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RNS Number : 2895G Barclays PLC 25 April 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: 24 Apr 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: 11,386,165 0.43% 15,745,760 0.59%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 14,990,764 0.56% 10,068,161 0.38%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 225,365 0.01%
purchase/sell:
26,376,929 0.98% 26,039,286 0.97%
TOTAL:
(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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 378,398 5.4240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 371,200 5.3914 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 281,909 5.4200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 259,288 5.4175 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 222,668 5.3901 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 107,340 5.3908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 94,979 5.3900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 75,305 5.3947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 66,815 5.3909 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 44,109 5.3983 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 40,513 5.3795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 25,995 5.4072 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 22,644 5.4081 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 19,226 5.3998 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 12,382 5.4001 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 10,737 5.3999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 9,701 5.4177 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,557 5.4173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 8,311 5.4158 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,573 5.3821 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 6,470 5.4074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 5,176 5.4091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,776 5.3973 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,392 14.4840 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 4,300 5.3800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,975 5.3907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,577 5.4252 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 3,504 5.4100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,925 5.4280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,863 5.4221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,401 5.4318 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 2,137 5.4229 GBP
ADR Purchase 1,930 14.4900 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,923 5.4017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,839 5.3872 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,721 5.3925 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,261 5.4324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1,085 5.4264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 909 5.4320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 777 5.3910 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 749 5.3949 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 573 5.4360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 573 5.4358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 555 5.4160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 541 5.4250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 530 5.3959 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 427 5.3700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 380 5.3770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 279 5.3903 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 112 5.3950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 112 5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 40 5.4080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 33 5.3974 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Purchase 1 5.3760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 580,632 5.3900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 176,580 5.3988 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 164,097 5.4139 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 131,277 5.4165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 124,284 5.4122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 109,398 5.4184 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 90,127 5.4155 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 76,578 5.4181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 75,543 5.4009 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 74,772 5.4138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 73,109 5.4261 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 71,700 5.3942 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 71,650 5.4217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 70,871 5.3982 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 59,406 5.4153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 43,759 5.4154 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 33,316 5.4284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 32,463 5.4033 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26,516 5.3891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 26,386 5.4027 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 23,497 5.4207 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 22,616 5.3884 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 18,026 5.3967 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 16,819 5.3897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 15,608 5.3997 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 14,465 5.4090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,887 5.4191 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 13,323 5.3991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,099 5.3889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 11,059 5.4079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9,414 5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 8,292 5.4040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,931 5.3810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,610 5.4141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 7,135 5.3932 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 6,765 5.4103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 5,808 5.3873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,450 5.4107 GBP
ADR Sale 4,392 14.4840 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 4,225 5.3867 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 3,861 5.4355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,925 5.4280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,464 5.4210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,443 5.4133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,396 5.4076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,111 5.3930 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 2,073 5.4077 GBP
ADR Sale 1,930 14.4900 USD
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,704 5.4160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,694 5.4126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,542 5.4124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,538 5.3920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,452 5.4313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1,229 5.4236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 989 5.4288 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 826 5.4060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 796 5.4260 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 591 5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 573 5.4360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 555 5.3790 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 545 5.3850 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 511 5.4140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 429 5.3701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 427 5.3700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 112 5.3950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 88 5.4340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 9 5.3910 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1 5.3760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sale 1 5.3800 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 124,284 5.4122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 73,109 5.4261 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,831 5.3765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,931 5.3810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,808 5.3873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,123 5.3875 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,592 5.3889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 26,516 5.3891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 16,819 5.3897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 41,005 5.3900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 56,939 5.3904 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,135 5.3932 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 71,700 5.3942 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 32,565 5.3964 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,608 5.3997 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 75,543 5.4009 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 400 5.4039 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,196 5.4040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,073 5.4077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,059 5.4079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,005 5.4080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,110 5.4092 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,542 5.4124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,610 5.4141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 90,127 5.4155 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 47,331 5.4204 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,497 5.4207 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 71,650 5.4217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,414 5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,452 5.4313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,209 5.3740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,522 5.3819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,573 5.3821 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,782 5.3837 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,839 5.3872 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,751 5.3887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,503 5.3897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 100,633 5.3900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 89,808 5.3901 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50,152 5.3902 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 279 5.3903 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 107,340 5.3908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 777 5.3910 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 75,305 5.3947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,560 5.3977 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,226 5.3998 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,382 5.4001 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 614 5.4011 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,681 5.4017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,408 5.4121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,352 5.4175 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 264,260 5.4200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 378,398 5.4240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,300 5.4180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,092 5.4019 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 2,768 5.4076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,686 5.4091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 3,994 5.3775 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 2,768 5.3903 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 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: 25 Apr 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 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 Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of
description
purchasing,
of
price
date
relevant
selling,
securities
per unit
security
varying etc
to which
option
relates
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -120,780 5.3305 European 06-Jun-26
32 17/19p ordinary Call Options Written -104,585 5.3176 European 05-Jun-26
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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