RNS Number : 5035Z
Barclays PLC
05 March 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:

04 Mar 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:

 

 

22,954,540

0.86%

21,549,578

0.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

11,413,193

0.43%

16,008,313

0.60%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,419

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

34,367,733

1.28%

37,783,310

1.41%

(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

1,626,419

5.3660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

444,400

5.3397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

440,160

5.3404  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

422,752

5.3421  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

384,104

5.3569  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

204,004

5.3527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

167,458

5.3424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

165,585

5.3960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

153,423

5.3380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

149,343

5.3622  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

120,734

5.3698  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

120,649

5.3787  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

90,795

5.3691  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

84,800

5.3909  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

75,904

5.3591  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

48,068

5.3554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

42,362

5.3921  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,942

5.3570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25,100

5.4082  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,970

5.3384  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20,954

5.3482  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,739

5.3432  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,676

5.3690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,897

5.3618  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,560

5.3737  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,746

5.3532  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,255

5.3771  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,192

5.3540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,931

5.3600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,340

5.3670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,151

5.3649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,550

5.3544  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,878

5.3620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,184

5.3561  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,023

5.3839  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,962

5.3553  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,870

5.3408  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,831

5.3460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,648

5.3444  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,727

5.3805  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,573

5.3920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,205

5.3530  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,820

5.3486  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,694

5.4020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,518

5.4060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,512

5.3430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,493

5.3700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,383

5.3644  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,200

13.8000  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,069

5.3599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,053

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

961

5.4018  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

865

5.3640  GBP

ADR

Purchase

818

13.8400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

790

5.3552  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

725

5.4255  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

648

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

591

5.3500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

536

5.3980  GBP

ADR

Purchase

402

13.7902  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

392

5.3601  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

270

5.3998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

250

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

137

5.3854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

133

5.3800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

59

5.4100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

25

5.3420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

20

5.4030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

832,582

5.3755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

711,012

5.3489  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

708,267

5.3521  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

661,771

5.3545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

495,572

5.3380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

192,101

5.3741  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

165,423

5.3599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

111,292

5.3602  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

104,788

5.3717  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,119

5.3891  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

101,254

5.3514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

86,368

5.3932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

77,992

5.3705  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,689

5.3377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

45,343

5.3556  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

44,832

5.3690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

39,256

5.3799  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,409

5.4020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

35,201

5.3621  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

30,252

5.3574  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,422

5.3589  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

28,070

5.3470  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,009

5.3817  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,155

5.3837  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,436

5.3700  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,182

5.3961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,946

5.3980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,931

5.3629  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,624

5.3592  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

15,344

5.3745  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,699

5.3712  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,120

5.3659  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,893

5.3614  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,145

5.3715  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,118

5.3873  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,114

5.3866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,945

5.3577  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,126

5.3815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,291

5.3754  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,038

5.3488  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,819

5.4099  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,622

5.3694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,087

5.3633  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,072

5.3926  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,972

5.3584  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,663

5.3476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,064

5.3675  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,781

5.3540  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,164

5.3460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,176

5.3570  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,750

5.3610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,573

5.3920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,142

5.3620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,932

5.4186  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,832

5.3628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,529

5.3600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,512

5.3430  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,200

13.8000  USD

ADR

Sale

818

13.8400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

728

5.3670  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

689

5.3640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

591

5.3500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

506

5.3660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

448

5.3630  GBP

ADR

Sale

402

13.7902  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

299

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

250

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

53

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

48

5.3515  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

25

5.3420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19

5.4050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2

5.3983  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

Decreasing Long

37,126

5.3698  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,689

5.3377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

305,240

5.3380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,919

5.3388  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,664

5.3393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,171

5.3421  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

235

5.3554  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

158,526

5.3564  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,945

5.3577  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,972

5.3584  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

164,354

5.3599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

111,292

5.3602  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,893

5.3614  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,201

5.3621  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,832

5.3628  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,355

5.3629  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

212

5.3640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

90,111

5.3644  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,317

5.3660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,047

5.3663  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,832

5.3690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,622

5.3694  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,170

5.3702  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,699

5.3712  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

96,506

5.3722  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,312

5.3725  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,602

5.3734  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

764

5.3735  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

832,582

5.3755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,009

5.3817  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,114

5.3866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,708

5.3876  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,119

5.3891  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,480

5.3923  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,368

5.3932  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115,900

5.3935  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,099

5.3944  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

5.3980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

35,715

5.4020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,932

5.4186  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

441,022

5.3380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,382

5.3382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

112,653

5.3424  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

149,343

5.3622  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53,660

5.3648  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38,135

5.3660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,676

5.3690  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

120,734

5.3698  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,011

5.3798  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

5.3800  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,023

5.3839  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

137

5.3854  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

165,585

5.3960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,379

5.4040  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

648

5.4080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

242

5.4141  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

121

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10,188

5.3961  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,609

5.3376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

175,702

5.3380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

333

5.3460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

28,070

5.3470  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

101,254

5.3514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,200

5.3556  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,069

5.3599  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,653

5.3676  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

38,415

5.3869  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

24,213

5.3379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,289

5.3444  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

400

5.3483  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

46,099

5.3520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,526

5.3580  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

7,609

5.3663  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,798

5.4063  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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

05 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 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

-120,820

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,599

5.3176

European

05 Jun 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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