Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 9539S
Barclays PLC
10 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:

09 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:

19,798,910

0.74%

19,805,309

0.74%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,882,898

0.07%

15,996,315

0.60%

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

0

0.00%

788,928

0.03%

 

 TOTAL:

 

21,681,808

0.81%

36,590,552

1.37%

(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

403,773

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

381,789

4.7340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

300,314

4.7806  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

220,549

4.7658  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

105,026

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75,011

4.7918  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

59,292

4.7578  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,978

4.7628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

57,236

4.7710  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,052

4.7742  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

49,500

4.7204  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,676

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,868

4.7707  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,841

4.7864  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,199

4.7952  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,036

4.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,175

4.7647  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,452

4.7703  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,144

4.7612  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,343

4.7886  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,399

4.7681  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,016

4.7744  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,843

4.7153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,557

4.7568  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,714

4.7790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,656

4.7429  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,649

4.7706  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,588

4.7959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,339

4.7879  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,179

4.7801  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,782

4.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,152

4.7676  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,891

4.7148  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,886

4.7326  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,018

4.7743  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,591

4.7540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,671

4.7564  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,567

4.7633  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,794

4.7456  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,637

4.7539  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,321

4.7694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,227

4.7642  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,158

4.7798  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,118

4.7700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,914

4.7333  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,767

4.7328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,708

4.7641  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,704

4.7280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,620

4.7782  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,572

4.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

4.7784  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,253

4.7750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,088

4.7820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

4.7055  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

983

4.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

981

4.7900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

698

4.7890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

683

4.7580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

647

4.7805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

590

4.7910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

528

4.7660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

504

4.7885  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

369

4.7130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

332

4.7480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

273

4.7770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

271

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

172

4.7680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

123

4.7663  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109

4.7490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

4.7850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17

4.7440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14

4.7122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9

4.7740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

696,802

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

340,878

4.7796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

276,710

4.7585  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

256,985

4.7533  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

135,721

4.7892  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

98,291

4.7600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,971

4.7610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,050

4.7797  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82,815

4.7444  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,253

4.7947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

71,487

4.7436  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

69,201

4.7110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

64,060

4.7815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,616

4.7549  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,279

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

38,434

4.7867  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,225

4.7817  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,122

4.7775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,472

4.7611  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,821

4.7127  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,836

4.7942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,843

4.7878  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,021

4.7092  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,841

4.7864  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,430

4.7841  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,724

4.7484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,194

4.7643  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,357

4.7537  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,801

4.7806  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,053

4.7046  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,522

4.7940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,877

4.7759  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,424

4.7447  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,265

4.7555  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,495

4.7655  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,156

4.7820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,891

4.7153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,675

4.7927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,190

4.7757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,866

4.7843  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,238

4.7811  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,671

4.7569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,456

4.7141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,401

4.7761  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,034

4.7521  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,033

4.7788  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,669

4.7949  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,177

4.7844  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,551

4.7479  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,294

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,253

4.7750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,240

4.7206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,069

4.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,067

4.7719  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,018

4.7059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

884

4.7542  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

760

4.7308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

683

4.7580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

642

4.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

598

4.7854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

582

4.7780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

578

4.7397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

528

4.7664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

525

4.7890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

504

4.7885  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

373

4.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

369

4.7130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

332

4.7480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

290

4.7490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273

4.7770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

272

4.7730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

271

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

172

4.7680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

165

4.6792  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72

4.7877  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54

4.7850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36

4.7700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23

4.7910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17

4.7440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9

4.7740  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

165

4.6792  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,583

4.6823  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,690

4.6832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,094

4.6835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,959

4.7069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,666

4.7085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,331

4.7111  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66,618

4.7122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

355

4.7125  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,155

4.7133  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,632

4.7212  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

760

4.7308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,855

4.7448  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,500

4.7484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,528

4.7521  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

256,985

4.7533  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,145

4.7545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,237

4.7549  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

202,736

4.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

704

4.7582  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,803

4.7595  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,210

4.7599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89,971

4.7610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,472

4.7611  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,974

4.7627  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,104

4.7630  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

61,620

4.7641  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,194

4.7643  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,739

4.7664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,436

4.7719  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,782

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,814

4.7775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

582

4.7780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,967

4.7854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,843

4.7878  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

106,157

4.7894  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,522

4.7940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,836

4.7942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,253

4.7947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,669

4.7949  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

386,049

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,500

4.7204  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

381,789

4.7340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,794

4.7456  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,591

4.7540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,291

4.7578  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,144

4.7612  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,782

4.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,708

4.7641  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,227

4.7642  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,175

4.7647  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220,549

4.7658  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123

4.7663  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,868

4.7707  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,210

4.7709  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,199

4.7718  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,638

4.7723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,052

4.7742  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,018

4.7743  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,016

4.7744  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,620

4.7782  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,992

4.7790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,207

4.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,426

4.7879  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

922

4.7880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,177

4.7881  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,343

4.7886  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

124

4.7900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,011

4.7918  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,638

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,199

4.7952  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,588

4.7959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,455

4.7726  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,456

4.7141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,822

4.7537  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

645

4.7946  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

28,436

4.7950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

645

4.7093  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

58,978

4.7628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,157

4.7682  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

23,841

4.7864  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 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

-322,249

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,311

4.4050

European

06-May-25

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.

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

 

 

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