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RNS Number : 8706L Barclays PLC 06 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: 05 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: 7,083,599 0.26% 15,706,861 0.59%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 14,538,537 0.54% 5,990,321 0.22%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 120,786 0.00%
TOTAL: 21,622,136 0.81% 21,817,968 0.81%
(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 551,959 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 215,497 6.1559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 157,322 6.1241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 65,670 6.1161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 65,605 6.1393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 60,900 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33,205 6.1250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 32,107 6.1227 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29,647 6.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 23,156 6.1551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 11,231 6.1548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,177 6.1221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,374 6.1206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,511 6.1259 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,103 6.1275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,418 6.1239 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,088 6.1520 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,132 5.3176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,775 6.1256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,591 6.1282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,816 6.1100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,775 6.1312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,653 6.1165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,628 6.1364 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,518 6.1090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,368 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,136 6.1218 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,057 6.1076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 949 6.1252 GBP
ADR Purchase 936 16.8058 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 842 6.1346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 653 6.1180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 600 6.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 521 6.1220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 494 6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 486 6.0757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 313 6.1207 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 100 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 54 6.1085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 17 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 14 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7 6.1200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 341,196 6.0961 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 242,488 6.1501 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 186,867 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 99,449 6.1457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 60,282 6.1572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26,988 6.1408 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,563 6.1544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,074 6.1176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,746 6.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,561 6.1117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,465 6.1060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10,189 6.1236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,454 6.1107 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,365 6.1477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,750 6.1000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,668 6.1137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,257 6.1349 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,778 6.1329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,523 6.1172 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,889 6.1569 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,412 6.1286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,244 6.1545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,192 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,726 6.0966 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,252 6.1480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,000 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,973 6.1241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,704 6.1038 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,624 6.1220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,540 6.1134 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,347 6.0870 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,283 6.0960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 974 6.1285 GBP
ADR Sale 936 16.8058 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 931 6.1093 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 860 6.1126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 824 6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 610 6.1226 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 447 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 336 6.1317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 333 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 325 6.1106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 325 6.1100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 204 6.1250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 133 6.1102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 30 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2 6.1140 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 333 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,347 6.0870 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 341,196 6.0961 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 931 6.1093 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,746 6.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 133 6.1102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,561 6.1117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 860 6.1126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,668 6.1137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 10,489 6.1158 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,704 6.1172 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,770 6.1268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 974 6.1284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,412 6.1286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 824 6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,778 6.1329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,971 6.1442 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 130,328 6.1477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,028 6.1483 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,316 6.1487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,227 6.1519 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,563 6.1544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,244 6.1545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,377 6.1550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,250 6.1551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 918 6.0811 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 109 6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 100 6.0980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 535 6.1046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,058 6.1053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,828 6.1075 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,560 6.1170 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,603 6.1211 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,136 6.1218 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 6,814 6.1220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 30,631 6.1227 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 157,322 6.1241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,775 6.1256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 26,164 6.1258 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 60,900 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,628 6.1364 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,643 6.1377 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 33,214 6.1521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 481,665 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,597 6.1572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,512 6.1778 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 500 6.1300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 75 6.0816 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 925 6.0866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,062 6.0875 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 17,460 6.1237 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 15,088 6.1479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 43,760 6.1555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,116 6.1321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,847 6.1382 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,062 6.1564 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: 06 Jun 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 -120,786 5.3305 European 06-Jun-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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