RNS Number : 0346J
Barclays PLC
16 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:

15 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:



9,932,512

0.37%

14,718,187

0.55%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



13,969,887

0.52%

9,140,855

0.34%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

225,367

0.01%










TOTAL:



23,902,399

0.89%

24,084,409

0.90%

(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

3,032,777

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

499,377

5.8561  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

437,592

5.7853  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

357,439

5.8701  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

163,510

5.8110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

73,159

5.8329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

56,543

5.8304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

49,675

5.8690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43,300

5.7222  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,873

5.9043  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,124

5.6961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,698

5.8183  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,511

5.7536  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,770

5.8827  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,933

5.8548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,175

5.8822  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,600

5.9000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,806

5.8832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,203

5.8012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,202

5.8685  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,709

5.8005  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,235

5.8455  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,081

5.8835  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,547

5.8769  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,513

5.8604  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,497

5.8153  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,915

5.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,000

5.6820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,766

5.8600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,693

5.8864  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,640

15.9110  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,469

5.8554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,323

5.8940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,313

5.8872  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,169

5.8909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,101

5.7300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,049

5.8780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

984

5.8900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

957

5.7100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

954

5.8394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

858

5.8620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

721

5.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

656

5.8760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

574

5.8880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

506

5.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

467

5.7070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

438

5.8931  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

428

5.9050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

392

5.8520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

388

5.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

290

5.8514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

288

5.8550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

169

5.8680  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17

5.9080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9

5.6840  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

910,875

5.8548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

771,010

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

491,517

5.8424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

334,529

5.8475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

283,755

5.8511  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273,753

5.8790  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

270,524

5.8799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

216,997

5.7348  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

145,160

5.8720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

143,350

5.7171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

102,312

5.8699  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

90,451

5.8778  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56,951

5.8837  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48,732

5.8569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46,947

5.8705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46,211

5.8162  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,516

5.8631  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

32,994

5.6968  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25,000

5.8831  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,747

5.8947  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,625

5.8546  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,641

5.8497  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,271

5.8554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,900

5.8890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,241

5.8822  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,375

5.8707  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,240

5.8572  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,889

5.8887  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,617

5.8870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,302

5.8551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,864

5.8860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,730

5.8945  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,844

5.9002  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,745

5.7265  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,620

5.8868  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,382

5.7182  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,307

5.7302  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,102

5.7336  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,852

5.8917  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,640

15.9110  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,287

5.8600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,278

5.8741  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,171

5.8620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,101

5.7300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,049

5.8780  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

984

5.8900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

763

5.8940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

721

5.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

686

5.8861  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

656

5.8760  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

590

5.9070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

506

5.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

469

5.7085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

428

5.9050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

388

5.8500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

290

5.8520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

190

5.8669  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

122

5.8571  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

95

5.7119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17

5.9080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9

5.6840  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

Decreasing Long

32,311

5.7623  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,663

5.6923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

143,350

5.7171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,307

5.7302  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

44,230

5.8154  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,483

5.8415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

491,517

5.8424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,421

5.8446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

334,529

5.8475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

706

5.8548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

293,009

5.8551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

20,271

5.8554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

343,200

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

109,481

5.8561  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

41,516

5.8631  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,947

5.8705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

145,160

5.8720  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

120,526

5.8729  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

90,451

5.8778  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

72,866

5.8797  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

114,706

5.8798  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

270,524

5.8799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

28,650

5.8821  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

117,047

5.8834  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,180

5.8851  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,900

5.8890  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

957

5.7100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,300

5.7222  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,434

5.7804  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

437,592

5.7853  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,299

5.8101  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

163,510

5.8110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,214

5.8111  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,059

5.8146  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,636

5.8182  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,543

5.8304  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,235

5.8455  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

102

5.8520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,664,822

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,540

5.8562  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33

5.8567  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

901

5.8569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,110

5.8571  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,846

5.8577  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

85

5.8611  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,675

5.8689  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

284

5.6990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,600

5.8560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,300

5.8679  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

136

5.7127  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,844

5.7195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

31,509

5.8265  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,596

5.8331  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

84,406

5.8782  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

697

5.8525  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

10,520

5.8552  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,161

5.8564  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:

16 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

-120,791

5.3305

European

06-Jun-2026

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,576

5.3176

European

05-Jun-2026









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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