Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 4577S
Barclays PLC
07 January 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:

06 Jan 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:

21,039,909

0.79%

16,259,240

0.61%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,235,531

0.08%

17,288,222

0.65%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

788,941

0.03%

 

 TOTAL:

 

23,275,440

0.87%

34,336,403

1.28%

(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

1,565,815

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

619,005

4.8505  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

311,386

4.8273  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

103,468

4.8052  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

64,799

4.7991  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,692

4.7922  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,008

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,675

4.7919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,105

4.7940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,387

4.8083  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,529

4.7933  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,873

4.7927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,351

4.8583  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,601

4.8030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,206

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,098

4.7934  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,023

4.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,562

4.8499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,417

4.8021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,059

4.7918  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,875

4.7874  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,264

4.7942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,024

4.7944  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,574

4.7812  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,734

4.8587  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,651

4.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,250

4.7772  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,234

4.8071  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,770

4.7941  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,724

4.7970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,688

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,418

4.7905  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,073

4.7860  GBP

ADR

Purchase

3,600

12.1322  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,000

4.8230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,953

4.7849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,636

4.8015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,452

4.8070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,093

4.7900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,981

4.7910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,939

4.8359  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,872

4.8023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,858

4.7948  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,731

4.7850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,703

4.7968  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,579

4.8096  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,557

4.7981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,512

4.7972  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,439

4.7890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,155

4.8234  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,092

4.8090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,060

4.7873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

4.8110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,008

4.7876  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

941

4.7760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

749

4.7840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

732

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

720

4.8130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

622

4.7830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

612

4.7857  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

579

4.8020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

548

4.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

543

4.7980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

540

4.8050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

530

4.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

522

4.8140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

519

4.7960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

506

4.8040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

500

4.7930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

498

4.8135  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

485

4.7660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

4.8000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

482

4.7955  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

480

4.8080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

477

4.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

466

4.7835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

463

4.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

459

4.8310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

385

4.7990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

368

4.7879  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218

4.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

208

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

208

4.7740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

198

4.7985  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

191

4.8120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

155

4.7920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40

4.7845  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,006,253

4.8538  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

913,785

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

326,928

4.8453  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

161,746

4.7939  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

157,163

4.8570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,800

4.7915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

134,310

4.8381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

131,783

4.8354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

120,663

4.8389  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

113,906

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

83,563

4.7965  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

69,825

4.7936  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

61,606

4.7947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40,053

4.7821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,776

4.7927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,200

4.8473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,496

4.8020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,973

4.7945  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,891

4.7944  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,674

4.7991  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,614

4.7992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,523

4.8029  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,380

4.7916  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,739

4.8257  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,688

4.7826  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,318

4.7978  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,059

4.7923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,802

4.7918  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,109

4.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,240

4.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,094

4.7893  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,651

4.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,408

4.7932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,165

4.7928  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,800

4.7993  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,634

4.7818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,952

4.7910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,688

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,150

4.7980  GBP

ADR

Sale

3,600

12.1322  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,098

4.7888  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,000

4.8230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,697

4.8149  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,518

4.7789  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,452

4.8070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,195

4.7829  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,131

4.8262  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,892

4.7850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,540

4.8057  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,512

4.7976  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,438

4.7890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,380

4.7971  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,137

4.7959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,127

4.7783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,092

4.8090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

881

4.7931  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

809

4.8066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

762

4.8287  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

749

4.7840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

732

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

720

4.8130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

622

4.7830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

604

4.7900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

601

4.7940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

548

4.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

540

4.8050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

530

4.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

522

4.8140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

519

4.7960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

506

4.8040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

498

4.8135  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

485

4.7660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

483

4.8000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

483

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

482

4.7955  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

479

4.7970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

477

4.8100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

466

4.7835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

463

4.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

459

4.8310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

385

4.7990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

258

4.7810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

191

4.8120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

155

4.7920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

128

4.7984  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

143,800

4.7915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,825

4.7926  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,211

4.7929  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,881

4.7934  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,825

4.7936  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,117

4.7937  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

161,746

4.7939  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94,138

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,546

4.7956  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45

4.7971  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,608

4.7973  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22

4.7981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,747

4.7982  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

4.8066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,789

4.8103  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,739

4.8257  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

134,310

4.8381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,663

4.8389  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,200

4.8473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

278,997

4.8566  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

157,163

4.8570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

511,691

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,931

4.7650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,097

4.7788  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

626

4.7789  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

295

4.7847  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,658

4.7849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

612

4.7857  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

368

4.7879  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

4.7892  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,347

4.7910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,187

4.7921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,400

4.7922  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,873

4.7927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,886

4.7930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,529

4.7933  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,770

4.7941  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,264

4.7942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,794

4.7962  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,416

4.7969  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

389

4.7976  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

335

4.7979  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

438

4.7991  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,579

4.8096  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,562

4.8499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

511,672

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,066

4.8582  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,351

4.8583  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,734

4.8587  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

15,926

4.7913  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

485

4.7656  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,980

4.7746  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

15,398

4.7814  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,658

4.7864  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

942

4.7866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

13,417

4.7915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,776

4.7927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

160,026

4.8575  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

279

4.8579  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

341,907

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

32,493

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

22,536

4.8024  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

101,928

4.8052  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,155

4.8234  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

279

4.8579  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

883,003

4.8580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,120

4.8583  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:

07 Jan 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

-322,254

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

4.4050

European

06-May-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,791

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.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

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