Form 8.3 - AVIVA PLC

Barclays PLC
17 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:

16 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:

 

 

19,352,800

0.72%

16,653,291

0.62%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

2,465,667

0.09%

16,465,939

0.61%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

1,099,510

0.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

21,818,467

0.81%

34,218,740

1.28%

(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

970,741

4.7000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

956,044

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

484,332

4.7012  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

164,043

4.7310  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

115,274

4.7004  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

61,053

4.7236  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

59,051

4.7261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

58,257

4.7266  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

28,132

4.7267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

15,154

4.7191  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

10,451

4.7359  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

8,430

4.7318  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

6,408

4.7195  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,614

4.7245  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

5,125

4.7196  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

4,515

4.7175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,946

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,844

4.7119  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

3,518

4.7105  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,611

4.7230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,561

4.7210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,531

4.7220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

2,198

4.7250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,959

4.7265  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,926

4.7113  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,887

4.7104  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,614

4.7326  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,397

4.7140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,245

4.7332  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,118

4.7212  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,081

4.7370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

4.7160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

889

4.7410  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

757

4.7190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

671

4.7240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

565

4.7270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

477

4.7070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

467

4.7330  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

434

4.7290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

384

4.7120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

363

4.7260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

250

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Purchase

84

4.7007  GBP

ADR

Purchase

26

12.0400  USD

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,057,389

4.7000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

273,405

4.7165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

142,873

4.7187  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

112,399

4.7154  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

110,173

4.7197  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

70,240

4.7189  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

69,594

4.6998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

62,264

4.7250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

37,040

4.7074  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

34,407

4.6990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

24,178

4.7171  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,776

4.7344  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

20,100

4.7202  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

6,659

4.7308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

5,563

4.7112  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

4,534

4.7264  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,442

4.7358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

3,122

4.7170  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,611

4.7230  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,109

4.7130  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

2,074

4.7210  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,953

4.7317  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,703

4.7175  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,682

4.7220  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,397

4.7140  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,218

4.7200  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,050

4.7180  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,039

4.7160  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.7415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

849

4.7224  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

832

4.7420  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

757

4.7190  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

698

4.7390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

671

4.7240  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

565

4.7270  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

548

4.7215  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

538

4.7061  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

473

4.7242  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

469

4.7070  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

384

4.7120  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

363

4.7260  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

342

4.7245  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sale

149

4.7174  GBP

ADR

Sale

26

12.0400  USD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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

34,407

4.6990  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,594

4.6998  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

63,531

4.7007  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,748

4.7137  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

273,405

4.7165  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,222

4.7174  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

142,873

4.7187  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,018

4.7206  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,066

4.7250  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,659

4.7308  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,776

4.7344  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

698

4.7390  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,024

4.7415  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

902

4.7590  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

291,871

4.7000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

530

4.7002  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84

4.7007  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,518

4.7105  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,289

4.7221  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

92

4.7233  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,238

4.7235  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,051

4.7261  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,132

4.7267  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,965

4.7290  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,065

4.7315  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

292

4.7350  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,081

4.7370  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

100

4.7429  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Long

731,561

4.7000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

110,173

4.7197  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,386

4.7358  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

198

4.7587  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

2

4.7600  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening Short

955,078

4.7000  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

58,257

4.7266  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,941

4.7316  GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

889

4.7410  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:

17 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

-322,252

4.2985

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-310,572

4.5547

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-241,318

4.4050

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-120,790

5.3305

European

 

32 17/19p ordinary

Call Options

Written

-104,578

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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