Form 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC
16 December 2024
 

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

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

 

 

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(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

 

 

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

 

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

13 Dec 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

 

 

 

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

32 17/19p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

19,232,672

0.72%

17,441,947

0.65%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,374,272

0.09%

16,502,514

0.62%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,099,476

0.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

21,606,944

0.81%

35,043,937

1.31%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

 

securities

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,191,359

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

109,118

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

86,599

4.7499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

4.7320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

47,685

4.7500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

38,240

4.7507  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

29,172

4.7527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

26,814

4.7490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

18,186

4.7543  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

11,868

4.7486  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,626

4.7497  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,436

4.7463  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,578

4.7623  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,553

4.7518  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

7,962

4.7460  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,777

4.7313  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,998

4.7508  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,309

4.7503  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,996

4.7485  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,972

4.7491  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,948

4.7504  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,612

4.7496  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,137

4.7501  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

831

4.7260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

324

4.7495  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

205

4.7480  GBP

ADR

Purchase

200

12.1500  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

159

4.7544  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

134

4.7610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

95

4.7230  GBP

ADR

Purchase

90

12.1800  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,037,775

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

151,217

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

68,727

4.7506  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

57,698

4.7588  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

53,484

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

51,760

4.7320  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

50,883

4.7502  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

19,628

4.7527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

7,063

4.7610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,529

4.7495  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,370

4.7517  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,296

4.7541  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,219

4.7380  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,600

4.7513  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,072

4.7447  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,413

4.7473  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,279

4.7423  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,000

4.7520  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

389

4.7490  GBP

ADR

Sale

200

12.1500  USD

ADR

Sale

90

12.1800  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

4.7600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3

4.7630  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1

4.7525  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

554

4.7299  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,206

4.7329  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108

4.7441  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

201

4.7443  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,727

4.7506  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,600

4.7513  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,370

4.7517  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,947

4.7519  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

4.7522  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,628

4.7528  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,099

4.7550  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,746

4.7560  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,346

4.7594  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,935

4.7610  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,891

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,895

4.7435  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,618

4.7443  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

348

4.7475  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,822

4.7490  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,264

4.7498  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

108,113

4.7499  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,627

4.7500  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,250

4.7514  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

601

4.7527  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,278

4.7583  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

88,162

4.7601  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,464

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,402

4.7622  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,578

4.7623  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100

4.7640  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

412

4.7547  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

106,968

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

286

4.7477  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

49,329

4.7502  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

49,994

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

19,309

4.7616  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

904,051

4.7620  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

53,484

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

4,274

4.7442  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

19,592

4.7476  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

389

4.7489  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

90

4.7493  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

29,172

4.7526  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

88,726

4.7619  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

904,051

4.7620  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

16 Dec 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

-322,254

4.2985

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-310,536

4.5547

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

4.4050

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,789

5.3305

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,579

5.3176

European

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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