Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 3336F
Barclays PLC
16 April 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:

15 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:

 

 

13,136,046

0.49%

17,856,759

0.67%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

16,766,842

0.63%

10,939,759

0.41%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,375

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

29,902,888

1.12%

29,021,893

1.08%

(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

490,777

5.2184  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

379,014

5.2260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

195,953

5.2310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

166,046

5.2151  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144,538

5.2199  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

119,444

5.2264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,300

5.2110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

85,407

5.2239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

73,394

5.2221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67,388

5.2341  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62,619

5.2237  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61,508

5.2196  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

59,052

5.2267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,613

5.2202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43,816

5.2173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43,686

5.2230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,976

5.2329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,700

5.2206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,254

5.2268  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,030

5.2403  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,641

5.2217  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,561

5.2216  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,438

5.1807  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,284

5.2096  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,880

5.2228  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,451

5.2209  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,234

5.2380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,561

5.2381  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,753

5.2123  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,456

5.2400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,615

5.2270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,482

5.2180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,171

5.2300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,045

5.2167  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,961

5.2420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,861

5.2251  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,825

5.2262  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,768

5.2385  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,192

5.2190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,170

5.2080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,886

5.2253  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,641

5.2293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,386

5.2130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,384

5.2210  GBP

ADR

Purchase

4,256

13.9911  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,031

5.2241  GBP

ADR

Purchase

3,982

13.9633  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,593

5.2140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,504

5.2102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,417

5.2174  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,261

5.2108  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,143

5.2480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,124

5.1600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,076

5.2285  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,076

5.2094  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,025

5.2179  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,955

5.2434  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,883

5.2040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,647

5.1972  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,504

5.2328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,476

5.2020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,379

5.2120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,133

5.1860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,023

5.2011  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,890

5.2097  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,787

5.2352  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,766

5.2500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,516

5.1640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,509

5.2159  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,270

5.2177  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

5.2460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,054

5.2010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,010

5.2104  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

849

5.2440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

761

5.2030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

661

5.2160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

627

5.2060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

602

5.1930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

598

5.2220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

555

5.2100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

439

5.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

403

5.2273  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

88

5.1960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

350,000

5.2207  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

311,168

5.2411  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

208,973

5.2239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

172,696

5.2159  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

117,479

5.2163  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

95,859

5.2260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

94,835

5.2158  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

86,284

5.2222  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82,480

5.2235  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

80,888

5.2226  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

74,065

5.2223  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

45,551

5.2214  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,974

5.2201  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,431

5.2116  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,800

5.2157  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,120

5.2292  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,117

5.2194  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,653

5.2220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,943

5.2301  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,234

5.2380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,345

5.2300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,456

5.2400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,917

5.2189  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,411

5.2199  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,293

5.2178  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,231

5.2100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,961

5.2420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,251

5.2205  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,170

5.2080  GBP

ADR

Sale

4,256

13.9911  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,150

5.2062  GBP

ADR

Sale

3,982

13.9633  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,977

5.2180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,186

5.2117  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,143

5.2480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,124

5.1600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,000

5.2140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,666

5.2112  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,379

5.2120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,115

5.2275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,766

5.2500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,669

5.2165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,516

5.1640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,348

5.2224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,207

5.2171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,123

5.2460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,119

5.2000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,110

5.1472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,062

5.2168  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

889

5.2278  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

849

5.2440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

793

5.2160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

761

5.2030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

646

5.1960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

627

5.2060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

602

5.1930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

439

5.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

95

5.2070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33

5.1440  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

2,666

5.2112  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

172,696

5.2159  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117,479

5.2163  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73,867

5.2177  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,478

5.2180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92

5.2199  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,251

5.2205  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84,972

5.2221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,162

5.2224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,428

5.2233  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

159,391

5.2257  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,594

5.2260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,943

5.2301  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

99,810

5.2023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109,300

5.2110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,816

5.2173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

197,075

5.2183  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,192

5.2190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

123,687

5.2199  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,818

5.2212  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,994

5.2213  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,394

5.2221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,124

5.2228  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,199

5.2241  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,199

5.2242  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,063

5.2250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

355,689

5.2260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74,460

5.2264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,052

5.2267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,615

5.2270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,976

5.2329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

961

5.2340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,030

5.2351  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,935

5.2413  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,657

5.2156  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,800

5.2260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,460

5.1416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

33

5.1436  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

142

5.2100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,315

5.2180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,421

5.2216  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,237

5.2327  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

73,901

5.2119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,800

5.2185  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

8,684

5.2206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

13,122

5.2259  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

41,651

5.2263  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:

16 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

-120,816

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,559

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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