Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 8444O
Barclays PLC
04 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:

03 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:

 

 

23,861,470

0.89%

21,694,677

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

1,324,877

0.05%

21,692,852

0.81%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,099,494

0.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

25,186,347

0.94%

44,487,023

1.66%

(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

508,603

4.7830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

288,488

4.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

252,522

4.8304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

243,692

4.7818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

239,287

4.8221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

119,218

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

97,196

4.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55,483

4.8210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39,212

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,084

4.8306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,825

4.8414  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,426

4.8120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,715

4.8119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,110

4.8430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,495

4.8265  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,158

4.8218  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,652

4.8308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,607

4.8227  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,522

4.8116  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,017

4.8323  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,181

4.8366  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,740

4.8247  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,138

4.7812  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,613

4.7965  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,524

4.8020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,793

4.8006  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,820

4.8276  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,833

4.8370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,031

4.8094  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,546

4.8153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,297

4.8105  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,412

4.8195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,947

4.8332  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,396

4.8204  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,263

4.8000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,740

4.8355  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,256

12.2929  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,234

4.8362  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,206

12.2998  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,989

4.8400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,919

4.8169  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,861

4.7990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,853

4.8090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,807

4.8309  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,691

4.8015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,626

4.8080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,450

4.8055  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,405

4.8075  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,238

4.8060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,229

4.8050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,177

4.8074  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

978

4.8035  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

776

4.8133  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

705

4.8025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

664

4.8095  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

648

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

614

4.7930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

607

4.8350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

593

4.8045  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

570

4.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

569

4.7975  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

569

4.7980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

569

4.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

557

4.8380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

385

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

385

4.8065  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

178

4.8305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

145

4.8397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

106

4.8398  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9

4.8420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8

4.8200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

473,328

4.7890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

312,665

4.7921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

274,335

4.7895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

156,038

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153,988

4.8026  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

84,450

4.8090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

76,516

4.8168  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

58,474

4.8350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,666

4.8400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

52,562

4.7813  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,718

4.8161  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40,333

4.8349  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,224

4.7970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,645

4.8035  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,857

4.8368  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,053

4.8256  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,175

4.8001  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,469

4.8288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,084

4.8325  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,134

4.8054  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,615

4.7809  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,250

4.8200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,107

4.8171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,796

4.8057  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,885

4.8377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,460

4.8370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,655

4.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,994

4.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,524

4.8059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,519

4.8029  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,469

4.8380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,283

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,078

4.8053  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,000

4.8128  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,992

4.8096  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,913

4.8137  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,722

4.8327  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,714

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,516

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,089

4.8283  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,537

4.7981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,441

4.8075  GBP

ADR

Sale

2,256

12.2929  USD

ADR

Sale

2,206

12.2998  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,128

4.7973  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,999

4.8020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,919

4.8174  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,861

4.7990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,816

4.7998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,691

4.8015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,486

4.8080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,450

4.8055  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,238

4.8060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,229

4.8050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,177

4.8079  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

909

4.8343  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

890

4.8093  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

715

4.8436  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

705

4.8025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

673

4.8284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

664

4.8095  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

598

4.8000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

596

4.7985  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

593

4.8045  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

570

4.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

569

4.7980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

569

4.7975  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

446

4.8371  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

391

4.8345  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

283

4.8372  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

130

4.7992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

116

4.8407  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

106

4.8403  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

3,714

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,615

4.7809  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

573

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,121

4.7818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,201

4.7971  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,967

4.8011  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,539

4.8138  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,873

4.8165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,506

4.8246  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,861

4.8259  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,741

4.8304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

909

4.8343  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,353

4.8351  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,857

4.8368  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

283

4.8372  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41

4.8389  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58,263

4.8400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

116

4.8407  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

674

4.8439  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

269,523

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,498

4.7811  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,138

4.7812  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,280

4.7813  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60

4.7966  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,929

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,133

4.8114  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

238

4.8153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,720

4.8171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,412

4.8195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89,490

4.8210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

179,106

4.8221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,104

4.8224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,607

4.8227  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,740

4.8247  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,820

4.8276  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

178

4.8304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,947

4.8332  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,419

4.8337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,891

4.8388  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,494

4.8400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,753

4.8316  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

563,940

4.7863  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

130

4.7992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,421

4.8038  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

764

4.8059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,514

4.8169  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,810

4.7813  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

62,403

4.7849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

20,983

4.7981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

871

4.8023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,325

4.8025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

166

4.8484  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:

04 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

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-310,552

4.5547

European

23 Dec 2024

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,320

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,790

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,579

5.3176

European

05 Jun 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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