RNS Number : 2895G
Barclays PLC
25 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:

24 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:

11,386,165

0.43%

15,745,760

0.59%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,990,764

0.56%

10,068,161

0.38%

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

0

0.00%

225,365

0.01%

 

 TOTAL:

 

26,376,929

0.98%

26,039,286

0.97%

(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

378,398

5.4240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

371,200

5.3914  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

281,909

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

259,288

5.4175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

222,668

5.3901  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

107,340

5.3908  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

94,979

5.3900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75,305

5.3947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

66,815

5.3909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,109

5.3983  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,513

5.3795  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,995

5.4072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,644

5.4081  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,226

5.3998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,382

5.4001  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,737

5.3999  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,701

5.4177  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,557

5.4173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,311

5.4158  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,573

5.3821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,470

5.4074  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,176

5.4091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,776

5.3973  GBP

ADR

Purchase

4,392

14.4840  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,300

5.3800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,975

5.3907  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,577

5.4252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,504

5.4100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,925

5.4280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,863

5.4221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,401

5.4318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,137

5.4229  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,930

14.4900  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,923

5.4017  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,839

5.3872  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,721

5.3925  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,261

5.4324  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,085

5.4264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

909

5.4320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

777

5.3910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

749

5.3949  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

573

5.4360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

573

5.4358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

555

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

541

5.4250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

530

5.3959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

427

5.3700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

380

5.3770  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

279

5.3903  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

5.3950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

112

5.3948  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33

5.3974  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1

5.3760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

580,632

5.3900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

176,580

5.3988  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

164,097

5.4139  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

131,277

5.4165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124,284

5.4122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

109,398

5.4184  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

90,127

5.4155  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

76,578

5.4181  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75,543

5.4009  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

74,772

5.4138  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73,109

5.4261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

71,700

5.3942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

71,650

5.4217  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

70,871

5.3982  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,406

5.4153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,759

5.4154  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

33,316

5.4284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32,463

5.4033  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,516

5.3891  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,386

5.4027  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,497

5.4207  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,616

5.3884  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,026

5.3967  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,819

5.3897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,608

5.3997  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,465

5.4090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,887

5.4191  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,323

5.3991  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,099

5.3889  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,059

5.4079  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,414

5.4249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,292

5.4040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,931

5.3810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,610

5.4141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,135

5.3932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,765

5.4103  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,808

5.3873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,450

5.4107  GBP

ADR

Sale

4,392

14.4840  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,225

5.3867  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,861

5.4355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,925

5.4280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,464

5.4210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,443

5.4133  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,396

5.4076  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,111

5.3930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,073

5.4077  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,930

14.4900  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,704

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,694

5.4126  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,542

5.4124  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,538

5.3920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,452

5.4313  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,229

5.4236  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

989

5.4288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

826

5.4060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

796

5.4260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

591

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

573

5.4360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

555

5.3790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

545

5.3850  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

511

5.4140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

429

5.3701  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

427

5.3700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112

5.3950  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

88

5.4340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9

5.3910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

5.3760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

5.3800  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

124,284

5.4122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

73,109

5.4261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,831

5.3765  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,931

5.3810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,808

5.3873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,123

5.3875  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,592

5.3889  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,516

5.3891  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,819

5.3897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,005

5.3900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56,939

5.3904  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,135

5.3932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,700

5.3942  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,565

5.3964  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,608

5.3997  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,543

5.4009  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

400

5.4039  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,196

5.4040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,073

5.4077  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,059

5.4079  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,005

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,110

5.4092  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,542

5.4124  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,610

5.4141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90,127

5.4155  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,331

5.4204  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,497

5.4207  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,650

5.4217  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,414

5.4249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,452

5.4313  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,209

5.3740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,522

5.3819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,573

5.3821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,782

5.3837  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,839

5.3872  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,751

5.3887  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,503

5.3897  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100,633

5.3900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89,808

5.3901  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,152

5.3902  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

279

5.3903  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

107,340

5.3908  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

777

5.3910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75,305

5.3947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,560

5.3977  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,226

5.3998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,382

5.4001  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

614

5.4011  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,681

5.4017  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,408

5.4121  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,352

5.4175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

264,260

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

378,398

5.4240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,300

5.4180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,092

5.4019  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,768

5.4076  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

5,686

5.4091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,994

5.3775  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,768

5.3903  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:

25 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

-120,780

5.3305

European

06-Jun-26

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,585

5.3176

European

05-Jun-26









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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