14th Mar 2025 14:09
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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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 13 Mar 2025 | |||||
(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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 17,224,783 | 0.64% | 20,170,793 | 0.75% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 16,182,818 | 0.60% | 10,673,758 | 0.40% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 225,367 | 0.01% |
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| 33,407,601 | 1.25% | 31,069,918 | 1.16% |
(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 | 373,048 | 5.4373 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 143,760 | 5.4381 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 143,168 | 5.4400 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 109,880 | 5.4404 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 77,123 | 5.4402 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 68,101 | 5.4358 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 58,496 | 5.4440 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 55,694 | 5.4224 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 34,531 | 5.4439 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 33,162 | 5.4457 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 29,723 | 5.4475 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 27,631 | 5.4378 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 22,753 | 5.4396 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 19,878 | 5.4249 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 19,708 | 5.4062 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,091 | 5.4243 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,919 | 5.4217 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,127 | 5.4483 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 10,297 | 5.4268 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,117 | 5.4449 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,426 | 5.4222 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,402 | 5.4417 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,181 | 5.4200 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,712 | 5.3919 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,278 | 5.4289 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,235 | 5.4377 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,077 | 5.4239 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,369 | 5.4353 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,246 | 5.4410 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,104 | 5.4267 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,986 | 5.4436 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,935 | 5.4293 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,666 | 5.4360 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,635 | 5.4318 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,617 | 5.4355 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,086 | 5.4260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 910 | 5.4510 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 723 | 5.4080 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 651 | 5.4460 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 601 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 568 | 5.4367 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 545 | 5.4392 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 141 | 5.3780 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 13 | 5.4560 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,233,851 | 5.4400 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 937,665 | 5.4456 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 647,734 | 5.4472 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 319,818 | 5.4463 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 295,038 | 5.4442 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 267,707 | 5.3776 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 256,674 | 5.4342 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 252,609 | 5.4452 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 217,108 | 5.4415 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 185,826 | 5.4377 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 112,612 | 5.4475 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 70,119 | 5.4493 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 59,458 | 5.4450 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 57,045 | 5.4397 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 52,845 | 5.4422 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 49,606 | 5.4383 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 38,958 | 5.4471 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 36,839 | 5.4444 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 30,430 | 5.4430 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 25,924 | 5.4406 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 25,340 | 5.4419 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 24,696 | 5.4369 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 19,692 | 5.4375 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,768 | 5.4380 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,714 | 5.4398 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,568 | 5.4468 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 14,922 | 5.4474 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 13,073 | 5.4390 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 10,135 | 5.4501 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 8,310 | 5.4243 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,763 | 5.4500 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,385 | 5.4410 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,135 | 5.4367 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,105 | 5.4464 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,408 | 5.4388 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,256 | 5.4300 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,160 | 5.4200 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,846 | 5.4439 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,647 | 5.4399 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,280 | 5.4437 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,056 | 5.4220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,034 | 5.4480 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,008 | 5.3780 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,815 | 5.4373 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,479 | 5.4391 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,246 | 5.4411 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,885 | 5.4240 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,147 | 5.4227 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,086 | 5.4260 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,016 | 5.4440 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 910 | 5.4510 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 794 | 5.4420 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 783 | 5.4460 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 675 | 5.4130 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 670 | 5.4465 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 590 | 5.4340 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 143 | 5.4080 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 107 | 5.4364 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 89 | 5.4520 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 5.4540 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 | Increasing Long | 267,707 | 5.3776 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 573,400 | 5.4472 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 58,960 | 5.4395 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,794 | 5.4031 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,978 | 5.4260 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 791 | 5.4261 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 256,674 | 5.4342 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,450 | 5.4366 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,598 | 5.4374 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,692 | 5.4375 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 185,826 | 5.4377 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 91,644 | 5.4393 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 67,738 | 5.4396 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 57,045 | 5.4397 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,714 | 5.4398 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,647 | 5.4399 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 895,645 | 5.4400 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 110,368 | 5.4402 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,924 | 5.4406 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 128,834 | 5.4412 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 36,497 | 5.4416 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,568 | 5.4427 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 295,038 | 5.4442 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 59,458 | 5.4450 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 947,038 | 5.4456 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 206,739 | 5.4458 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 670 | 5.4465 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38,958 | 5.4471 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 74,334 | 5.4472 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,546 | 5.4473 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 112,612 | 5.4475 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 70,119 | 5.4493 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,237 | 5.3780 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 427 | 5.3795 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,712 | 5.3919 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,077 | 5.3962 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 580 | 5.4080 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,181 | 5.4200 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,426 | 5.4222 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 55,694 | 5.4224 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,878 | 5.4249 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 813 | 5.4251 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,980 | 5.4263 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 98,728 | 5.4340 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 68,101 | 5.4358 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 568 | 5.4368 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 162,778 | 5.4370 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 545 | 5.4392 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 269,961 | 5.4397 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 82,371 | 5.4400 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 77,123 | 5.4402 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,986 | 5.4436 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,991 | 5.4106 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,700 | 5.4400 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,572 | 5.4294 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 51,495 | 5.4361 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 4,191 | 5.4396 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 120,627 | 5.4441 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 329,762 | 5.4496 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 4,191 | 5.3783 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 70,439 | 5.4496 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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(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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(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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 14 Mar 2025 | ||||||
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 | -120,791 | 5.3305 | European | 06 Jun 2025 | |
32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -104,576 | 5.3176 | European | 05 Jun 2025 | |
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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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