Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 1689B
Barclays PLC
18 March 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 7900A published at 14:09 on 14/03/2025, changes made to section 2a and 3a

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:

13 Mar 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:

17,226,436

0.64%

20,170,793

0.75%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

16,182,818

0.60%

10,673,758

0.40%

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

0

0.00%

225,367

0.01%

 

 TOTAL:

 

33,409,254

1.24%

31,069,918

1.16%

(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

373,048

5.4373  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

143,760

5.4381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

143,168

5.4400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,880

5.4404  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77,123

5.4402  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68,101

5.4358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,496

5.4440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55,694

5.4224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,531

5.4439  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,162

5.4457  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,723

5.4475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,631

5.4378  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,753

5.4396  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,878

5.4249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,708

5.4062  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,091

5.4243  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,919

5.4217  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,127

5.4483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,297

5.4268  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,117

5.4449  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,426

5.4222  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,402

5.4417  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,181

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,712

5.3919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,278

5.4289  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,235

5.4377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,077

5.4239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,369

5.4353  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,246

5.4410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,104

5.4267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,986

5.4436  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,935

5.4293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,666

5.4360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

5.3176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,635

5.4318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,617

5.4355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,086

5.4260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

910

5.4510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

723

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

651

5.4460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

601

5.4500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

568

5.4367  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

545

5.4392  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

141

5.3780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13

5.4560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,233,851

5.4400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

937,665

5.4456  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

647,734

5.4472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

319,818

5.4463  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

295,038

5.4442  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

267,707

5.3776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

256,674

5.4342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

252,609

5.4452  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

217,108

5.4415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

185,826

5.4377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112,612

5.4475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

70,119

5.4493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,458

5.4450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,045

5.4397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

52,845

5.4422  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

49,606

5.4383  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

38,958

5.4471  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36,839

5.4444  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,430

5.4430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,924

5.4406  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,340

5.4419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,696

5.4369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,692

5.4375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,768

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,714

5.4398  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,568

5.4468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,922

5.4474  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,073

5.4390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,135

5.4501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,310

5.4243  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,763

5.4500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,385

5.4410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,135

5.4367  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,105

5.4464  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,408

5.4388  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,256

5.4300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,160

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,846

5.4439  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,647

5.4399  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,280

5.4437  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,056

5.4220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,034

5.4480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,008

5.3780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,815

5.4373  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,479

5.4391  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,246

5.4411  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,885

5.4240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,147

5.4227  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,086

5.4260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,016

5.4440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

910

5.4510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

794

5.4420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

783

5.4460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

675

5.4130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

670

5.4465  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

590

5.4340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

107

5.4364  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89

5.4520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.4540  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

Increasing Long

267,707

5.3776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

573,400

5.4472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,960

5.4395  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,794

5.4031  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,978

5.4260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

791

5.4261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

256,674

5.4342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,450

5.4366  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,598

5.4374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,692

5.4375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

185,826

5.4377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,644

5.4393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67,738

5.4396  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,045

5.4397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,714

5.4398  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,647

5.4399  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

895,645

5.4400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

110,368

5.4402  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,924

5.4406  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

128,834

5.4412  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,497

5.4416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,568

5.4427  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

295,038

5.4442  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,458

5.4450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

947,038

5.4456  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

206,739

5.4458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

670

5.4465  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38,958

5.4471  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74,334

5.4472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,546

5.4473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

112,612

5.4475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

70,119

5.4493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,237

5.3780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

427

5.3795  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,712

5.3919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,077

5.3962  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

580

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,181

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,426

5.4222  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,694

5.4224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,878

5.4249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

813

5.4251  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,980

5.4263  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

98,728

5.4340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

68,101

5.4358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

568

5.4368  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

162,778

5.4370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

545

5.4392  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

269,961

5.4397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,371

5.4400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,123

5.4402  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,986

5.4436  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,991

5.4106  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,700

5.4400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,572

5.4294  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

51,495

5.4361  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,191

5.4396  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

120,627

5.4441  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

329,762

5.4496  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,191

5.3783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

70,439

5.4496  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:

18 Mar 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

-120,791

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,576

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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