RNS Number : 9354F
Barclays PLC
23 April 2025
 

FORM 8.3

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9506E published at 15:07 on 15/04/2025 changes made to section 2a and 3a

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:

11 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:

 

 

12,695,959

0.47%

18,795,715

0.70%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

17,761,529

0.66%

10,468,786

0.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,351

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

30,457,488

1.13%

29,489,852

1.10%

(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

413,681

4.9636  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

274,032

4.9771  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

264,606

4.9780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

215,700

4.9703  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

155,357

4.9781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

123,540

4.9738  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

121,185

4.9640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

94,904

4.9617  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

84,921

4.9834  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

70,231

4.9755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,951

4.9776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

41,621

4.9769  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,740

4.9671  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,710

4.9783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,419

4.9714  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,173

4.9745  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,826

4.9807  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,241

4.9523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,150

4.9928  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,158

4.9743  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,056

4.9638  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,848

4.9787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,317

4.9739  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,153

4.9465  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,916

4.9669  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,894

4.9704  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,841

4.9650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,230

4.9833  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,920

4.9916  GBP

ADR

Purchase

4,704

13.2100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,113

5.0034  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,932

4.9540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,777

4.9982  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,645

4.9950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,512

4.9930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,386

4.9926  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,259

4.9673  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,032

4.9903  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,733

4.9839  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,400

5.3305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,334

4.9740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

915

4.9730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

815

4.9910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

788

4.9570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

736

4.9160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

734

4.9606  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

682

4.9010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

674

4.9836  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

625

5.0025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

621

5.0150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

613

4.9995  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

556

4.9170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

295

4.9935  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218

4.9850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

213

4.9860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

182

4.9499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39

4.9770  GBP

ADR

Purchase

30

13.2400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22

4.9810  GBP

ADR

Purchase

10

13.1580  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

844,282

4.9780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

468,566

4.9767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273,487

4.9854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

164,092

4.9775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

159,914

4.9731  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

150,174

4.9783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,672

4.9682  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

89,571

4.9223  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

88,235

4.9755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

84,697

4.9721  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,836

4.9723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,170

4.9757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,697

4.9857  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,528

4.9660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,899

4.9579  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,000

4.9805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,768

4.9726  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,317

4.9855  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,552

4.9669  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,956

4.9494  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,532

4.9702  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,200

4.9885  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,634

4.9938  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,632

4.9927  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,085

4.9565  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,513

4.9738  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,616

4.9830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,448

4.9712  GBP

ADR

Sale

4,704

13.2100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,806

4.9837  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,587

4.9832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,392

4.9785  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,932

4.9747  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,190

4.9460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,104

4.9599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,057

4.9749  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,739

4.9410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,706

4.9810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,314

4.9903  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,212

4.9358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.9017  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

843

4.9886  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

746

4.9478  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

700

4.9160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

621

5.0150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

556

5.0040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

300

4.9615  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

271

4.9334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

178

4.9796  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

141

4.9732  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

114

4.9311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

71

4.9140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

40

4.9790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39

5.0000  GBP

ADR

Sale

30

13.2400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22

4.9814  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17

4.9820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12

4.9850  GBP

ADR

Sale

10

13.1580  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

Increasing Long

89,571

4.9223  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,212

4.9358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,550

4.9460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

746

4.9478  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,956

4.9494  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,085

4.9565  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,528

4.9660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,532

4.9702  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

65,836

4.9723  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,170

4.9757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

129,409

4.9777  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

932

4.9778  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

240,410

4.9780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,092

4.9782  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,533

4.9783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,000

4.9805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,684

4.9810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,538

4.9835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,824

4.9849  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,955

4.9866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,200

4.9885  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,634

4.9938  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

565

4.9314  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

182

4.9499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,241

4.9523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

788

4.9570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

48,835

4.9595  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,720

4.9597  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

413,681

4.9636  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

121,185

4.9640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

958

4.9737  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

115,941

4.9742  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,094

4.9745  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

70

4.9765  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

47,806

4.9776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,880

4.9780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

162,876

4.9781  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,710

4.9783  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,848

4.9787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,873

4.9805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84,921

4.9834  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

674

4.9836  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,733

4.9839  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,314

4.9850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,150

4.9928  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,645

4.9950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

5.0000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

400

5.0021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

17,991

4.9419  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

468,566

4.9767  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,392

4.9776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,554

4.9834  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,203

4.9909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

7,364

4.9597  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

134,144

4.9780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,392

4.9853  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

1,759

4.9893  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,721

4.9898  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

22,047

4.9958  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:

23 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

-120,781

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,570

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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