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RNS Number : 3186I Barclays PLC 12 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: 09 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: 10,070,360 0.38% 17,625,365 0.66%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 17,053,900 0.64% 9,374,729 0.35%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 225,370 0.01%
TOTAL: 27,124,260 1.01% 27,225,464 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 294,517 5.8299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 254,245 5.8580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 254,198 5.8579 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 243,203 5.8060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 203,950 5.8407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 194,521 5.8180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 183,041 5.8393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 151,714 5.8311 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 137,839 5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 119,259 5.8358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 97,343 5.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 93,446 5.8293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 86,256 5.8530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33,794 5.8333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22,012 5.8192 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 20,909 5.8525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 15,292 5.8047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,499 5.8342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,014 5.8276 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,177 5.8402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,150 5.8534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,821 5.8527 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,380 5.8416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,612 5.8498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,565 5.8540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,991 5.8506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,801 5.8264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,745 5.8552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,480 5.8550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,401 5.8413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,319 5.8376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,069 5.8294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,978 5.8538 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,794 5.8030 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,549 5.7935 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,025 5.8460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,809 5.8576 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,726 5.8251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,712 5.8516 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,640 5.8500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,583 5.8399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,513 5.8547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,455 5.8570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,243 5.8536 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,123 5.8569 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,027 5.8553 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,809 5.8130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,553 5.8581 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,507 5.8472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,286 5.8555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,174 5.8480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,081 5.8059 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 917 5.8490 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 684 5.8520 GBP
ADR Purchase 636 15.6500 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 600 5.8590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 590 5.8080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 481 5.8160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 479 5.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 473 5.7954 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 465 5.8483 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 259 5.8040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 241 5.8510 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 162 5.7880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 152 5.8328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5 5.8310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3 5.8320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3 5.8100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3 5.8420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 259,385 5.8576 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 208,640 5.8407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 183,284 5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 145,943 5.8358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 78,756 5.8335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 57,692 5.8348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 56,762 5.8329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 49,114 5.8268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 47,617 5.8559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 45,183 5.8352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 44,109 5.8530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 43,018 5.8506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 42,327 5.8203 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 39,881 5.8376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26,031 5.8549 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 21,116 5.8075 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 19,872 5.8399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 17,864 5.8331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,175 5.8077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,332 5.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,385 5.8264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,047 5.8330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,133 5.8452 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,930 5.8150 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,433 5.8069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,169 5.8339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,783 5.8430 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,661 5.8263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,498 5.8220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,207 5.8213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,702 5.8058 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,311 5.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,038 5.8500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,024 5.8374 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,507 5.8478 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,322 5.8322 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,095 5.8328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 984 5.8570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 969 5.8359 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 684 5.8520 GBP
ADR Sale 636 15.6500 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 615 5.8460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 591 5.8120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 576 5.8440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 531 5.8280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 481 5.8160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 479 5.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 473 5.8140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 473 5.7960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 362 5.8119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 352 5.8046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 301 5.7980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 248 5.8180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 241 5.8510 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 241 5.8511 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 216 5.7946 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 46 5.8170 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 40 5.8019 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5 5.8337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3 5.8320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3 5.8420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3 5.8100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2 5.8480 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 40 5.8019 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,018 5.8042 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,702 5.8058 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 362 5.8119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,036 5.8138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,930 5.8150 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 27,329 5.8263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,095 5.8328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,864 5.8331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 78,756 5.8335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,884 5.8337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,169 5.8339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,300 5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 12,887 5.8349 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 45,183 5.8352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,189 5.8368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 67 5.8375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 21,692 5.8382 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 26,078 5.8384 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 18,011 5.8425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,133 5.8452 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 43,018 5.8506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,000 5.8562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 162 5.7880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,130 5.7892 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,419 5.8000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,794 5.8030 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 243,203 5.8060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 23,369 5.8129 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,425 5.8188 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 52,126 5.8254 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 93,446 5.8293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,966 5.8309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 30,148 5.8311 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,635 5.8315 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 17,268 5.8325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,582 5.8326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 77,558 5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,499 5.8342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,814 5.8362 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,385 5.8386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,177 5.8402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,733 5.8440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 84,500 5.8464 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 465 5.8480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 700 5.8154 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,300 5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,442 5.8335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 8,420 5.8487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 28,724 5.8548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 4,442 5.7984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 105,110 5.8345 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: 12 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-2025
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,579 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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