Form 8.3 AVIVA PLC.


    03 June 2025 23:11:33
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RNS Number : 2678L
Barclays PLC
03 June 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:

02 Jun 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:

 

 

6,523,543

0.24%

16,952,813

0.63%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

15,666,506

0.58%

5,395,686

0.20%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

225,368

0.01%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

22,190,049

0.83%

22,573,867

0.84%

(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

546,932

6.1820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

215,517

6.1414  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

144,532

6.1545  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

141,993

6.1695  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

104,000

6.1523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

88,859

6.1520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

72,308

6.1370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

67,063

6.1475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

62,768

6.1818  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

51,338

6.1900  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

37,608

6.1548  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

33,322

6.1379  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

23,577

6.1584  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

22,806

6.1291  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

21,329

6.1829  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

17,078

6.1824  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,850

6.1590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

14,104

6.1446  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

13,695

6.1440  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,394

6.1439  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,916

6.1708  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,554

6.1342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,366

6.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,070

6.1254  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,829

6.1679  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,626

6.1755  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,123

6.1607  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,839

6.1280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,616

6.1776  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,559

6.1320  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,400

16.7985  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,187

6.1400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,063

6.1355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

993

6.1960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

670

6.1420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

581

6.1860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

403

6.1364  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

307

6.1350  GBP

ADR

Purchase

306

16.9900  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

259

6.1240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

238

6.1120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

218

6.1380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

105

6.1460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

214,183

6.1709  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

203,982

6.1820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

153,140

6.1673  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

116,228

6.1811  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

103,119

6.1510  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

100,345

6.1468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

79,129

6.1815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,497

6.1747  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

72,308

6.1370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

54,078

6.1415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

41,945

6.1536  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,758

6.1302  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,872

6.1731  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

21,296

6.1556  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

14,321

6.1412  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

10,200

6.1303  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,898

6.1407  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

8,840

6.1652  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,800

6.1300  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,530

6.1355  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,006

6.1674  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,850

6.1239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,490

6.1593  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,366

6.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,601

6.1397  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,629

6.1360  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,923

6.1930  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,641

6.1458  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,496

6.1759  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,400

16.7985  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,388

6.1422  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,373

6.1920  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,270

6.1260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,122

6.1581  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

993

6.1960  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

929

6.1400  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

581

6.1860  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

535

6.1280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

326

6.1320  GBP

ADR

Sale

306

16.9900  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

161

6.1740  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

75

6.1970  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

46

6.1980  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

36

6.1219  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

3,026

6.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,850

6.1239  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100,345

6.1468  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,381

6.1500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

27,598

6.1642  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

49,983

6.1649  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

8,840

6.1652  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

116,228

6.1810  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

79,129

6.1815  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

224,447

6.1816  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

133,245

6.1820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,079

6.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,039

6.1280  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

13,106

6.1290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,554

6.1342  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

84,922

6.1354  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,037

6.1461  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

67,063

6.1475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,855

6.1508  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

174,179

6.1523  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,577

6.1584  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

20,038

6.1733  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,195

6.1771  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,392

6.1808  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,325

6.1809  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,142

6.1812  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

612,080

6.1820  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

17,078

6.1824  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,329

6.1829  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,666

6.1870  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100

6.1479  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

300

6.1320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,238

6.0875  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,200

6.1335  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

58,913

6.1417  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,366

6.0880  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,248

6.0925  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

472

6.1123  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,595

6.1722  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,238

6.1824  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

22,158

6.1060  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

11,079

6.1060  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:

03 Jun 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

-120,791

5.3305

European

06 Jun 2025

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,577

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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