RNS Number : 7717D
Barclays PLC
04 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:

03 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:

16,038,459

0.60%

16,035,672

0.60%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,368,366

0.54%

10,657,859

0.40%

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

0

0.00%

225,357

0.01%

 

 TOTAL:

 

30,406,825

1.14%

26,918,888

1.01%

(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

580,136

5.5480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

187,643

5.5613  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

130,932

5.5181  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

101,977

5.5488  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

96,853

5.5472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

87,987

5.5466  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

79,237

5.5481  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

63,393

5.5416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,343

5.5509  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,075

5.5362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45,466

5.5476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,851

5.5672  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,611

5.5428  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,920

5.5479  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,961

5.5592  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,127

5.5594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,980

5.5555  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,837

5.5432  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,226

5.5686  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,809

5.5606  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,609

5.5648  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,063

5.5763  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,788

5.5668  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,701

5.5568  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,351

5.5616  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,541

5.5776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,565

5.5280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,013

5.5821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,826

5.5680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,762

5.5775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,751

5.5770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,495

5.5742  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,425

5.5274  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,865

5.5701  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,794

5.5637  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,471

5.5120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,335

5.5755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,324

5.5800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,164

5.5502  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,012

5.5240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

943

5.5520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

894

5.6020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

892

5.5260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

870

5.5650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

806

5.5220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

802

5.5636  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

681

5.5420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

651

5.5760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

633

5.5780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

628

5.5920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

580

5.5200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

547

5.5300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

459

5.5900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

456

5.5528  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

425

5.6077  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

392

5.5250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

198

5.5660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

183

5.5620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

125

5.5340  GBP

ADR

Purchase

110

14.7400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

85

5.5270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

623,614

5.5487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

342,012

5.5480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

279,002

5.5618  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

187,368

5.5485  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

142,202

5.5239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

118,881

5.5615  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

107,399

5.5820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

83,228

5.5594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79,777

5.5733  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,225

5.5590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,885

5.5498  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,748

5.5497  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,934

5.5805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32,972

5.5716  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,015

5.5800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,409

5.5468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,140

5.5845  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,163

5.5728  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,949

5.5569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,119

5.5839  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,217

5.5645  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,294

5.5797  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,800

5.5854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,602

5.5548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,578

5.5859  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,091

5.5599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,372

5.5624  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,262

5.5502  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,921

5.5513  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,758

5.5639  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,619

5.5837  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,307

5.5868  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,243

5.5796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,195

5.5784  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,058

5.5319  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,637

5.5794  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,207

5.5780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,740

5.5740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,429

5.5735  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,049

5.5280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,000

5.5877  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,921

5.5646  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,416

5.5897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,323

5.5330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,144

5.5519  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,075

5.5848  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,931

5.5723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,822

5.5361  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,613

5.5293  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,484

5.5550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,471

5.5120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,104

5.5626  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,070

5.5770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,033

5.5790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,012

5.5240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

969

5.5318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

909

5.5188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

889

5.5404  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

870

5.5650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

847

5.5856  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

811

5.5260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

806

5.5220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

759

5.5860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

692

5.5783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

681

5.5420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

651

5.5760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

628

5.5907  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

628

5.5920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

580

5.5200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

547

5.5300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

494

5.5180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

459

5.5900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

418

5.5917  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

392

5.5250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

269

5.5880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

162

5.5320  GBP

ADR

Sale

110

14.7400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

85

5.5270  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

22,409

5.5468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

40

5.5474  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

102,995

5.5476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

418,000

5.5480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,744

5.5483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101

5.5496  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,607

5.5532  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

118,881

5.5615  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

279,002

5.5618  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,070

5.5625  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,501

5.5627  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,409

5.5651  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

508

5.5664  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,972

5.5716  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,702

5.5718  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,065

5.5749  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,666

5.5761  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,205

5.5775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,795

5.5800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,800

5.5854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

315

5.5340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,880

5.5356  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,075

5.5362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

63,393

5.5416  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,611

5.5428  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

96,853

5.5472  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,466

5.5476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,819

5.5480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

79,237

5.5481  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

254,491

5.5482  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,007

5.5483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,005

5.5484  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,194

5.5503  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,642

5.5504  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,864

5.5507  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,085

5.5592  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85,636

5.5613  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,188

5.5616  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,141

5.5641  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,609

5.5648  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,851

5.5672  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

98

5.5720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,335

5.5755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,762

5.5775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,013

5.5821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

192

5.5880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,280

5.5923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,396

5.5545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,631

5.5248  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,670

5.5262  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

151,089

5.5475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

69,972

5.5480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

3,143

5.5739  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

14,933

5.5740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

33,419

5.5830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,550

5.5284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

5,496

5.5711  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:

04 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

-120,786

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,571

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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