Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 1671U
Barclays PLC
21 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:

20 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:



20,162,922

0.75%

18,743,926

0.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



2,043,113

0.08%

15,333,462

0.57%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

788,927

0.03%










TOTAL:



22,206,035

0.83%

34,866,315

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales






Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security


securities


32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,228,633

4.9493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

346,846

4.9524  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

264,708

4.9420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

209,893

4.9428  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

118,296

4.9431  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114,260

4.9458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112,581

4.9426  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

104,610

4.9437  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

93,178

4.9466  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86,800

4.9411  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

70,285

4.9462  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

69,871

4.9423  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

69,257

4.9425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48,290

4.9507  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45,547

4.9427  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,068

4.9410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,819

4.9446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,133

4.9452  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,748

4.9485  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,707

4.9525  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,486

4.9490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,965

4.9464  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,315

4.9456  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,280

4.9365  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,607

4.9518  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,995

4.9415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,796

4.9346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,766

4.9534  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,748

4.9514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,370

4.9477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,347

4.9379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,258

4.9473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,879

4.9381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,544

4.9492  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,197

4.9487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,877

4.9334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,811

4.9560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,359

4.9527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,332

4.9498  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,309

4.9510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,016

4.9480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,862

4.9453  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,859

4.9522  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,821

4.9483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,779

4.9424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,602

4.9590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,518

4.9540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,498

4.9538  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,286

4.9520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,142

4.9530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,088

4.9554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,002

4.9355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,892

4.9469  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,402

4.9422  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,366

4.9600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,257

4.9387  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,250

4.9394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,176

4.9370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,104

4.9430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

969

4.9454  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

932

4.9551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

862

4.9550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

813

4.9440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

753

4.9450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

739

4.9580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

623

4.9435  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

612

4.9482  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

550

4.9350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

522

4.9380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

241

4.9330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

213

4.9620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

154

4.9332  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

149

4.9497  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

124

4.9474  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

97

4.9360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56

4.9504  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31

4.9470  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

589,476

4.9475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

183,479

4.9420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

174,325

4.9501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

173,466

4.9443  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

163,190

4.9410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

160,330

4.9528  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

119,333

4.9419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

99,500

4.9430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,857

4.9489  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

67,672

4.9471  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56,786

4.9484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40,870

4.9448  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,026

4.9457  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,126

4.9442  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,019

4.9454  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,245

4.9462  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,988

4.9482  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,280

4.9365  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,160

4.9463  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,895

4.9514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,796

4.9346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,478

4.9478  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,465

4.9366  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,347

4.9379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,886

4.9458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,511

4.9408  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,911

4.9560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,877

4.9334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,484

4.9423  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,425

4.9388  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,309

4.9510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,998

4.9424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,518

4.9540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,257

4.9590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,142

4.9530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,066

4.9422  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,730

4.9511  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,704

4.9382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,666

4.9468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,534

4.9381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,472

4.9520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,366

4.9600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,268

4.9378  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,155

4.9505  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

879

4.9490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

862

4.9550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

813

4.9440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

753

4.9450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

739

4.9580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

669

4.9370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

550

4.9350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

522

4.9380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

477

4.9447  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

366

4.9469  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

284

4.9403  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

241

4.9330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

213

4.9620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

97

4.9360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5

4.9559  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

284

4.9403  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89,899

4.9410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

119,333

4.9419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,223

4.9420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,083

4.9423  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,637

4.9426  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,989

4.9427  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,131

4.9459  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,991

4.9460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,239

4.9475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,174

4.9481  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,786

4.9484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

174,325

4.9501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,683

4.9503  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,483

4.9523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

4.9559  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67

4.9350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

466

4.9351  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17

4.9352  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,035

4.9386  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,257

4.9387  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,071

4.9389  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,475

4.9410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

146,466

4.9420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,146

4.9422  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69,871

4.9423  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,779

4.9424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,730

4.9425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112,621

4.9426  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,507

4.9427  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,000

4.9437  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,741

4.9449  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

80

4.9460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,190

4.9469  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

119

4.9472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

527

4.9473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

124

4.9474  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,016

4.9480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,607

4.9490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,481

4.9498  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

554

4.9514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

814

4.9520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

286,700

4.9524  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,104

4.9526  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,825

4.9461  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,301

4.9416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,099

4.9425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

143,350

4.9475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

7,523

4.9487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,225

4.9458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,301

4.9493  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:

21 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

-322,248

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,314

4.4050

European

06-May-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,789

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,576

5.3176

European

06-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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