FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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AVIVA PLC
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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23
Dec 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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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:
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32
17/19p ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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22,054,462
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0.82%
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15,544,933
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0.58%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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1,418,415
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0.05%
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18,205,695
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0.68%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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788,931
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0.03%
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TOTAL:
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23,472,877
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0.88%
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34,539,559
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1.29%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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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.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
|
security
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securities
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32 17/19p
ordinary
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Purchase
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496,036
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4.6240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
256,530
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4.6032 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
193,710
|
4.6090 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
104,216
|
4.6160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
100,710
|
4.5896 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
77,108
|
4.6243 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
62,577
|
4.6012 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
57,650
|
4.6125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
57,585
|
4.6088 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
35,429
|
4.6084 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
33,844
|
4.5960 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
25,080
|
4.5547 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
20,731
|
4.6053 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19,693
|
4.5975 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,158
|
4.5531 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,254
|
4.5636 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,606
|
4.5831 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,722
|
4.5992 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,678
|
4.6004 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,914
|
4.5760 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,629
|
4.6044 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,842
|
4.5734 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,409
|
4.5971 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,261
|
4.5730 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,695
|
4.5865 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,609
|
4.6062 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,123
|
4.6101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,567
|
4.6013 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,331
|
4.5769 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,205
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4.6121 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
978
|
4.6133 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
897
|
4.5780 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
581
|
4.5790 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
518
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4.5550 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
475
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4.6000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
306
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4.5995 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
225
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4.6070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
189
|
4.6050 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
121
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4.6020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
57
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4.6120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Purchase
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6
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4.6066 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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549,707
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4.5940 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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539,699
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4.6161 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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339,867
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4.6105 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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264,896
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4.6207 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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92,481
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4.6032 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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92,343
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4.6013 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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85,190
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4.5953 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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73,123
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4.6063 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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62,711
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4.5983 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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40,136
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4.5921 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
38,078
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4.5965 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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21,951
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4.6240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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17,638
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4.5868 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,937
|
4.6230 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,126
|
4.6052 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,349
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4.5925 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,261
|
4.5787 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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4,700
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4.5755 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,865
|
4.5862 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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3,422
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4.6073 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,261
|
4.5730 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,746
|
4.6107 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,731
|
4.6028 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,695
|
4.5869 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,563
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4.5778 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,941
|
4.5971 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,286
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4.6000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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1,273
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4.6140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
927
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4.5772 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
825
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4.6151 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
581
|
4.5790 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
556
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4.5696 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
491
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4.6050 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
373
|
4.6131 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
341
|
4.5650 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
121
|
4.6020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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2
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4.6216 GBP
|
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
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Price per
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relevant
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description
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reference
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unit
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security
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securities
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32 17/19p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
|
556
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4.5696 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,865
|
4.5862 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
549,707
|
4.5940 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,066
|
4.5974 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
62,711
|
4.5983 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
52,686
|
4.6009 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
92,343
|
4.6013 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
30,595
|
4.6023 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
491
|
4.6050 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
73,123
|
4.6063 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
28,493
|
4.6099 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
65,588
|
4.6101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
133,564
|
4.6229 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,937
|
4.6230 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
185,147
|
4.6239 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
36,438
|
4.6240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
518
|
4.5550 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
10,254
|
4.5636 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,664
|
4.5766 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,331
|
4.5769 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
897
|
4.5780 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
22,420
|
4.5887 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,409
|
4.5971 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
13,814
|
4.5975 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
62,577
|
4.6012 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
162,899
|
4.6016 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,187
|
4.6032 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
90,450
|
4.6062 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
225
|
4.6070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
34,592
|
4.6084 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
284,100
|
4.6240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
77,108
|
4.6243 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
449
|
4.6140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
24,782
|
4.5732 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
67,241
|
4.5744 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,224
|
4.6138 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
22,985
|
4.6235 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
27,458
|
4.6239 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
320
|
4.5543 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
2,344
|
4.5575 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
80
|
4.5613 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
1,352
|
4.5730 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
19,940
|
4.5954 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
27,458
|
4.6239 GBP
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions (including
options)
|
|
(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
|
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Class
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Product
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Writing,
|
Number
|
Exercise
|
Type
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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
|
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|
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(ii)
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Exercising
|
|
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Class of
relevant
|
Product
description
|
Exercising/ exercised
against
|
Number of
|
Exercise price
per
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
unit
|
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for new
securities)
|
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Class of
relevant
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Nature of
Dealings
|
Details
|
Price per unit
(if
|
security
|
|
|
applicable)
|
|
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|
|
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:
|
|
|
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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:
|
|
|
|
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NONE
|
(c)
|
Attachments
|
|
|
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|
|
|
Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
YES
|
Date of disclosure:
|
24 Dec 2024
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
Telephone number:
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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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
-322,247
|
4.2985
|
European
|
11 Mar
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-241,319
|
4.4050
|
European
|
06 May
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-120,788
|
5.3305
|
European
|
06 Jun
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-104,577
|
5.3176
|
European
|
05 Jun
2025
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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