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RNS Number : 8127O Barclays PLC 27 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: 26 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: 6,632,169 0.25% 12,216,996 0.46%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 11,842,965 0.44% 5,264,430 0.20%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 18,475,134 0.69% 17,481,426 0.65%
(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 477,887 6.2058 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 425,761 6.2000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 157,196 6.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 132,812 6.2069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 96,202 6.2111 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 52,166 6.2187 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 39,596 6.2077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 34,526 6.2193 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 28,288 6.2251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22,142 6.2201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 21,415 6.2280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 18,976 6.2230 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 17,118 6.2018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 15,140 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 13,487 6.2218 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,001 6.2157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,858 6.2004 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 7,376 6.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,099 6.2108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,734 6.2225 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,301 6.2276 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,446 6.2255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,200 6.2171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,955 6.2333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,941 6.2094 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,672 6.2217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,613 6.2176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,500 6.2320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,460 6.2212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,044 6.2360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 946 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 946 6.2113 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 725 6.2199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 614 6.2003 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 532 6.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 471 6.2020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 261 6.2270 GBP
ADR Purchase 200 17.3500 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 179 6.2009 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 112 6.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 31 6.2268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 202,083 6.2113 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 198,966 6.2036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 171,421 6.2209 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 148,741 6.2013 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 105,381 6.2206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 58,995 6.2000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 24,135 6.2234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,285 6.2213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,255 6.2268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,676 6.2197 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,106 6.2231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,917 6.2160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,089 6.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,803 6.2270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,190 6.2284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,251 6.2145 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,244 6.2099 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,574 6.2289 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,484 6.2185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,310 6.2134 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,956 6.2282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,207 6.2360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,000 6.2260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 946 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 748 6.2124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 532 6.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 479 6.1960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 471 6.2020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 202 6.2280 GBP
ADR Sale 200 17.3500 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 65 6.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 20 6.2100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 10 6.2040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2 6.2200 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 122,627 6.1996 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 123,693 6.2000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 35,854 6.2008 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,220 6.2046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 571 6.2057 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,659 6.2089 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,452 6.2121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 73,377 6.2202 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 105,381 6.2206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 47,526 6.2209 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 37,202 6.2211 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 21,835 6.2213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 14,607 6.2217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 15,106 6.2231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 20,722 6.2233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 13,316 6.2240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 16,472 6.2252 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,956 6.2282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,574 6.2289 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 389,297 6.2000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 7,858 6.2004 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 179 6.2009 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 5,863 6.2054 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 477,887 6.2058 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 13,444 6.2073 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 599 6.2080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 14,677 6.2108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 52,166 6.2187 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 157,196 6.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 22,142 6.2201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 17,572 6.2227 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 4,301 6.2276 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,635 6.2280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,322 6.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2 6.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 198 6.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,726 6.2335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,843 6.2004 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 29,659 6.2005 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 946 6.2121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 26,089 6.2245 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 15,140 6.2310 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: 27 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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