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RNS Number : 6622P Barclays PLC 03 July 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: 02 Jul 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: 8,592,241 0.32% 9,628,904 0.36%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 14,235,363 0.53% 6,397,331 0.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 22,827,604 0.85% 16,026,235 0.60%
(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 10,037,823 null
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,112,963 6.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 186,709 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 176,019 6.0820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 175,108 6.0718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 111,845 6.0860 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 104,397 6.0823 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 103,096 6.0745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 98,229 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 84,938 6.0608 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 75,439 6.0797 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 74,203 6.0615 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 59,506 6.0828 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 50,497 6.0770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 49,715 6.0907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 42,518 6.0883 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 36,245 6.0712 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 30,854 6.0801 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 30,300 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 23,026 6.0611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,538 6.0977 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,137 6.0813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,718 6.0888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,380 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,846 6.0743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,819 6.1152 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,369 6.0947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,234 6.1258 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,075 6.0951 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,306 6.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,188 6.0966 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,108 6.1067 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,962 6.0957 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,710 6.1110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,710 6.0714 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,608 6.1012 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,789 6.1149 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,630 6.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,500 6.0260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,467 6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,400 6.0696 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,256 16.7449 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,244 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,012 6.1236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 849 6.0360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 738 6.0810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 610 6.0280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 586 6.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 570 6.0809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 500 6.1370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 487 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 383 6.1468 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 318 6.0570 GBP
ADR Purchase 300 16.7300 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 262 6.1292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 232 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 104 6.0663 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 40 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 6.1224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,881,266 null
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,126,819 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 389,698 6.0613 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 218,824 6.0846 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 104,388 6.0670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 95,023 6.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 84,938 6.0608 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 74,371 6.0870 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 51,500 6.0625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 45,150 6.0806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 43,597 6.0829 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 42,120 6.0837 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 41,031 6.0702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 32,756 6.0861 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 32,421 6.0667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 31,448 6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 30,384 6.0824 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 29,453 6.0854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 20,030 6.1125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 19,572 6.0921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 19,332 6.0939 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 17,692 6.0743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,883 6.0799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,680 6.0718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,236 6.1217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,929 6.0639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 12,323 6.0885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 12,045 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,780 6.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,278 6.1034 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,244 6.0546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,126 6.0708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,956 6.0700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,600 6.1390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,420 6.0714 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,229 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,616 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,949 6.0821 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,852 6.0895 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,809 6.0788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,710 6.1110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,501 6.0626 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,102 6.0762 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,620 6.1375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,268 6.0924 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,630 6.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,568 6.0817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,477 6.0610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,476 6.0624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,434 6.0830 GBP
ADR Sale 1,256 16.7449 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,219 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 938 6.1325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 738 6.0810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 606 6.1370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 586 6.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 514 6.1157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 487 6.1360 GBP
ADR Sale 300 16.7300 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 232 6.1280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 222 6.1385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 186 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 17 6.0770 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 2,580,300 6.1415 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,058,958 0.0000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,020,732 0.0000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 724 6.0588 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 12,045 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,967 6.0596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,780 6.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,105,805 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,958 6.0617 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,582 6.0622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 51,500 6.0625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,929 6.0638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 28,739 6.0674 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 54,591 6.0696 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 41,031 6.0702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1 6.0705 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,680 6.0718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,616 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 77,973 6.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 24,220 6.0747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 66,509 6.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,102 6.0762 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,229 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 45,150 6.0806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,568 6.0817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 74,371 6.0870 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,778 6.0966 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,433 6.0976 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,030 6.1125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,580 6.1152 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 514 6.1157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 93,117 6.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,600 6.1390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,095 6.1579 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,296,844 0.0000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,380 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 318 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 33 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 23,026 6.0611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 74,203 6.0615 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 28,715 6.0622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 141 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 131,902 6.0683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 36,245 6.0712 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 287,773 6.0809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 176,019 6.0820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 104,397 6.0823 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 47,996 6.0886 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,119 6.0893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 91,170 6.0894 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,891 6.0907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 353 6.0929 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,016 6.0950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,075 6.0951 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 8,678 6.1161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1 6.1224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,244 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 262 6.1292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,055 6.1341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 98,229 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 383 6.1467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,049 6.1540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,112,963 6.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening Long 540,428 0.0000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 79,800 6.0544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 3,223 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 14,007 6.0598 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 22,726 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 104,388 6.0670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 45,881 6.0697 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 113,192 6.0752 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 151,791 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 87 6.1235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,085 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 540,428 0.0000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,200 6.0644 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 45,881 6.0697 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 9,173 6.0786 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,069 6.1403 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,223 6.1544 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: 03 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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