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RNS Number : 3336F Barclays PLC 16 April 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: 15 Apr 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: 13,136,046 0.49% 17,856,759 0.67%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 16,766,842 0.63% 10,939,759 0.41%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 225,375 0.01%
TOTAL: 29,902,888 1.12% 29,021,893 1.08%
(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 490,777 5.2184 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 379,014 5.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 195,953 5.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 166,046 5.2151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 144,538 5.2199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 119,444 5.2264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 109,300 5.2110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 85,407 5.2239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 73,394 5.2221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 67,388 5.2341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 62,619 5.2237 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 61,508 5.2196 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 59,052 5.2267 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 58,613 5.2202 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 43,816 5.2173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 43,686 5.2230 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 25,976 5.2329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 25,700 5.2206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 25,254 5.2268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22,030 5.2403 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 18,641 5.2217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 16,561 5.2216 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 15,438 5.1807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 15,284 5.2096 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14,880 5.2228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14,451 5.2209 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,234 5.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,561 5.2381 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,753 5.2123 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,456 5.2400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,615 5.2270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,482 5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,171 5.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,045 5.2167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,961 5.2420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,861 5.2251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,825 5.2262 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,768 5.2385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,192 5.2190 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,170 5.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,886 5.2253 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,641 5.2293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,386 5.2130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,384 5.2210 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,256 13.9911 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,031 5.2241 GBP
ADR Purchase 3,982 13.9633 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,593 5.2140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,504 5.2102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,417 5.2174 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,261 5.2108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,143 5.2480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,124 5.1600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,076 5.2285 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,076 5.2094 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,025 5.2179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,955 5.2434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,883 5.2040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,647 5.1972 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,504 5.2328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,476 5.2020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,379 5.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,133 5.1860 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,023 5.2011 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,890 5.2097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,787 5.2352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,766 5.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,516 5.1640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,509 5.2159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,270 5.2177 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,123 5.2460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,054 5.2010 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,010 5.2104 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 849 5.2440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 761 5.2030 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 661 5.2160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 627 5.2060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 602 5.1930 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 598 5.2220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 555 5.2100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 439 5.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 403 5.2273 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 88 5.1960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 350,000 5.2207 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 311,168 5.2411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 208,973 5.2239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 172,696 5.2159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 117,479 5.2163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 95,859 5.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 94,835 5.2158 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 86,284 5.2222 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 82,480 5.2235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 80,888 5.2226 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 74,065 5.2223 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 45,551 5.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 41,974 5.2201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,431 5.2116 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,800 5.2157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,120 5.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,117 5.2194 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,653 5.2220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,943 5.2301 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,234 5.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,345 5.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,456 5.2400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,917 5.2189 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,411 5.2199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,293 5.2178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,231 5.2100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,961 5.2420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,251 5.2205 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,170 5.2080 GBP
ADR Sale 4,256 13.9911 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,150 5.2062 GBP
ADR Sale 3,982 13.9633 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,977 5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,186 5.2117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,143 5.2480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,124 5.1600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,000 5.2140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,666 5.2112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,379 5.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,115 5.2275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,766 5.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,669 5.2165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,516 5.1640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,348 5.2224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,207 5.2171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,123 5.2460 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,119 5.2000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,110 5.1472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,062 5.2168 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 889 5.2278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 849 5.2440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 793 5.2160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 761 5.2030 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 646 5.1960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 627 5.2060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 602 5.1930 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 439 5.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 95 5.2070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 33 5.1440 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 Decreasing Short 2,666 5.2112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 172,696 5.2159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 117,479 5.2163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 73,867 5.2177 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 52,478 5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 92 5.2199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,251 5.2205 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 84,972 5.2221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,162 5.2224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,428 5.2233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 159,391 5.2257 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,594 5.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,943 5.2301 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 99,810 5.2023 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 109,300 5.2110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,816 5.2173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 197,075 5.2183 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,192 5.2190 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 123,687 5.2199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,818 5.2212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 82,994 5.2213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,394 5.2221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 20,124 5.2228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,199 5.2241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,199 5.2242 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,063 5.2250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 355,689 5.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 74,460 5.2264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 59,052 5.2267 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,615 5.2270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,976 5.2329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 961 5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 22,030 5.2351 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,935 5.2413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,657 5.2156 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 46,800 5.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,460 5.1416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 33 5.1436 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 142 5.2100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,315 5.2180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,421 5.2216 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 4,237 5.2327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 73,901 5.2119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,800 5.2185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 8,684 5.2206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 13,122 5.2259 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 41,651 5.2263 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: 16 Apr 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 -120,816 5.3305 European 06 Jun 2025
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,559 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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