Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 7523E
Barclays PLC
11 April 2025
 

FORM 8.3

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 5689E published at 15:19 on 10/04/2025 changes made to section 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

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:

09 Apr 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:

 

 

13,673,433

0.51%

18,505,746

0.69%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

17,787,430

0.66%

9,857,467

0.37%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,368

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

31,460,863

1.17%

28,588,581

1.07%

(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

650,000

4.9960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

333,037

5.0020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

313,175

5.0017  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

286,262

4.9989  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

220,259

4.9964  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

201,698

5.0069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

170,040

5.0760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

155,047

5.0010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

154,339

4.9902  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

93,228

5.0045  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

65,061

5.0202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,593

4.9906  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50,362

4.9873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,062

5.0008  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41,099

5.0125  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,910

4.9914  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,459

4.9921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,522

4.9849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,535

4.9999  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,700

5.0171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,929

5.0190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,800

4.9893  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,545

5.0007  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,553

4.9976  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,695

5.0011  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,814

4.9978  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,698

5.0026  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,394

5.0078  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,345

4.9957  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,000

5.0213  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,600

5.0052  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,275

5.0014  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,800

4.9988  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,604

5.0150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,236

5.0021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,018

4.9992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,974

5.0220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,761

4.9883  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,540

4.9946  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,287

4.9770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,257

4.9895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,139

5.0012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,056

5.0120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,024

4.9968  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,917

4.9951  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,754

4.9904  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,612

4.9759  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,584

13.2855  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,569

5.0311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,275

5.0041  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,751

4.9940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,589

5.0420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,589

5.0414  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

5.0740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,539

5.0280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,297

5.0132  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,292

5.0051  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,205

5.0139  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,070

5.0000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

944

5.0080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

933

5.0060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

860

5.0260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

800

4.9800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

711

4.9700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

566

4.9910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

562

4.9890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

540

5.0118  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

521

4.9950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.0200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

443

5.0240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

380

5.0225  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

362

5.0022  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

361

5.0100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

263

4.9830  GBP

ADR

Purchase

258

13.9600  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

204

5.0004  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68

5.0001  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53

4.9816  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32

4.9918  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8

5.0040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

708,057

5.0102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

593,324

5.0014  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

567,575

4.9867  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

487,522

5.0020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273,054

5.0029  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

211,327

4.9942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

146,844

5.0342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

123,174

4.9932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109,395

4.9909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,340

4.9705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,697

4.9923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,620

5.0085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

52,830

5.0128  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,393

5.0027  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,254

4.9940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,523

5.0030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,497

5.0061  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,490

5.0051  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,865

5.0047  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,254

5.0125  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,002

5.0016  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,983

4.9938  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,550

5.0103  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,510

4.9813  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,709

5.0058  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,732

5.0063  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,946

5.0213  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,547

4.9976  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,296

5.0161  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,940

4.9844  GBP

ADR

Sale

2,584

13.2855  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,419

4.9914  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,970

4.9980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,847

4.9941  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,740

4.9606  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,589

5.0420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,215

4.9790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,071

5.0000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

944

5.0080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

935

4.9960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

860

5.0260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

711

4.9700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

566

4.9910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

562

4.9890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

519

5.0060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

450

5.0004  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

443

5.0240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

391

4.9800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

263

4.9830  GBP

ADR

Sale

258

13.9600  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

163

5.0210  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

Increasing Long

80,679

5.1161  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,740

4.9606  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,340

4.9705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,215

4.9790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

567,575

4.9867  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,762

4.9923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,025

4.9925  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

211,327

4.9942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

86,250

4.9944  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,547

4.9976  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,827

5.0010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,155

5.0012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,002

5.0016  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

5.0017  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

213,089

5.0020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,698

5.0025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

55,412

5.0027  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

145,859

5.0031  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

123,467

5.0082  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

94,856

5.0295  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19

5.0357  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

42,436

5.0419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,552

5.0461  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,269

5.0704  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,287

4.9770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,426

4.9787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

800

4.9800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

135,460

4.9834  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,522

4.9849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,362

4.9873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,761

4.9883  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,800

4.9893  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,257

4.9895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

154,339

4.9902  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,590

4.9906  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32

4.9919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,459

4.9921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

521

4.9950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

650,000

4.9960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220,259

4.9964  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,024

4.9968  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,800

4.9988  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,260

4.9989  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,018

4.9992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,114

4.9999  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

68

5.0001  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,545

5.0007  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,062

5.0008  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,695

5.0011  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,036

5.0013  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

78,071

5.0014  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143,550

5.0016  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,236

5.0021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

362

5.0022  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

827

5.0023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,320

5.0026  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,476

5.0027  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,887

5.0028  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,805

5.0030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,283

5.0041  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

819

5.0059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

198,825

5.0069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

5.0070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,394

5.0078  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,956

5.0153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,000

5.0213  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,500

5.0276  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

170,040

5.0760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

103,544

4.9863  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,500

5.0020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

485,412

4.9980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,845

5.0015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,753

5.0016  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

88,363

5.0020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,754

5.0030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

56,497

5.0219  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,000

5.0276  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,612

4.9956  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

50,961

5.0296  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,963

5.0315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,259

5.0468  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:

11 Apr 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

-120,790

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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