RNS Number : 8706L
Barclays PLC
06 June 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:

05 Jun 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:

 

 

7,083,599

0.26%

15,706,861

0.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

14,538,537

0.54%

5,990,321

0.22%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

120,786

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

21,622,136

0.81%

21,817,968

0.81%

(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

551,959

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

215,497

6.1559  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

157,322

6.1241  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

65,670

6.1161  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

65,605

6.1393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,900

6.1350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,205

6.1250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,107

6.1227  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,647

6.1007  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,156

6.1551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,231

6.1548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,177

6.1221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,374

6.1206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,511

6.1259  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,103

6.1275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,418

6.1239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,088

6.1520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,132

5.3176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,775

6.1256  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,591

6.1282  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,816

6.1100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,775

6.1312  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,653

6.1165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,628

6.1364  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,518

6.1090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,368

6.1280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,136

6.1218  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,057

6.1076  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

949

6.1252  GBP

ADR

Purchase

936

16.8058  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

842

6.1346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

653

6.1180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

6.1133  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

521

6.1220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

494

6.1080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

486

6.0757  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

313

6.1207  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

100

6.1240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54

6.1085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17

6.1278  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14

6.1160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7

6.1200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

341,196

6.0961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

242,488

6.1501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

186,867

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

99,449

6.1457  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

60,282

6.1572  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,988

6.1408  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,563

6.1544  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,074

6.1176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,746

6.1101  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,561

6.1117  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,465

6.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,189

6.1236  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,454

6.1107  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,365

6.1477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,750

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,668

6.1137  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,257

6.1349  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,778

6.1329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,523

6.1172  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,889

6.1569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,412

6.1286  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,244

6.1545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,192

6.1160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,726

6.0966  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,252

6.1480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,000

6.1280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,973

6.1241  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,704

6.1038  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,624

6.1220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,540

6.1134  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,347

6.0870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,283

6.0960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

974

6.1285  GBP

ADR

Sale

936

16.8058  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

931

6.1093  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

860

6.1126  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

824

6.1290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

610

6.1226  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

447

6.1340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

336

6.1317  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

333

6.0800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

325

6.1106  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

325

6.1100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

204

6.1250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

133

6.1102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30

6.1397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

6.1140  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

333

6.0800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,347

6.0870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

341,196

6.0961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

931

6.1093  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,746

6.1101  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

133

6.1102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,561

6.1117  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

860

6.1126  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,668

6.1137  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,489

6.1158  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,704

6.1172  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,770

6.1268  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

974

6.1284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,412

6.1286  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

824

6.1290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,778

6.1329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,971

6.1442  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

130,328

6.1477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,028

6.1483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,316

6.1487  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,227

6.1519  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,563

6.1544  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,244

6.1545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,377

6.1550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,250

6.1551  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

918

6.0811  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

109

6.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

100

6.0980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

535

6.1046  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,058

6.1053  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,828

6.1075  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,560

6.1170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

18,603

6.1211  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,136

6.1218  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,814

6.1220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,631

6.1227  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157,322

6.1241  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,775

6.1256  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

26,164

6.1258  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60,900

6.1350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,628

6.1364  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,643

6.1377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

33,214

6.1521  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

481,665

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,597

6.1572  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,512

6.1778  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

500

6.1300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

75

6.0816  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

925

6.0866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,062

6.0875  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,460

6.1237  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,088

6.1479  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

43,760

6.1555  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,116

6.1321  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,847

6.1382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,062

6.1564  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:

06 Jun 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

-120,786

5.3305

European

06-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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