Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 4867T
Barclays PLC
15 January 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 18/12/2024 14:21 RNS Number : 6292Q

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:

17 Dec 2024

(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:

19,860,366

0.74%

16,926,818

0.63%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

2,640,336

0.10%

16,967,735

0.63%

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

0

0.00%

1,099,500

0.04%

 

 TOTAL:

 

22,500,702

0.84%

34,994,053

1.30%

(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

1,696,003

4.6760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

272,533

4.6580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

238,971

4.6732  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192,113

4.6711  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

162,369

4.6747  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102,028

4.6681  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,298

4.6691  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,099

4.6685  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,263

4.6675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,906

4.6671  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,044

4.6715  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,129

4.6678  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,199

4.6703  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,847

4.6627  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,035

4.6686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,927

4.6743  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,571

4.6639  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,561

4.6752  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,644

4.6726  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,325

4.6688  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,210

4.6796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,899

4.6578  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,822

4.6738  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,575

4.6795  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,414

4.6633  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,040

4.6519  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,780

4.6666  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,998

4.6625  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,956

4.6650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,916

4.6720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,914

4.6646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,711

4.6767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,619

4.6620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,588

4.6690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,460

4.6815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,292

4.6676  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,138

4.6797  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,112

4.6730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,003

4.6755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

889

4.6740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

697

4.6710  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

583

4.6700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

479

4.6562  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

359

4.6480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

203

4.6679  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,321,187

4.6760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

585,980

4.6754  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,081

4.6718  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,057

4.6755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

87,059

4.6654  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82,985

4.6728  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81,096

4.6685  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,483

4.6647  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,829

4.6705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,346

4.6670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,174

4.6699  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,115

4.6694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,781

4.6669  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,177

4.6673  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,700

4.6671  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,768

4.6666  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,631

4.6684  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,497

4.6724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,125

4.6750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,561

4.6757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,425

4.6668  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,479

4.6658  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,210

4.6801  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,177

4.6633  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,148

4.6555  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,723

4.6680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,616

4.6794  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,535

4.6661  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,957

4.6664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,617

4.6656  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,341

4.6690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,288

4.6646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,000

4.4050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,998

4.6625  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,671

4.6710  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,646

4.6703  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,620

4.6734  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,619

4.6620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,611

4.6650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,595

4.6720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,460

4.6819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,284

4.6700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,180

4.6730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,083

4.6767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,054

4.6715  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

892

4.6740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

884

4.6695  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

750

4.6641  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

608

4.6510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

513

4.6665  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

407

4.6744  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

359

4.6480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101

4.6660  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

608

4.6510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,592

4.6540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32

4.6549  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,148

4.6554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,987

4.6625  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,118

4.6635  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

87,059

4.6655  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,566

4.6670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,700

4.6671  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,795

4.6678  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,048

4.6683  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

700

4.6686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

742

4.6700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,646

4.6703  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,081

4.6718  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,776

4.6724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,903

4.6731  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,125

4.6750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,857

4.6755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

200

4.6756  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

154,228

4.6758  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

347,016

4.6759  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95

4.6767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

479

4.6562  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

272,533

4.6580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95,612

4.6675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,847

4.6681  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,897

4.6684  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,099

4.6685  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,035

4.6686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

159

4.6698  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,885

4.6702  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192,113

4.6711  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,058

4.6729  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

115,513

4.6732  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,822

4.6738  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,660

4.6758  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

699,817

4.6760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,701

4.6762  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,101

4.6763  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,711

4.6767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

62,483

4.6647  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,360

4.6721  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

51,948

4.6756  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

1,021,695

4.6760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,040

4.6519  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

12,847

4.6627  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

549

4.6759  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

778,157

4.6760  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:

15 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

-322,250

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-310,559

4.5547

European

23 Dec 2024

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,322

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,791

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,578

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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