RNS Number : 6968D
Barclays PLC
04 April 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 2043D published at 15:27 on 01/04/2025, changes made to section 3a and 3b.

 

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:

31 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:

16,135,088

0.60%

15,446,407

0.58%

 

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,276,190

0.53%

10,769,733

0.40%

 

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

0

0.00%

225,362

0.01%

 

  TOTAL:

30,411,278

1.14%

26,441,502

0.99%

 

(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

211,546

5.5520  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

196,152

5.5512  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

152,502

5.5341  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

83,389

5.5498  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

73,517

5.5401  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

69,046

5.5528  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67,749

5.5406  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,282

5.5407  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,556

5.5458  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

49,568

5.5381  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48,846

5.5523  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,711

5.5530  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39,221

5.5395  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,941

5.5325  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

36,011

5.5504  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,548

5.5505  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,773

5.5443  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,584

5.5281  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,085

5.5522  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,830

5.5440  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,614

5.5390  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,273

5.5374  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,829

5.5531  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,560

5.5448  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,341

5.5470  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,353

5.5410  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,284

5.5430  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,207

5.5546  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,740

5.5310  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,689

5.5347  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,562

5.5265  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,449

5.5456  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,094

5.5548  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,211

5.5553  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,092

5.5549  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,833

5.5446  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,532

5.5340  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,508

5.5529  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,440

5.5370  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,419

5.5398  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,299

5.5493  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,166

5.5333  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,054

5.5452  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,621

5.5465  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,438

5.5450  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,383

5.5620  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,104

5.5400  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,061

5.5439  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,034

5.5330  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,014

5.5545  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,883

5.5449  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,536

5.5350  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,446

5.5360  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,305

5.5600  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,216

5.5380  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,190

5.5516  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,035

5.5237  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

902

5.5310  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

731

5.5491  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

706

5.5290  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

611

5.5460  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

553

5.5250  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

535

5.5240  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

534

5.5480  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

511

5.5490  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

510

5.5260  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

508

5.5540  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

420

5.5270  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

415

5.5556  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

358

5.5570  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

356

5.5640  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45

5.5513  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12

5.5510  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

650,000

5.5464  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

315,569

5.5481  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

182,070

5.5520  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

156,284

5.5355  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79,527

5.5515  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

77,107

5.5457  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

76,587

5.5326  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,485

5.5408  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,035

5.5404  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,883

5.5417  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

47,594

5.5385  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40,721

5.5508  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

34,591

5.5499  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,886

5.5507  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,769

5.5389  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,227

5.5361  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,419

5.5335  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,927

5.5402  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,509

5.5386  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,345

5.5446  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,642

5.5310  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,743

5.5429  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,500

5.5440  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,360

5.5406  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,776

5.5442  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,007

5.5416  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,724

5.5222  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,209

5.5367  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,193

5.5405  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,075

5.5421  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,947

5.5527  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,807

5.5320  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,761

5.5420  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,522

5.5234  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,135

5.5316  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,120

5.5360  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,109

5.5370  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,104

5.5400  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,034

5.5330  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,018

5.5284  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,778

5.5380  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,650

5.5450  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,595

5.5445  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,536

5.5350  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,346

5.5410  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,212

5.5140  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,149

5.5635  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

901

5.5344  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

885

5.5496  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

839

5.5304  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

706

5.5290  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

611

5.5460  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

590

5.5415  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

584

5.5500  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

553

5.5250  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

535

5.5240  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

526

5.5390  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

523

5.5470  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

511

5.5490  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

462

5.5430  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

438

5.5600  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

420

5.5270  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

358

5.5570  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

356

5.5640  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

352

5.5720  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

302

5.5480  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

71

5.5614  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16

5.5686  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15

5.5340  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15

5.5533  GBP

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

5.5352  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

Decreasing Short

76,587

5.5326  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

5.5352  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

5.5354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138,303

5.5355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,691

5.5376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,340

5.5385  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,964

5.5393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,587

5.5394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,786

5.5429  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,846

5.5450  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,967

5.5499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,886

5.5507  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,000

5.5514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

79,527

5.5515  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

309,050

5.5520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

5.5529  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15

5.5534  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.5594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71

5.5614  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,149

5.5635  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

5.5686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,868

5.5263  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,696

5.5273  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,175

5.5341  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,020

5.5350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

801

5.5358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,273

5.5374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,296

5.5376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,789

5.5419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,000

5.5445  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,556

5.5458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

731

5.5491  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,299

5.5493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45

5.5513  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

143,828

5.5516  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,044

5.5520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,085

5.5522  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,846

5.5523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,725

5.5524  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69,046

5.5528  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,508

5.5529  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,211

5.5530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,829

5.5531  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,954

5.5537  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,014

5.5545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,207

5.5546  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,094

5.5548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,211

5.5552  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

415

5.5556  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,940

5.5408  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,365

5.5369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

108,676

5.5396  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

36,498

5.5444  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

488

5.5516  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,756

5.5393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,140

5.5548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

488

5.5703  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 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,572

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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