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RNS Number : 2951H Barclays PLC 02 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: 01 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: 10,002,552 0.37% 18,544,188 0.69%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 17,894,961 0.67% 9,217,732 0.34%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 225,360 0.01%
purchase/sell:
27,897,513 1.04% 27,987,280 1.05%
TOTAL:
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchase and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 361,501 5.6000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 116,270 5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 104,583 5.6029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 50,641 5.6085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 28,702 5.6077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 20,942 5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 18,408 5.6129 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14,848 5.6131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,186 5.5872 GBP
ADR Purchase 11,292 14.9527 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,935 5.5960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,168 5.6103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,171 5.6130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,629 5.6061 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,183 5.6144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,243 5.6126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,749 5.6027 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,259 5.6134 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,040 5.5934 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,969 5.5817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,948 5.6115 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,873 5.6159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,803 5.6136 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,800 5.6300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,683 5.6095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,677 5.6137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,564 5.6107 GBP
ADR Purchase 2,434 14.9950 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,087 5.5824 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,000 5.5995 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,946 5.6220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,529 5.5985 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,308 5.6128 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,127 5.6076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,069 5.5945 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,037 5.5820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 995 5.6240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 990 5.6140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 758 5.5779 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 700 5.6280 GBP
ADR Purchase 686 14.9400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 625 5.6040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 580 5.5920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 560 5.6190 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 448 5.6150 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 320 5.6180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 242 5.5800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 514,507 5.6128 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 111,994 5.6066 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 103,355 5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 78,066 5.6076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73,756 5.6096 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 54,607 5.6029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 53,609 5.6120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 44,837 5.6031 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 42,250 5.6071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,771 5.6122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 22,746 5.5885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18,328 5.6093 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,994 5.5889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,660 5.6117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,657 5.6109 GBP
ADR Sale 11,292 14.9527 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,976 5.6161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,284 5.6162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,181 5.6170 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,754 5.6131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,570 5.5991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,406 5.6069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,337 5.6079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,355 5.5985 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,098 5.6138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,955 5.6151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,500 5.6296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,322 5.6156 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,264 5.6059 GBP
ADR Sale 2,434 14.9950 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,053 5.5900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,946 5.6220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,925 5.6048 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,714 5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,557 5.5893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,424 5.6036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,308 5.6130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,294 5.6061 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,037 5.5826 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 980 5.6000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 964 5.6140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 911 5.6001 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 879 5.6075 GBP
ADR Sale 686 14.9400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 625 5.6040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 590 5.5996 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 560 5.6197 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 342 5.5971 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 320 5.6180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 303 5.6181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 289 5.5982 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 242 5.5800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 214 5.6086 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 180 5.5920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 133 5.6136 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 300 5.5732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,994 5.5889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 342 5.5971 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,570 5.5991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 590 5.5996 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,611 5.6029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,424 5.6036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,010 5.6066 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 42,250 5.6071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 40,484 5.6074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 879 5.6075 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 78,066 5.6076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 17,442 5.6077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 61,248 5.6078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,679 5.6079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 30,025 5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 214 5.6086 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,714 5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 19,895 5.6109 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,771 5.6122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,422 5.6126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 514,507 5.6128 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,832 5.6129 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,754 5.6131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 133 5.6136 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,098 5.6138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 495 5.6140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,239 5.6151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,519 5.6158 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,284 5.6162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,181 5.6170 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 303 5.6181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 809 5.5995 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 360,521 5.6000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,629 5.6061 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 139,969 5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,135 5.6099 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 462 5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 354 5.6126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,121 5.6132 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,259 5.6134 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,677 5.6137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 280 5.6140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 300 5.6187 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,191 5.5900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 11,437 5.5926 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 22,803 5.6090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 12,095 5.6142 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,222 5.6183 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 person 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: 02 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)
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 Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of
description
purchasing,
of
price
date
relevant
selling,
securities
per unit
security
varying etc
to which
option
relates
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -120,785 5.3305 European 06/06/2026
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,575 5.3176 European 05/06/2026
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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