RNS Number : 5864D
Barclays PLC
03 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

 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:

02 Apr 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:

16,629,245

0.62%

15,810,541

0.59%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,156,830

0.53%

11,293,960

0.42%

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

0

0.00%

225,364

0.01%

 

 TOTAL:

 

30,786,075

1.15%

27,329,865

1.02%

(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

216,734

5.5919  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

187,980

5.5942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

158,289

5.5886  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

153,199

5.5940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

114,089

5.5675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

101,454

5.5796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82,705

5.5648  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

74,812

5.5677  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67,964

5.5808  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

64,242

5.5840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,757

5.5901  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,317

5.5712  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

47,000

5.5771  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34,975

5.5779  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,099

5.5807  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,866

5.5899  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,083

5.5929  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,541

5.5708  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,516

5.5932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,518

5.5646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,525

5.5663  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,451

5.5713  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,308

5.5760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,227

5.5538  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,700

5.5686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,939

5.5634  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,474

5.5821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,355

5.5666  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,192

5.5819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,160

5.5719  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,924

5.5572  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,609

5.5594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,533

5.5664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,367

5.5596  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,164

5.5621  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,434

5.5780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,266

5.5605  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,625

5.5602  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,400

5.5487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,397

5.5640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,044

5.5560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,652

5.5662  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,300

5.5636  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,180

5.5960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,120

5.5647  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,772

5.5700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,497

5.5660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,376

5.5527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,307

5.5573  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,143

5.5818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,134

5.5788  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,027

5.5714  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

880

5.5460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

752

5.5933  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

745

5.5520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

735

5.5400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

717

5.5897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

576

5.5580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

547

5.5910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

433

5.5635  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

348

5.5680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

243

5.5600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

241

5.5880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

200

5.5740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

192

5.5665  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

190

5.5620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

182

5.5800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

175

5.5500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

172

5.5823  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

131

5.5590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109

5.5380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79

5.5860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

5.5900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

264,099

5.5850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

145,093

5.5898  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

84,053

5.5600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

76,862

5.5940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,687

5.5781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,129

5.5910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,487

5.5536  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,488

5.5708  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,560

5.5693  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,433

5.5900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,130

5.5760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,127

5.5394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,194

5.5634  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,491

5.5806  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,271

5.5649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,378

5.5724  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,593

5.5767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,528

5.5501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,288

5.5743  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,907

5.5628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,434

5.5780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,363

5.5747  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,932

5.5640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,904

5.5787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,817

5.5989  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,747

5.5858  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,135

5.5613  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,044

5.5560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,334

5.5699  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,180

5.5960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,772

5.5700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,712

5.5588  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,497

5.5660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,383

5.5802  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,311

5.5434  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,297

5.5415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,282

5.5551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

880

5.5460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

798

5.5650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

745

5.5520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

735

5.5400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

591

5.5776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

422

5.5580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

348

5.5680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

295

5.5730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

190

5.5620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

188

5.5740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

187

5.5951  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

184

5.5723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

182

5.5800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

175

5.5500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109

5.5380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79

5.5860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.5840  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

12,127

5.5394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

81,973

5.5688  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

73,720

5.5796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,384

5.5452  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,337

5.5483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

84,053

5.5600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,766

5.5621  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,907

5.5628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,194

5.5634  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,750

5.5762  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,904

5.5787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

161,539

5.5808  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39

5.5848  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97

5.5859  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94,635

5.5921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

805

5.5925  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,115

5.5928  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,463

5.5931  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,742

5.5932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,184

5.5940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

890

5.5961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,083

5.5561  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

5.5563  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,800

5.5574  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

131

5.5590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,367

5.5596  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

243

5.5600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,625

5.5602  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,939

5.5634  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

433

5.5635  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,518

5.5646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,705

5.5648  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,391

5.5649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,902

5.5658  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,627

5.5664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192

5.5665  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,355

5.5666  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

114,089

5.5675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,192

5.5694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,541

5.5708  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,169

5.5712  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,451

5.5713  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,027

5.5714  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,797

5.5721  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,099

5.5807  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,964

5.5808  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,143

5.5818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,192

5.5819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

172

5.5823  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

241

5.5880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

152,642

5.5886  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,524

5.5897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,831

5.5932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

752

5.5933  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

144,437

5.5940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

187,980

5.5942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,931

5.5609  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

5.5840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,200

5.5940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

11,695

5.5781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,935

5.5791  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,216

5.5936  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,216

5.5603  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,998

5.5843  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:

03 Apr 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

-120,790

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,574

5.3176

European

05-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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