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FORM 8.3 | |||||||
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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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 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 | ||||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 21,626,678 | 0.81% | 16,236,764 | 0.61% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,997,667 | 0.07% | 18,615,661 | 0.70% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 1,099,522 | 0.04% |
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| 23,624,345 | 0.88% | 35,951,947 | 1.34% |
(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 | 1,075,060 | 4.5860 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 938,678 | 4.5851 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 454,586 | 4.5740 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 170,796 | 4.5743 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 120,708 | 4.5736 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 83,233 | 4.5737 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 80,634 | 4.5867 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 76,987 | 4.5763 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 43,748 | 4.5739 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 24,641 | 4.5768 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 18,006 | 4.5844 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,293 | 4.5831 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,046 | 4.5717 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 15,181 | 4.5716 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 8,626 | 4.5747 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,654 | 4.5812 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,624 | 4.5771 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,048 | 4.5703 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,855 | 4.6000 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,832 | 4.5711 GBP | ||||
ADR | Purchase | 2,200 | 11.6518 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 610 | 4.5760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 597 | 4.5710 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 512 | 4.5680 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 496 | 4.5836 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 380 | 4.5730 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 324 | 4.5702 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 300 | 4.5870 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 279 | 4.5700 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 237 | 4.5640 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 112 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 6 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,097,774 | 4.5860 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 161,887 | 4.5853 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 136,381 | 4.5710 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 65,000 | 4.5762 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 61,595 | 4.5863 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 58,542 | 4.5859 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 46,105 | 4.5865 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 32,793 | 4.5743 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 25,272 | 4.5715 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 11,581 | 4.5851 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 9,726 | 4.5725 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 8,694 | 4.5745 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,683 | 4.5707 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,148 | 4.5719 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,122 | 4.5774 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 2,000 | 11.6510 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,924 | 4.5756 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,382 | 4.5823 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 916 | 4.5720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 478 | 4.5748 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 380 | 4.5730 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 300 | 4.5870 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 237 | 4.5640 GBP | ||||
ADR | Sale | 200 | 11.6600 USD | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 195 | 4.5664 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 178 | 4.5755 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 129 | 4.5760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 117 | 4.5887 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 111 | 4.5690 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 67 | 4.5670 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 11 | 4.5699 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 4.5885 GBP | ||||
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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 | 7,683 | 4.5707 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 910 | 4.5720 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 178 | 4.5755 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 65,000 | 4.5762 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 258 | 4.5794 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 11,581 | 4.5850 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 129,347 | 4.5855 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 58,542 | 4.5859 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,508 | 4.5860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,521 | 4.6000 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,832 | 4.5711 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,572 | 4.5720 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 60,149 | 4.5727 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 83,233 | 4.5737 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 88,483 | 4.5739 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 454,586 | 4.5740 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 38,359 | 4.5741 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 170,796 | 4.5743 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 610 | 4.5760 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 76,987 | 4.5763 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 24,641 | 4.5768 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 260,099 | 4.5860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,667 | 4.5863 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 80,634 | 4.5866 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 85,106 | 4.5870 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 692 | 4.5991 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,864 | 4.5668 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 133,284 | 4.5710 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 25,272 | 4.5715 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 50,352 | 4.5743 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 120 | 4.5756 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 41,237 | 4.5856 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 520,385 | 4.5860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,480 | 4.5960 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 400 | 4.5673 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,800 | 4.5711 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 9,555 | 4.5781 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 16,293 | 4.5831 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 477,849 | 4.5859 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 520,385 | 4.5860 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 |
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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: | 20 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 | -322,243 | 4.2985 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -310,611 | 4.5547 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -241,304 | 4.4050 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -120,787 | 5.3305 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -104,577 | 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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