RNS Number : 6281S
Barclays PLC
08 January 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

 relevant securities this form relates:

AVIVA PLC

(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:

07 Jan 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES:

 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:

20,061,771

0.75%

19,738,352

0.74%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

1,793,495

0.07%

16,339,048

0.61%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

788,927

0.03%

 

 TOTAL:

 

21,855,266

0.82%

36,866,327

1.38%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant

 security

Purchase/sale

Number of

 securities

Price per unit

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

565,894

4.8410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

255,365

4.8180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

215,518

4.8359  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

87,700

4.8250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86,779

4.8374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72,504

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67,332

4.8245  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51,296

4.8310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45,872

4.8387  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

39,546

4.8129  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,217

4.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,558

4.8225  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,892

4.8409  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

30,481

4.8306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,427

4.8298  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,360

4.8334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,718

4.8260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,730

4.8303  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,706

4.8244  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,922

4.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,894

4.8413  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,958

4.8272  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,887

4.8285  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,708

4.7906  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,646

4.8338  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,607

4.8320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,938

4.8252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,244

4.8346  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,801

4.8266  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,896

4.8101  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,622

4.8301  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,522

4.8010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,273

4.8210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,979

4.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,683

4.8275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,390

4.7945  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,262

4.8070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,651

4.8249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,649

4.8382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,488

4.8295  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,371

4.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,128

4.8323  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,732

4.8300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,048

4.8291  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,889

4.8354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,468

4.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,743

4.8316  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,892

4.8190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,459

4.8083  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,242

4.8264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,140

4.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,018

4.8355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

990

4.8230  GBP

ADR

Purchase

834

12.2295  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

698

4.8429  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

543

4.8274  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

504

4.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

498

4.8360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

317

4.8140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

252

4.8110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,823,000

4.8389  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

717,013

4.8410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

359,971

4.8383  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

217,095

4.8362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

185,206

4.8386  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

146,489

4.8145  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

119,899

4.8285  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

87,352

4.8321  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

82,804

4.8249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,504

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,828

4.8215  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

55,080

4.8140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,763

4.8131  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

49,254

4.8315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48,000

4.8173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,931

4.8347  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,434

4.8296  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

27,377

4.8288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,978

4.8043  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,399

4.8320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,935

4.8206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,280

4.8202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,130

4.8295  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,046

4.7969  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,950

4.8254  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,056

4.8104  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,811

4.8146  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,726

4.8162  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,007

4.8152  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,443

4.8150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,386

4.8385  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,372

4.7975  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,596

4.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,360

4.8424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,273

4.8210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,197

4.8334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,979

4.8160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,958

4.8250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,262

4.8070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,371

4.8460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,333

4.8368  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,046

4.8300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,032

4.8168  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,900

4.8190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,385

4.8192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,018

4.8261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,435

4.8071  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,271

4.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,166

4.8235  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

990

4.8230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

877

4.8406  GBP

ADR

Sale

834

12.2295  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

800

4.8310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

600

4.8220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

504

4.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

392

4.8180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

346

4.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

252

4.8110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

124

4.7915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100

4.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11

4.8336  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5

4.8397  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,509

4.7982  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

146,489

4.8145  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,000

4.8173  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,455

4.8192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,828

4.8215  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

522

4.8220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,754

4.8252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,918

4.8255  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

4.8284  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,960

4.8296  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,775

4.8297  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,469

4.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,254

4.8315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,323

4.8321  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

105,164

4.8337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

4.8340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42,618

4.8342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62,257

4.8374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

359,971

4.8383  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,386

4.8385  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20

4.8400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

877

4.8406  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109,097

4.8409  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

409,451

4.8410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,724

4.8449  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

346

4.8480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,390

4.7945  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,546

4.8129  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

254,973

4.8180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

502

4.8229  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,651

4.8249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,938

4.8252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

531

4.8254  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,718

4.8260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,958

4.8272  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

543

4.8274  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,683

4.8275  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,481

4.8277  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,651

4.8280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,513

4.8281  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,887

4.8285  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,088

4.8286  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,400

4.8297  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

952

4.8298  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

686

4.8300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,419

4.8306  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,530

4.8311  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,360

4.8334  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,217

4.8335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

993

4.8345  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,889

4.8354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

45,872

4.8387  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,892

4.8409  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

365,179

4.8410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

545

4.8412  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,894

4.8413  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

13,242

4.8250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

9,811

4.8146  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,815

4.8277  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2,638

4.8406  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,444

4.8409  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

239,629

4.8410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

32,558

4.8225  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

800

4.8243  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

41,732

4.8315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

16,593

4.8330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

72,215

4.8390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,638

4.8393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

251,788

4.8409  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

20,615

4.8410  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Option

 money

 paid/

 received

 per unit

















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

 security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

 securities

Exercise price per

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 new securities)

Class of relevant

 security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

 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 person 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:

08 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 
















SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

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

 are being disclosed:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 relevant securities this from relates:

AVIVA PLC

 








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

-322,244

4.2985

European

11-Mar-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

4.4050

European

06-May-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,788

5.3305

European

06-Jun-25

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,577

5.3176

European

05-Jun-25









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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