Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC.


    28 April 2025 23:06:53
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 4779G
Barclays PLC
28 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:

25 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:



11,127,966

0.42%

16,432,245

0.61%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:






and/or controlled:



15,702,065

0.59%

9,824,564

0.37%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)






and agreements to purchase/sell:



0

0.00%

225,366

0.01%










TOTAL:



26,830,031

1.00%

26,482,175

0.99%

(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

100,000

5.3898  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

95,832

5.4110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

78,107

5.4124  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,078

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50,823

5.4375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

45,864

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

43,583

5.4290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28,124

5.4308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

27,440

5.4072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,329

5.4021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,063

5.4374  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

19,854

5.4098  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,866

5.4010  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,050

5.4337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,564

5.4088  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,590

5.4073  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,381

5.4003  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,301

5.4080  GBP

ADR

Purchase

5,862

14.5778  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,646

5.4015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,518

5.3819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,724

5.3830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,620

5.4240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,357

5.3880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,305

5.4042  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,232

5.4038  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,296

5.4059  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,190

5.4164  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,574

5.4100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,498

5.4159  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,382

5.3868  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,328

5.3983  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

5.4048  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,108

5.4118  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,044

5.4023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

907

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

835

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

781

5.3986  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

600

5.4198  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

511

5.4180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

399

5.3980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

306

5.3960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

280

5.4090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

262

5.4280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

223

5.3910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

658,713

5.4362  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,644

5.4042  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

97,505

5.4379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

77,668

5.4144  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

73,953

5.4217  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,231

5.4085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

53,220

5.4376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,044

5.3896  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46,786

5.4171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

45,986

5.4377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,786

5.4132  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,780

5.4247  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36,290

5.4072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,231

5.4139  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,137

5.4130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

18,530

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,887

5.3980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,684

5.4068  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,761

5.3902  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,598

5.3899  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

13,305

5.4155  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

11,036

5.4023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,092

5.4193  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,809

5.3872  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,495

5.4369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,751

5.3944  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,547

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,401

5.4146  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,636

5.4007  GBP

ADR

Sale

5,862

14.5778  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,771

5.4128  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,620

5.4192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,582

5.3992  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,207

5.4280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,154

5.4029  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,122

5.3895  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,728

5.4126  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,959

5.4148  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,283

5.4162  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,050

5.4214  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,037

5.3880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,752

5.3884  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,622

5.4176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,350

5.4066  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,244

5.4045  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,076

5.4135  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,057

5.4100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

982

5.4145  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

895

5.4018  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

843

5.4125  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

820

5.4140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

621

5.4150  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

601

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

552

5.3995  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

530

5.3915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

280

5.4090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

223

5.3910  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

128

5.4160  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 Short

649

5.3836  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,126

5.3866  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,752

5.3884  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

530

5.3915  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,488

5.3980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

552

5.3995  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,036

5.4023  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,004

5.4031  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

103,644

5.4042  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,601

5.4061  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,290

5.4072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,491

5.4091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,400

5.4102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,771

5.4128  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,137

5.4130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,786

5.4132  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,076

5.4135  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,231

5.4139  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

80,239

5.4144  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,401

5.4146  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,959

5.4148  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,305

5.4155  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,304

5.4157  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,622

5.4176  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,620

5.4192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,092

5.4193  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,911

5.4196  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

5.4200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,050

5.4214  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

68,643

5.4277  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,495

5.4369  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,122

5.4371  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,220

5.4376  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,986

5.4377  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

97,505

5.4379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

365,304

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,518

5.3819  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,724

5.3830  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,381

5.4003  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,329

5.4021  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,336

5.4030  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,875

5.4037  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,244

5.4049  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,483

5.4071  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

93,364

5.4110  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

970

5.4120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,772

5.4160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

139

5.4180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,555

5.4226  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,564

5.4333  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,050

5.4337  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,053

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

40,346

5.4382  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,000

5.4054  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,900

5.4380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

669

5.3816  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

8,023

5.4122  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,441

5.4142  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

12,044

5.4192  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

157,478

5.4375  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

3,497

5.4123  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:

28 Apr 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

-120,784

5.3305

European

06-Jun-26

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,582

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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