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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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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 17 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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| and/or controlled: |
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| 19,860,366 | 0.74% | 16,924,818 | 0.63% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,640,336 | 0.10% | 16,967,735 | 0.63% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 1,099,500 | 0.04% |
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| 22,500,702 | 0.84% | 34,992,053 | 1.31% |
(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 | 1,696,003 | 4.6760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 272,533 | 4.6580 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 238,971 | 4.6732 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 192,113 | 4.6711 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 162,369 | 4.6747 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 102,028 | 4.6681 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 46,298 | 4.6691 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 33,099 | 4.6685 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 30,263 | 4.6675 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 23,906 | 4.6671 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 16,044 | 4.6715 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 14,129 | 4.6678 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 13,199 | 4.6703 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 12,847 | 4.6627 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 11,035 | 4.6686 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 9,927 | 4.6743 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 7,571 | 4.6639 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 6,561 | 4.6752 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,644 | 4.6726 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,325 | 4.6688 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 5,210 | 4.6796 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,899 | 4.6578 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 4,822 | 4.6738 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,575 | 4.6795 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,414 | 4.6633 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 3,040 | 4.6519 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 2,780 | 4.6666 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,998 | 4.6625 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,956 | 4.6650 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,916 | 4.6720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,914 | 4.6646 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,711 | 4.6767 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,619 | 4.6620 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,588 | 4.6690 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,460 | 4.6815 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,292 | 4.6676 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,138 | 4.6797 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,112 | 4.6730 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 1,003 | 4.6755 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 889 | 4.6740 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 697 | 4.6710 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 583 | 4.6700 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 479 | 4.6562 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 359 | 4.6480 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Purchase | 203 | 4.6679 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,321,187 | 4.6760 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 585,980 | 4.6754 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 103,081 | 4.6718 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 89,057 | 4.6755 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 87,059 | 4.6654 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 82,985 | 4.6728 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 81,096 | 4.6685 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 62,483 | 4.6647 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 51,829 | 4.6705 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 33,346 | 4.6670 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 30,174 | 4.6699 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 30,115 | 4.6694 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 25,781 | 4.6669 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 14,177 | 4.6673 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 9,700 | 4.6671 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,768 | 4.6666 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,631 | 4.6684 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,497 | 4.6724 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 7,125 | 4.6750 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 6,561 | 4.6757 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 6,425 | 4.6668 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,479 | 4.6658 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 5,210 | 4.6801 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,177 | 4.6633 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 4,148 | 4.6555 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,723 | 4.6680 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,616 | 4.6794 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 3,535 | 4.6661 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,957 | 4.6664 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,617 | 4.6656 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,341 | 4.6690 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 2,288 | 4.6646 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,998 | 4.6625 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,671 | 4.6710 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,646 | 4.6703 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,620 | 4.6734 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,619 | 4.6620 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,611 | 4.6650 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,595 | 4.6720 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,460 | 4.6819 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,284 | 4.6700 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,180 | 4.6730 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,083 | 4.6767 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 1,054 | 4.6715 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 892 | 4.6740 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 884 | 4.6695 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 750 | 4.6641 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 608 | 4.6510 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 513 | 4.6665 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 407 | 4.6744 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 359 | 4.6480 GBP | ||||
32 17/19p ordinary | Sale | 101 | 4.6660 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 | 608 | 4.6510 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,592 | 4.6540 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 32 | 4.6549 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,148 | 4.6554 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,987 | 4.6625 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,118 | 4.6635 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 87,059 | 4.6655 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,566 | 4.6670 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 9,700 | 4.6671 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,795 | 4.6678 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 19,048 | 4.6683 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 700 | 4.6686 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 742 | 4.6700 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,646 | 4.6703 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 103,081 | 4.6718 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 18,776 | 4.6724 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,903 | 4.6731 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 7,125 | 4.6750 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 88,857 | 4.6755 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 200 | 4.6756 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 154,228 | 4.6758 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 347,016 | 4.6759 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 95 | 4.6767 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 479 | 4.6562 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 272,533 | 4.6580 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 95,612 | 4.6675 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 21,847 | 4.6681 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 30,897 | 4.6684 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 33,099 | 4.6685 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,035 | 4.6686 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 159 | 4.6698 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,885 | 4.6702 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 192,113 | 4.6711 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,058 | 4.6729 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 115,513 | 4.6732 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,822 | 4.6738 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 35,660 | 4.6758 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 699,817 | 4.6760 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,701 | 4.6762 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 43,101 | 4.6763 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,711 | 4.6767 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 62,483 | 4.6647 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 5,360 | 4.6721 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 51,948 | 4.6756 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 1,021,695 | 4.6760 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,040 | 4.6519 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 12,847 | 4.6627 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 549 | 4.6759 GBP | |||
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 778,157 | 4.6760 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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(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | YES | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 18 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 | -322,250 | 4.2985 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -310,559 | 4.5547 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -241,322 | 4.4050 | European |
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32 17/19p ordinary | Call Options | Written | -120,791 | 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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