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RNS Number : 0402N Barclays PLC 16 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: 13 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: 8,820,398 0.33% 14,768,532 0.55%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 13,909,688 0.52% 7,720,001 0.29%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 22,730,086 0.85% 22,488,533 0.84%
(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 625,750 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 171,905 6.0248 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 160,488 6.0252 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 144,889 6.0589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 111,918 6.0143 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 109,079 6.0584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 106,830 6.0561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 94,000 6.0456 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 78,008 6.0269 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 73,339 6.0273 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 65,885 6.0225 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 55,872 6.0262 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 53,951 6.0310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 34,912 6.0069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 30,152 6.0265 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 27,325 6.0219 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 26,424 6.0383 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 20,962 6.0102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,905 6.0358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,000 6.0343 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 17,742 6.0201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 17,523 6.0288 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,014 6.0533 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,599 6.0197 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,176 6.0356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,968 6.0285 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,892 6.0212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,464 6.0243 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,918 6.0178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,647 6.0179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,376 6.0226 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,533 6.0284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,434 6.0308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,374 6.0235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,323 6.0218 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,540 6.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,978 6.0270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,458 6.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,006 6.0253 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,724 6.0330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,547 6.0321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,545 6.0294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,358 6.0320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,357 6.0139 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,241 6.0290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,156 6.0232 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,000 6.0300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 936 6.0338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 864 6.0154 GBP
ADR Purchase 800 16.6400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 706 6.0280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 536 6.0120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 496 6.0222 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 475 6.0283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 473 6.0360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 275 6.0380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 266 6.0220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 164 6.0160 GBP
ADR Purchase 64 16.5400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 36 6.0344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 30 6.0260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 6.0180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 239,140 6.0555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 163,074 6.0127 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 113,964 6.0542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 98,524 6.0191 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 84,325 6.0284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 71,746 6.0502 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 70,067 6.0240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 44,224 6.0254 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 24,222 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,743 6.0255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 21,378 6.0270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18,552 6.0100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,095 6.0496 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 12,806 6.0322 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,307 6.0239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,165 6.0287 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,599 6.0302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,894 6.0117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,765 6.0327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,893 6.0110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,869 6.0108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,398 6.0147 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,372 6.0275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,924 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,846 6.0314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,673 6.0256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,300 6.0219 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,796 6.0140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,573 6.0162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,533 6.0367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,355 6.0338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,246 6.0297 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,994 6.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,785 6.0194 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,304 6.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,287 6.0281 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,251 6.0316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,243 6.0386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,192 6.0241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,154 6.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 959 6.0080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 954 6.0260 GBP
ADR Sale 800 16.6400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 546 6.0290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 536 6.0120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 473 6.0360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 464 6.0320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 294 6.0326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 266 6.0220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 193 6.0380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 164 6.0166 GBP
ADR Sale 64 16.5400 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 22 6.0266 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11 6.0280 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 3,658 6.0095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,869 6.0108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 163,074 6.0127 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,818 6.0135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,573 6.0162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,373 6.0239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 44,224 6.0254 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 23,743 6.0255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,673 6.0256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 21,102 6.0270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 84,325 6.0284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,165 6.0287 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,724 6.0326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,686 6.0363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,533 6.0367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 266 6.0376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,659 6.0404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 887 6.0432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,095 6.0496 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 113,964 6.0542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 66,592 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,924 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 33,654 6.0572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 65,652 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 17,285 6.0081 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,954 6.0107 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21 6.0120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 107,921 6.0143 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 864 6.0154 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 507 6.0181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10,807 6.0193 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 37,157 6.0203 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,913 6.0220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 496 6.0222 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 65,885 6.0225 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,464 6.0243 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 212,675 6.0252 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,150 6.0255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 126,874 6.0257 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 39,644 6.0259 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 55,872 6.0262 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 80,040 6.0268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,968 6.0285 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,874 6.0323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 38,905 6.0351 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,424 6.0383 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,040 6.0388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 12,014 6.0533 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 147,549 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 95,248 6.0583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 109,079 6.0584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 144,889 6.0589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 10 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,380 6.0087 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 18,552 6.0100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,720 6.0235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 53,440 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 27,004 6.0575 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,728 6.0255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 77,781 6.0313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,703 6.0353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,720 6.0584 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? NO
Date of disclosure: 16 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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