52,830 5.0128  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 35,393 5.0027  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 33,254 4.9940  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 28,523 5.0030  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 27,497 5.0061  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26,490 5.0051  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,865 5.0047  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,254 5.0125  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 20,002 5.0016  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 19,983 4.9938  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18,550 5.0103  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 17,510 4.9813  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 12,709 5.0058  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,732 5.0063  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,946 5.0213  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,547 4.9976  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,296 5.0161  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,940 4.9844  GBP ADR Sale 2,584 13.2855  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,419 4.9914  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,847 4.9941  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,740 4.9606  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,589 5.0420  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,215 4.9790  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,071 5.0000  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 944 5.0080  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 860 5.0260  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 711 4.9700  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 566 4.9910  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 562 4.9890  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 519 5.0060  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 450 5.0004  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 443 5.0240  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 391 4.9800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 263 4.9830  GBP ADR Sale 258 13.9600  USD 32 17/19p ordinary Sale 163 5.0210  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 Increasing Long 80,679 5.1161  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,740 4.9606  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 57,340 4.9705  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,215 4.9790  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 567,575 4.9867  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,762 4.9923  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68,025 4.9925  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 211,327 4.9942  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Opening Long 86,250 4.9944  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,547 4.9976  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,827 5.0010  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,155 5.0012  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,002 5.0016  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1 5.0017  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 213,089 5.0020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,698 5.0025  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 55,412 5.0027  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 145,859 5.0031  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 123,467 5.0082  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 94,856 5.0295  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19 5.0357  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 42,436 5.0419  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,552 5.0461  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,269 5.0704  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,287 4.9770  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 19,426 4.9787  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 800 4.9800  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 135,460 4.9834  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 24,522 4.9849  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 50,362 4.9873  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,761 4.9883  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,800 4.9893  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,257 4.9895  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 154,339 4.9902  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 35,590 4.9906  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 32 4.9919  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 30,459 4.9921  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 521 4.9950  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 650,000 4.9960  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 220,259 4.9964  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,024 4.9968  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,800 4.9988  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,260 4.9989  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,018 4.9992  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,114 4.9999  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68 5.0001  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,545 5.0007  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,062 5.0008  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,695 5.0011  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,036 5.0013  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 78,071 5.0014  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 143,550 5.0016  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,236 5.0021  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 362 5.0022  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 827 5.0023  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,320 5.0026  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,476 5.0027  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,887 5.0028  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,805 5.0030  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,283 5.0041  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 819 5.0059  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 198,825 5.0069  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 200 5.0070  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,394 5.0078  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,956 5.0153  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,000 5.0213  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,500 5.0276  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 170,040 5.0760  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 103,544 4.9863  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 12,500 5.0020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 485,412 4.9980  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 16,845 5.0015  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,753 5.0016  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 88,363 5.0020  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,754 5.0030  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 56,497 5.0219  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,000 5.0276  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 8,612 4.9956  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 50,961 5.0296  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 10,963 5.0315  GBP 32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,259 5.0468  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: 10 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 -120,790 5.3305 European 06-Jun-25 32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,578 5.3176 European 05-Jun-25 3.    AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. 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