Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 1334T
Barclays PLC
13 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

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:

10 Jan 2025

(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:



18,736,771

0.70%

19,781,826

0.74%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



1,853,762

0.07%

14,985,447

0.56%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

788,922

0.03%










TOTAL:



20,590,533

0.77%

35,556,195

1.33%

(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

249,779

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

132,138

4.7369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

130,568

4.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66,974

4.7446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

65,102

4.7546  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,892

4.7416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,306

4.7304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,811

4.7550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,633

4.7292  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,509

4.7608  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,420

4.7493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,155

4.7604  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,295

4.7822  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,102

4.7254  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,250

4.7611  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,027

4.7327  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,564

4.7239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,193

4.7294  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,510

4.7390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,510

4.7562  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,391

4.7337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,249

4.7753  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,146

4.7577  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,146

4.7296  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,825

4.7362  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,754

11.7736  USD

ADR

Purchase

1,550

11.7774  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

4.7229  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,195

4.7185  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,180

4.7624  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

560

4.7189  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

513

4.7530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

495

4.7360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

469

4.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

324

4.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

208

4.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

199

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

194

4.7270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

193

4.7350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137

4.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

134

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

331,256

4.7247  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

266,977

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

165,854

4.7179  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

155,721

4.7218  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

137,512

4.7493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

111,385

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

106,926

4.7156  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,314

4.7502  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

85,933

4.7188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,000

4.7197  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55,205

4.7724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48,187

4.7591  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,726

4.7187  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,071

4.7741  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,819

4.7494  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,984

4.7527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,890

4.7172  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,070

4.7713  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,054

4.7617  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,539

4.7427  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,318

4.7582  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,755

4.7630  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,680

4.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,445

4.7649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,309

4.7628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,093

4.7829  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,040

4.7574  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,309

4.7544  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,163

4.7373  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,397

4.7646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,203

4.7438  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,041

4.7274  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,754

11.7736  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,706

4.7797  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,682

4.7819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,644

4.7558  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,547

4.7281  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,470

4.7339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,173

4.7525  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,000

11.7780  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

978

4.7696  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

699

4.7689  GBP

ADR

Sale

550

11.7763  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

513

4.7530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

495

4.7360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

469

4.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

288

4.7850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

234

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

208

4.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

201

4.7756  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

199

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

194

4.7270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

193

4.7350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

189

4.7716  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

128

4.7625  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

106,926

4.7156  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,890

4.7172  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

203,937

4.7179  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

224,751

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

85,933

4.7188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,929

4.7229  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,163

4.7374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,515

4.7411  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,024

4.7430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,485

4.7485  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135,531

4.7493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,819

4.7494  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

732

4.7509  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,861

4.7511  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,181

4.7529  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,644

4.7558  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

266,977

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,187

4.7591  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,397

4.7646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,445

4.7649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,070

4.7713  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

551

4.7719  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

55,205

4.7724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,071

4.7741  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

4.7756  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,105

4.7759  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,011

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,602

4.7182  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,723

4.7231  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,564

4.7239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,892

4.7416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,974

4.7446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,630

4.7484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,148

4.7499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65,102

4.7546  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

130,568

4.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,250

4.7611  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

780

4.7619  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

83

4.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,249

4.7753  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,986

4.7675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,962

4.7176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,754

4.7415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,543

4.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,021

4.7706  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,571

4.7856  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

37,486

4.7279  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,550

4.7359  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

250

4.7360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,811

4.7550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,962

4.7763  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:

13 Jan 2025

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

-322,245

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,308

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

-104,579

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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