RNS Number : 8235T
Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 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:

 

 

20,185,841

0.75%

19,959,543

0.75%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,078,191

0.08%

15,519,411

0.58%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

788,922

0.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,264,032

0.83%

36,267,876

1.35%

(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

503,396

4.8899  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,320

4.8982  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

102,365

4.8939  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

95,187

4.8981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82,442

4.9151  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77,892

4.9177  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77,180

4.9122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,533

4.9127  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,873

4.8977  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,935

4.8895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,442

4.9072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35,704

4.8967  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,434

4.8978  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,292

4.8907  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,361

4.8860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,073

4.9042  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,024

4.9078  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,675

4.9179  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,498

4.8815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,748

4.9170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,526

4.8645  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,407

4.9090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,516

4.8989  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,518

4.8760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,656

4.8870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,636

4.8850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,817

4.8932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,257

4.8510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,834

4.8740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,416

4.8520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,388

4.8700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,019

4.8960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,693

4.8690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,439

4.9140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,095

4.8887  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,944

4.8710  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,809

4.8824  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,800

12.1400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,225

4.9129  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,116

4.8931  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,677

4.8905  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,613

4.8955  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,538

4.8810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,536

4.8720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,437

4.9150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,434

4.8900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,113

4.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,065

4.8930  GBP

ADR

Purchase

800

12.1450  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

746

4.8680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

722

4.8890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

702

4.8950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

660

4.9114  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

523

4.8750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

501

4.8670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

483

4.8945  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

478

4.9060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

388

4.9120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

329

4.8470  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

284

4.8650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

275

4.8660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

272

4.9110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

244

4.8450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

243

4.8729  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

146

4.8600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

95

4.8730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

723,966

4.9170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

397,536

4.9118  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

185,813

4.8916  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

125,171

4.9167  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

108,692

4.9066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

108,202

4.8909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

106,920

4.9100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,985

4.8875  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,272

4.8970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,770

4.9160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,555

4.8776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

49,088

4.8998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,941

4.8985  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,841

4.8814  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,400

4.8868  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,880

4.8734  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,174

4.9030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,740

4.9072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,886

4.8923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,567

4.8826  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,500

4.9090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,421

4.9083  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,518

4.8760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,585

4.9134  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,471

4.8942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,636

4.8850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,819

4.8495  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,581

4.8912  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,257

4.8510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,213

4.8695  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,834

4.8740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,416

4.8520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,389

4.8799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,388

4.8700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,116

4.8919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,709

4.8710  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,700

4.8910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,693

4.8690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,455

4.9169  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,088

4.8825  GBP

ADR

Sale

2,800

12.1400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,711

4.8961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,643

4.8921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,184

4.8959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,800

4.8950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,613

4.8955  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,538

4.8810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,536

4.8720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,437

4.9150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,241

4.8668  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,113

4.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,065

4.8930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,030

4.8897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,009

4.8938  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.8728  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

801

4.8937  GBP

ADR

Sale

800

12.1450  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

746

4.8680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

726

4.8736  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

722

4.8890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

548

4.8900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

4.8750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

501

4.8670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

489

4.9110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

478

4.9060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

450

4.8960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

446

4.8724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

419

4.8694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

388

4.9120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

353

4.8931  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

338

4.8730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

329

4.8470  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

289

4.8870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

284

4.8650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

275

4.8660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

255

4.8990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

244

4.8450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

218

4.9080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

146

4.8600  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

40

4.8490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,819

4.8495  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

726

4.8736  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100,600

4.8757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,215

4.8859  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,825

4.8860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,985

4.8875  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,628

4.8902  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

185,813

4.8916  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,608

4.8930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

57,166

4.8943  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

615

4.8950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,272

4.8970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,088

4.8998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,383

4.8999  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108,692

4.9066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,654

4.9070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,421

4.9083  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,703

4.9114  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

107,866

4.9132  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,585

4.9134  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,770

4.9160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

125,171

4.9167  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102,606

4.9169  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

290,177

4.9170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

806

4.8670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,982

4.8804  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

819

4.8821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,697

4.8832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,851

4.8841  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,095

4.8887  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

64,957

4.8895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102,365

4.8939  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,704

4.8967  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,873

4.8977  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,434

4.8978  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95,187

4.8981  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

464

4.9074  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,024

4.9078  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,214

4.9111  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,900

4.9116  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,180

4.9122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,533

4.9127  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,710

4.9170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77,892

4.9177  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,675

4.9179  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,896

4.8905  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,049

4.8997  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

634

4.9046  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,152

4.9077  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

434

4.9126  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,244

4.9166  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,244

4.8653  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

30,361

4.8860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

786

4.9122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,796

4.9161  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:

17 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 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,312

4.4050

European

06 May 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,786

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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