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RNS Number : 8539K Barclays PLC 30 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: 29 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: 5,092,370 0.19% 18,296,442 0.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 17,017,554 0.64% 4,137,481 0.15%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 225,368 0.01%
TOTAL: 22,109,924 0.83% 22,659,291 0.85%
(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 266,796 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 181,011 6.1450 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 121,484 6.1299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 92,400 6.1215 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 89,111 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 72,150 6.1460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 71,465 6.0999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 54,582 6.1163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 48,135 6.1166 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 41,706 6.1308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 39,885 6.1156 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 26,264 6.1229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 23,939 6.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22,570 6.1327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21,231 6.1187 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,828 6.1313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,621 6.1302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,361 6.1136 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,168 6.1233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,702 6.1272 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,489 6.1283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,169 6.1199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,241 6.1131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,551 6.1248 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,908 6.1180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,176 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,939 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,514 6.1263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,059 6.1243 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,980 6.1078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,957 6.1469 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,736 6.1329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,556 6.1135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,175 6.1065 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,153 6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,564 6.1370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,561 6.1275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,552 6.1346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,500 6.1063 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,421 6.0993 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,393 6.1190 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,363 6.1098 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,326 6.1336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 962 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 862 6.1018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 830 6.1420 GBP
ADR Purchase 792 16.7311 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 528 6.1260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 508 6.1430 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 506 6.1130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 505 6.1390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 444 6.1310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 433 6.1500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 417 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 381 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 267 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 244 6.1000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 178 6.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 110 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 15 6.1380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,047,621 6.1270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 388,531 6.1460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 350,768 6.1453 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 216,217 6.1448 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 126,030 6.1299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 83,097 6.1325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 76,053 6.1324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 58,968 6.1172 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 57,560 6.1347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 50,328 6.1346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 49,306 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 36,723 6.1445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 36,245 6.1375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18,373 6.1188 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,013 6.1332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,696 6.1447 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,403 6.1287 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,184 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,176 6.1338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,106 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,003 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,436 6.1395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,965 6.1190 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,709 6.1239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,289 6.1372 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,128 6.1380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,914 6.0995 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,815 6.1368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,799 6.1322 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,492 6.1323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,245 6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,063 6.1307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,708 6.1161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,564 6.1370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,528 6.1228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,463 6.1148 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,363 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,255 6.1180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,255 6.1186 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,253 6.1300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,252 6.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 965 6.1144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 951 6.1222 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 924 6.1428 GBP
ADR Sale 792 16.7311 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 528 6.1260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 518 6.1367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 508 6.1430 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 506 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 505 6.1396 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 457 6.1060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 444 6.1436 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 444 6.1310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 433 6.1500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 417 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 178 6.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 122 6.1000 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 2,914 6.0995 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,373 6.1188 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,047,621 6.1270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,717 6.1318 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,799 6.1322 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,103 6.1323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 75,442 6.1324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 83,097 6.1325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,013 6.1332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 30,852 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 50,328 6.1346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 57,560 6.1347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 947 6.1351 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,663 6.1353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,157 6.1357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,333 6.1368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,289 6.1372 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,126 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,436 6.1395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,723 6.1445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,188 6.1447 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 49,794 6.1448 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 27,179 6.1452 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,367 6.1456 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 490,309 6.1460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 862 6.1018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 30,020 6.1119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,848 6.1136 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 39,885 6.1156 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 54,582 6.1163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 413 6.1165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,320 6.1200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 92,400 6.1215 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,238 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 47,018 6.1247 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 15,267 6.1265 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,489 6.1283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,828 6.1313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 89,111 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 198,945 6.1407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 38,384 6.1442 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,300 6.1447 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,145 6.1456 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,957 6.1469 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 700 6.1326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,247 6.1235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 160 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,128 6.1379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 15,814 6.1402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 16 6.1437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 32,750 6.1455 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 102,862 6.1459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,480 6.1460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 161 6.0934 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 20,793 6.1210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,176 6.1239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,003 6.1244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 27,671 6.1253 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,193 6.1258 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,026 6.1316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,154 6.1359 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 14 6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,247 6.1464 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,471 6.1333 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: 30 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 -120,788 5.3305 European 06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,580 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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