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RNS Number : 8480M Barclays PLC 13 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: 12 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: 8,252,322 0.31% 15,283,751 0.57%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 14,125,955 0.53% 7,268,136 0.27%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 22,378,277 0.84% 22,551,887 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 1,981,280 6.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 630,536 6.0774 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 247,312 6.0795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 156,133 6.0642 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 144,762 6.0768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 134,559 6.0621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 117,749 6.0627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 88,129 6.0667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 78,299 6.0612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 57,910 6.0809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 46,430 6.0804 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 34,064 6.0563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 32,095 6.0689 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 29,432 6.0765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 20,063 6.0593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,528 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,000 6.0691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 18,340 6.0764 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 17,303 6.0650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 16,512 6.0700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,727 6.0628 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,585 6.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,249 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,674 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,599 6.0819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,479 6.0724 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,800 6.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,983 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,893 6.0753 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,519 6.0555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,398 6.0697 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,930 6.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,877 6.0652 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,427 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,240 6.0696 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,709 6.0618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,641 6.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,600 6.0726 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,599 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,919 6.0610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,818 6.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,693 6.0812 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,443 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,105 6.0829 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,792 6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,736 6.0681 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,613 6.0635 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,494 6.0820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,488 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,399 6.0830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,060 6.0770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,044 6.0790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 694 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 560 6.0520 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 472 6.0630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 468 6.0670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 464 6.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 463 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 457 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 449 6.1120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 380 6.0840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 149 6.1121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 104 6.0540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 55 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 47 6.0420 GBP
ADR Purchase 42 16.8000 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 383,080 6.0799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 331,600 6.0793 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 243,156 6.0796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 219,142 6.0912 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 182,121 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 128,479 6.0745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 63,000 6.0481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 53,571 6.0589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 32,873 6.0605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 17,303 6.0659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,670 6.0621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,347 6.0697 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,528 6.0790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,939 6.0593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,736 6.0775 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,139 6.0601 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,086 6.0774 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,090 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,376 6.0654 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,009 6.0742 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,338 6.0787 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,520 6.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,488 6.0785 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,919 6.0616 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,849 6.0606 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,792 6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,684 6.0959 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,647 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,570 6.0673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,562 6.0699 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,494 6.0820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,399 6.0830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,220 6.0499 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,162 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,109 6.0691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,060 6.0770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 990 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 962 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 901 6.0868 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 870 6.0874 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 694 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 693 6.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 693 6.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 652 6.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 569 6.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 560 6.0520 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 472 6.0630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 464 6.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 380 6.0840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 114 6.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 64 6.0540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 62 6.0823 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 55 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 47 6.0420 GBP
ADR Sale 42 16.8000 USD
(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 1,220 6.0499 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 962 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 53,571 6.0589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,939 6.0593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,671 6.0644 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 26,459 6.0652 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,376 6.0654 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,038 6.0665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,570 6.0674 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,044 6.0681 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,919 6.0699 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,086 6.0774 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,736 6.0775 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,338 6.0787 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 11,528 6.0790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 106,842 6.0798 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 8,502 6.0799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 120,415 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 62 6.0823 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 219,142 6.0912 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,684 6.0959 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,934 6.0593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 41,592 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,214 6.0602 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 53,285 6.0603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,977,314 6.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 43,315 6.0627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 40,006 6.0642 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,660 6.0648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 17,303 6.0650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,512 6.0661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 129,500 6.0664 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 88,129 6.0667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 44,815 6.0669 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,443 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,027 6.0689 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 21,693 6.0706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 9,743 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,249 6.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 200 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 87,525 6.0753 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 29,432 6.0765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 151,987 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 101,642 6.0801 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 57,910 6.0809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,566 6.0824 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 12,249 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 268,057 6.0795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 79 6.0815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 551 6.1124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 92 6.1155 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 173,676 6.0670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,775 6.0781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 92 6.0804 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,153 6.1165 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: 13 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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