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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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 |
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(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 |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 16 Dec 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 32 17/19p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 19,352,800 | 0.72% | 16,653,291 | 0.62% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,465,667 | 0.09% | 16,465,939 | 0.61% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 1,099,510 | 0.04% |
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| 21,818,467 | 0.81% | 34,218,740 | 1.28% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 970,741 | 4.7000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 956,044 | 4.7590 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 484,332 | 4.7012 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 164,043 | 4.7310 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 115,274 | 4.7004 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 61,053 | 4.7236 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 59,051 | 4.7261 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 58,257 | 4.7266 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 28,132 | 4.7267 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,154 | 4.7191 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 10,451 | 4.7359 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 8,430 | 4.7318 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 6,408 | 4.7195 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,614 | 4.7245 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,125 | 4.7196 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,515 | 4.7175 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,946 | 4.7170 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,844 | 4.7119 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,518 | 4.7105 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,611 | 4.7230 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,561 | 4.7210 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,531 | 4.7220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,198 | 4.7250 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,959 | 4.7265 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,926 | 4.7113 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,887 | 4.7104 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,614 | 4.7326 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,397 | 4.7140 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,245 | 4.7332 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,118 | 4.7212 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,081 | 4.7370 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,039 | 4.7160 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 889 | 4.7410 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 757 | 4.7190 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 671 | 4.7240 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 565 | 4.7270 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 477 | 4.7070 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 467 | 4.7330 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 434 | 4.7290 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 384 | 4.7120 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 363 | 4.7260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 250 | 4.7180 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 84 | 4.7007 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 26 | 12.0400 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,057,389 | 4.7000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 273,405 | 4.7165 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 142,873 | 4.7187 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 112,399 | 4.7154 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 110,173 | 4.7197 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 70,240 | 4.7189 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 69,594 | 4.6998 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 62,264 | 4.7250 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 37,040 | 4.7074 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 34,407 | 4.6990 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 24,178 | 4.7171 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 20,776 | 4.7344 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 20,100 | 4.7202 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 6,659 | 4.7308 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,563 | 4.7112 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,534 | 4.7264 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,442 | 4.7358 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,122 | 4.7170 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,611 | 4.7230 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,109 | 4.7130 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,074 | 4.7210 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,953 | 4.7317 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,703 | 4.7175 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,682 | 4.7220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,397 | 4.7140 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,218 | 4.7200 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,050 | 4.7180 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,039 | 4.7160 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,024 | 4.7415 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 849 | 4.7224 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 832 | 4.7420 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 757 | 4.7190 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 698 | 4.7390 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 671 | 4.7240 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 565 | 4.7270 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 548 | 4.7215 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 538 | 4.7061 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 473 | 4.7242 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 469 | 4.7070 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 384 | 4.7120 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 363 | 4.7260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 342 | 4.7245 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 149 | 4.7174 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 26 | 12.0400 USD | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 34,407 | 4.6990 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 69,594 | 4.6998 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 63,531 | 4.7007 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 24,748 | 4.7137 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 273,405 | 4.7165 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 37,222 | 4.7174 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 142,873 | 4.7187 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 33,018 | 4.7206 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 60,066 | 4.7250 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,659 | 4.7308 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,776 | 4.7344 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 698 | 4.7390 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,024 | 4.7415 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 902 | 4.7590 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 291,871 | 4.7000 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 530 | 4.7002 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 84 | 4.7007 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,518 | 4.7105 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,289 | 4.7221 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 92 | 4.7233 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 26,238 | 4.7235 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 59,051 | 4.7261 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,132 | 4.7267 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 6,965 | 4.7290 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,065 | 4.7315 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 292 | 4.7350 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,081 | 4.7370 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 100 | 4.7429 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 731,561 | 4.7000 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 110,173 | 4.7197 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,386 | 4.7358 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 198 | 4.7587 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 2 | 4.7600 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 955,078 | 4.7000 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 58,257 | 4.7266 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 14,941 | 4.7316 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 889 | 4.7410 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 17 Dec 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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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: | |||||||
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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 | -322,252 | 4.2985 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -310,572 | 4.5547 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -241,318 | 4.4050 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -120,790 | 5.3305 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -104,578 | 5.3176 | European |
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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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