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FORM 8.3 - Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 6149A published at 15:23 on 13/03/2025, changes made to section 3a. | |||||||
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: | 12 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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| 19,155,205 | 0.72% | 18,032,924 | 0.67% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 14,037,717 | 0.52% | 12,612,885 | 0.47% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 225,369 | 0.01% |
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| 33,192,922 | 1.24% | 30,871,178 | 1.15% |
(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 | 205,663 | 5.3857 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 159,238 | 5.3860 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 129,117 | 5.3569 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 84,927 | 5.3448 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 75,573 | 5.3600 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 51,136 | 5.3572 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 42,355 | 5.3371 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 39,569 | 5.3659 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 37,926 | 5.3851 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 33,493 | 5.3335 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 28,637 | 5.3528 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 20,816 | 5.3170 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 18,373 | 5.3369 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 17,327 | 5.3862 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 17,286 | 5.3567 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 13,474 | 5.3372 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,617 | 5.3440 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,342 | 5.3171 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,318 | 5.3425 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,283 | 5.3140 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 6,502 | 5.3760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,909 | 5.3700 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,316 | 5.3644 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,698 | 5.3720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,106 | 5.3640 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,317 | 5.3143 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,944 | 5.3820 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,700 | 5.3325 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,347 | 5.3655 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,064 | 5.3531 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,912 | 5.3631 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,157 | 5.3138 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 713 | 5.3220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 695 | 5.3517 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 585 | 5.3380 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 211 | 5.2940 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 109 | 5.3560 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 107 | 5.2924 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 88 | 5.3460 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 19 | 5.2873 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 5.3380 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,493,016 | 5.3473 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 984,823 | 5.3828 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 473,394 | 5.3860 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 173,440 | 5.3779 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 152,742 | 5.3442 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 93,041 | 5.3590 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 55,053 | 5.3051 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 53,801 | 5.3536 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 50,479 | 5.3668 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 27,212 | 5.3545 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 24,296 | 5.3532 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 22,793 | 5.3598 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 22,287 | 5.3579 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 21,086 | 5.3496 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 18,367 | 5.3547 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 15,825 | 5.3363 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 12,594 | 5.3586 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 10,110 | 5.3856 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 9,555 | 5.3781 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 8,705 | 5.3675 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,270 | 5.3140 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 6,508 | 5.3564 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 6,502 | 5.3760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,966 | 5.3651 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,073 | 5.3020 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,235 | 5.3681 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,214 | 5.3849 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,155 | 5.3700 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,944 | 5.3820 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,621 | 5.3640 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,909 | 5.3060 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,882 | 5.3608 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,079 | 5.3680 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,051 | 5.3641 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 994 | 5.3520 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 936 | 5.3040 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 833 | 5.3730 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 713 | 5.3220 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 126 | 5.3704 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 109 | 5.3560 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 100 | 5.3739 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 85 | 5.3740 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 43 | 5.3780 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 | 2,293,600 | 5.3473 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 55,053 | 5.3051 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 152,742 | 5.3442 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,464 | 5.3466 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,677 | 5.3475 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 64,388 | 5.3493 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 53,801 | 5.3536 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 27,212 | 5.3545 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,287 | 5.3566 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 46,059 | 5.3592 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 73,452 | 5.3596 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,025 | 5.3673 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,445 | 5.3678 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,623 | 5.3688 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 58,190 | 5.3725 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 100 | 5.3739 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 200 | 5.3740 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 114,355 | 5.3832 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,214 | 5.3849 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 10,110 | 5.3856 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 611,291 | 5.3860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,231 | 5.2860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,555 | 5.3120 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,392 | 5.3148 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,342 | 5.3171 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,493 | 5.3335 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,746 | 5.3346 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 600 | 5.3425 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,363 | 5.3436 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 54,479 | 5.3452 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,702 | 5.3487 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,853 | 5.3505 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 8,499 | 5.3510 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,064 | 5.3515 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 695 | 5.3517 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 28,637 | 5.3528 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,277 | 5.3546 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 72,364 | 5.3600 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,152 | 5.3664 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 661 | 5.3739 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 29,006 | 5.3860 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 197,776 | 5.3862 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,637 | 5.3713 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 199,416 | 5.3473 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 7,410 | 5.3587 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 8,775 | 5.3611 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 6,141 | 5.3617 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 301,442 | 5.3855 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 3,080 | 5.3856 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,080 | 5.2863 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,325 | 5.2864 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 7,090 | 5.3611 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: | 13 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 | -120,806 | 5.3305 | European | 06 Jun 2025 | |
32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -104,563 | 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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