Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC.


    29 May 2025 15:10:50
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 6608K
Barclays PLC
29 May 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:

28 May 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:

 

 

6,277,141

0.23%

18,107,298

0.68%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

16,748,029

0.63%

5,343,064

0.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,368

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

23,025,170

0.86%

23,675,730

0.88%

(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

430,205

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

356,782

6.1940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

353,257

6.1077  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

311,791

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

181,173

6.1316  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

73,386

6.1744  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62,419

6.1312  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

60,683

6.1148  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

54,719

6.1464  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51,002

6.1383  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

44,694

6.1082  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40,077

6.1012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,137

6.1414  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

32,110

6.1106  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

31,144

6.1946  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,653

6.1711  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,100

6.1967  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

24,196

6.1230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,553

6.1861  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

16,442

6.1411  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,468

6.1107  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

12,568

6.1468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,886

6.1393  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

9,806

6.1336  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,393

6.1466  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,425

6.1061  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,397

6.1049  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,278

6.1788  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,482

6.1385  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,217

6.1389  GBP

ADR

Purchase

3,200

16.6075  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,119

6.1510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,963

6.1353  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,744

6.1072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,691

6.1401  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,220

6.1360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,215

6.1309  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,177

6.1428  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,120

6.1394  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,952

6.1460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,866

6.1299  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,611

6.1474  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,585

6.1160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,540

6.1080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,458

6.1283  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,363

6.1328  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

965

6.1349  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

893

6.1396  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

777

6.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

747

6.1140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

693

6.1477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

630

6.1413  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

553

6.1210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

525

6.1175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

452

6.1390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

369

6.2240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

306

6.1660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

239

6.1362  GBP

ADR

Purchase

150

16.6100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

116

6.2200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

71

6.2180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

68

6.1050  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67

6.1730  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

40

6.1132  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

34

6.2120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21

6.1430  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

639,563

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

474,091

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

182,362

6.1191  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

113,448

6.1453  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

108,662

6.1005  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100,776

6.1425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

86,880

6.1069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

66,168

6.1446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

65,466

6.1497  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

59,720

6.1075  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,433

6.1008  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,678

6.1180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

29,836

6.1025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

26,537

6.1477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

23,705

6.1732  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

22,749

6.1584  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

17,919

6.1832  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,900

6.1203  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

16,825

6.2020  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

12,800

6.1404  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

9,586

6.1067  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,435

6.1084  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,991

6.1842  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,827

6.1841  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,750

6.1072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,670

6.1476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,784

6.1643  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,844

6.1769  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,697

6.1392  GBP

ADR

Sale

3,200

16.6075  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,216

6.1335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,169

6.1550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,121

6.1091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,866

6.1305  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,815

6.1390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,619

6.1160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,610

6.2088  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,594

6.1094  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,540

6.1080  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,284

6.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,143

6.1348  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

978

6.1465  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

887

6.2195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

843

6.1076  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

840

6.2120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

813

6.1959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

800

6.1631  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

747

6.1140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

679

6.1105  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

678

6.1090  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

676

6.1480  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

670

6.1403  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

607

6.1460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

601

6.1936  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

587

6.1420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

553

6.1210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

525

6.1175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

451

6.1340  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

446

6.2220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

369

6.2240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

306

6.1660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

164

6.1040  GBP

ADR

Sale

150

16.6100  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

116

6.2200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

91

6.1104  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

76

6.1103  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

56

6.2210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

50

6.2112  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21

6.1430  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

552,356

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

32,826

6.1003  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

108,662

6.1005  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

57,433

6.1008  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,836

6.1025  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

14,893

6.1038  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

113,923

6.1057  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,586

6.1067  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

86,880

6.1069  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,750

6.1072  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

59,720

6.1075  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

843

6.1076  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,121

6.1091  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,594

6.1094  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,099

6.1100  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,699

6.1102  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

460

6.1104  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

386

6.1105  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

17,787

6.1252  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100,776

6.1425  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

148,105

6.1453  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

978

6.1465  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,663

6.1466  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,142

6.1558  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

473,638

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,134

6.1660  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

813

6.1959  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

308,032

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,748

6.1003  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

40,077

6.1012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

185,969

6.1034  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

15,871

6.1089  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

115,421

6.1128  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

60,683

6.1148  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

24,196

6.1230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,826

6.1288  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,000

6.1294  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

62,419

6.1312  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97,814

6.1314  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,338

6.1315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,643

6.1321  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,021

6.1330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

429,752

6.1560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

295

6.1818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

356,782

6.1940  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,500

6.1461  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

86,962

6.1000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

6,524

6.1200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

4,113

6.2015  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,113

6.1004  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

57,141

6.1085  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

41,506

6.1160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,725

6.1249  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

17,460

6.1283  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

71

6.2184  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,472

6.1264  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:

29 May 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

-120,792

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,576

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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