RNS Number : 8863I
Barclays PLC
15 May 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

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:

14 May 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:

 

 

11,396,625

0.43%

16,568,676

0.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

15,930,458

0.59%

10,540,359

0.39%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,370

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

27,327,083

1.02%

27,334,405

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

544,527

5.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

390,439

5.7216  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

335,857

5.7236  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

325,033

5.7230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

287,178

5.7229  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137,099

5.7473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

130,522

5.7141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

106,960

5.7202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

105,618

5.7339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

103,223

5.7243  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

88,615

5.7245  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

84,347

5.7112  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

82,940

5.7695  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

69,788

5.7186  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

55,061

5.7377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

53,800

5.7469  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

46,963

5.7334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39,632

5.7066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,180

5.7609  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,729

5.7351  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,198

5.7130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,839

5.7335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,567

5.7271  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,136

5.7252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,248

5.7300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,407

5.7301  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,265

5.7361  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,767

5.7086  GBP

ADR

Purchase

9,272

15.4508  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,299

5.7448  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,241

5.7541  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,123

5.7266  GBP

ADR

Purchase

7,300

15.4624  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,274

5.7242  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,917

5.7367  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,528

5.7131  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,845

5.7022  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,800

5.7114  GBP

ADR

Purchase

4,592

15.4235  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,101

5.7637  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,019

5.7434  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,337

5.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,521

5.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,299

5.7480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,036

5.7464  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,001

5.7731  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,903

5.7183  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,849

5.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,784

5.7500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,600

5.7592  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,524

5.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,485

5.7173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,247

5.7360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,234

5.7580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,168

5.7840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,126

5.7380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,048

5.7340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

990

5.7375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

990

5.7215  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

815

5.7820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

596

5.7370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

566

5.7660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

548

5.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

532

5.7369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

528

5.7680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

495

5.7750  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

495

5.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

433

5.7600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

383

5.7260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

382

5.7730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

287

5.7267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

286

5.7520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

266

5.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

224

5.7320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

217

5.7719  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

205

5.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

77

5.7638  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

69

5.7430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

35

5.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

453,778

5.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

252,706

5.7552  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

235,388

5.7216  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,350

5.7171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

81,526

5.7250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

58,646

5.7558  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

43,220

5.7363  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,744

5.7339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,924

5.7091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,303

5.7599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,800

5.7320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,000

5.7300  GBP

ADR

Sale

9,272

15.4508  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,594

5.7299  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,376

5.7188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,283

5.7626  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,000

5.7341  GBP

ADR

Sale

7,300

15.4624  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,045

5.7315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,802

5.7314  GBP

ADR

Sale

4,592

15.4235  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,069

5.7201  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,337

5.7570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,222

5.7592  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,829

5.7242  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,557

5.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,535

5.7340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,506

5.7307  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,299

5.7480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,021

5.7280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,961

5.7110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,849

5.7720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,631

5.7374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,607

5.7161  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,524

5.7800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,499

5.6922  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,442

5.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,405

5.7360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,234

5.7580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,168

5.7840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,126

5.7380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,057

5.7600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

815

5.7820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

573

5.7500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

566

5.7660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

548

5.7690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

528

5.7680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

487

5.7501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

286

5.7520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

266

5.7860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

205

5.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

176

5.7040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

135

5.7365  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56

5.7060  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

1,499

5.6922  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

143,350

5.7171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,871

5.7188  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

396,661

5.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,737

5.7269  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,840

5.7305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,268

5.7315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

335

5.7320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,744

5.7339  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,487

5.7340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,631

5.7374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,557

5.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,537

5.7768  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,845

5.7022  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

130,522

5.7141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

85,773

5.7151  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

27,192

5.7169  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,903

5.7183  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

69,788

5.7186  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,560

5.7191  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

527,819

5.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

351,475

5.7202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

76,521

5.7230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

335,857

5.7236  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

204,823

5.7243  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

182,402

5.7256  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,966

5.7264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

42,560

5.7277  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

55,142

5.7295  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,574

5.7298  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

19,003

5.7324  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,066

5.7346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

596

5.7370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,309

5.7473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,211

5.7500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,079

5.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

478

5.7840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,744

5.7082  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

400

5.7650  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

333

5.7049  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,367

5.7055  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

22,503

5.7195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,582

5.7315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

74,004

5.7096  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,582

5.7203  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

15,735

5.7207  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

59,125

5.7260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

837

5.7300  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:

15 May 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

-120,789

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,581

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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