Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 4882T
Barclays PLC
15 January 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a and 3a
Replaces form Released at 27/12/2024 08:56 RNS Number : 4381R

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:

24 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:

22,119,197

0.83%

15,747,736

0.58%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,499,810

0.06%

18,272,209

0.68%

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

0

0.00%

788,920

0.03%

 

 TOTAL:

 

23,619,007

0.88%

34,808,865

1.29%

(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

142,406

4.6323  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

78,054

4.6306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48,695

4.6314  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,147

4.6286  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,810

4.6329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,617

4.6317  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,814

4.6310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,942

4.6354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,869

4.6300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,415

4.6346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,580

4.6337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,228

4.6275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,075

4.6316  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,719

4.6362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,339

4.6341  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,336

4.6318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,735

4.6360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,712

4.6330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,663

4.6293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,578

4.6270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,427

4.6280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,302

4.6250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,192

4.6356  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,771

4.6220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,543

4.6324  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,358

4.6347  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

4.6370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

4.6380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,166

4.6281  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,082

4.6400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,050

4.6348  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,000

11.7520  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

841

4.6240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

748

4.6430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

745

4.6365  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

613

4.6352  GBP

ADR

Purchase

600

11.8100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

572

4.6260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

470

4.6340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

436

4.6410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

366

4.6290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86

4.6322  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61

4.6320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

4.6170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,271

4.6303  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

132,857

4.6335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

93,755

4.6302  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,910

4.6284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,293

4.6311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,486

4.6310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,878

4.6354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,890

4.6348  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,229

4.6309  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,947

4.6322  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,429

4.6328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,972

4.6305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,845

4.6318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,735

4.6360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,695

4.6245  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,427

4.6280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,360

4.6308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,302

4.6250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,279

4.6262  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,077

4.6288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,771

4.6220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,729

4.6307  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,457

4.6270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,415

4.6241  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,304

4.6370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,099

4.6330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,082

4.6400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,055

4.6380  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,000

11.7520  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

841

4.6240  GBP

ADR

Sale

600

11.8100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

572

4.6260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

500

4.6190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

470

4.6340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

436

4.6410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

366

4.6290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

196

4.6300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124

4.6384  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

61

4.6320  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

179

4.6223  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,910

4.6284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

559

4.6285  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,077

4.6288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

350

4.6290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

83,266

4.6306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,229

4.6308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,751

4.6310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,293

4.6311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,944

4.6347  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

891

4.6260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,228

4.6275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,840

4.6294  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

4.6300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,741

4.6305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,054

4.6306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,079

4.6312  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,256

4.6313  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,617

4.6317  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,888

4.6321  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

66,518

4.6325  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,046

4.6329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,952

4.6343  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,859

4.6317  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,542

4.6244  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

93,755

4.6302  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

55,641

4.6305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,330

4.6306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

46,147

4.6286  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,262

4.6290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

43

4.6311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,942

4.6354  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

-322,249

4.2985

European

11 Mar 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,300

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

-104,580

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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