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
Jan 2025
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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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20,648,031
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0.77%
|
21,099,438
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0.79%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
|
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2,960,619
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0.11%
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15,035,689
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0.56%
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(3)
|
Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
|
|
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|
and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
|
|
0
|
0.00%
|
466,687
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0.02%
|
|
|
|
|
|
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TOTAL:
|
|
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23,608,650
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0.88%
|
36,601,814
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1.37%
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(b)
|
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
|
Purchase/sale
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Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
362,480
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
231,966
|
5.1177 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
182,393
|
5.1102 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
111,788
|
5.1193 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
89,041
|
5.1133 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
60,360
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
56,135
|
5.1125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
50,950
|
5.1155 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
41,700
|
5.1070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
39,659
|
5.1342 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
24,372
|
5.1135 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
23,802
|
5.1240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
15,068
|
5.1086 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,664
|
5.1213 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,436
|
5.1101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,461
|
5.1185 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,886
|
5.1180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
9,820
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,970
|
5.1210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,532
|
5.1179 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,999
|
5.1220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,417
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,669
|
5.1020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,255
|
5.1178 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,100
|
5.1123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,780
|
5.1000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,472
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,430
|
5.1007 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,377
|
5.1060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,090
|
5.1188 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,996
|
5.1120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,947
|
5.1100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,782
|
5.0960 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,766
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,612
|
5.1040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,182
|
5.1083 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,036
|
5.1170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,925
|
5.1080 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
2,894
|
12.8039 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,520
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,476
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,892
|
5.0980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,872
|
5.1300 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,773
|
5.1152 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
1,200
|
12.7300 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
845
|
5.0983 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
269,780
|
5.1149 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
199,850
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
108,488
|
5.1176 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
95,403
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
86,436
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
82,944
|
5.1118 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
78,059
|
5.1187 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
62,338
|
5.1127 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
55,385
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
46,030
|
5.1314 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
43,044
|
5.1158 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,566
|
5.1203 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24,052
|
5.1146 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,804
|
5.1171 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,608
|
5.1240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,797
|
5.1179 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,704
|
5.1266 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,721
|
5.1072 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,265
|
5.1199 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,886
|
5.1180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,722
|
5.1100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,594
|
5.1191 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
9,273
|
5.1119 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,063
|
5.1172 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,007
|
5.1156 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,485
|
5.1220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,393
|
5.1134 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,329
|
5.1136 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,811
|
5.1090 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,900
|
5.1267 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,777
|
5.1074 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,767
|
5.1093 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,669
|
5.1020 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,947
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,656
|
5.1060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,472
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,996
|
5.1120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,783
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,782
|
5.0960 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,780
|
5.1000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,497
|
5.1129 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,168
|
5.1040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,992
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,956
|
5.1143 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
2,894
|
12.8039 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,812
|
5.1107 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,611
|
5.1051 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,554
|
5.1115 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,385
|
5.1080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,009
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,892
|
5.0980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,872
|
5.1300 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,773
|
5.1152 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,708
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,643
|
5.1144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,544
|
5.0963 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,250
|
5.1148 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
1,200
|
12.7300 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
777
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
747
|
5.1159 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
497
|
5.0930 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
442
|
5.1320 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
24
|
5.1050 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
|
9,453
|
5.0979 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
12,721
|
5.1072 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
372
|
5.1080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,736
|
5.1101 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
43,317
|
5.1117 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
64,662
|
5.1119 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
46,689
|
5.1123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
62,338
|
5.1127 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,393
|
5.1134 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,329
|
5.1136 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,150
|
5.1143 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,643
|
5.1144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
137
|
5.1147 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,250
|
5.1148 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
269,780
|
5.1149 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,708
|
5.1150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
43,044
|
5.1158 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
747
|
5.1159 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
777
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,325
|
5.1169 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
35,743
|
5.1171 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
8,063
|
5.1172 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
93,453
|
5.1174 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
68,222
|
5.1181 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
78,059
|
5.1187 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,783
|
5.1189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
9,395
|
5.1191 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
199
|
5.1192 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
74,368
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
11,265
|
5.1199 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
76,571
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,446
|
5.1208 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
27,501
|
5.1222 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,900
|
5.1267 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
24,794
|
5.1053 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
41,700
|
5.1070 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
74,154
|
5.1097 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
83,445
|
5.1121 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
40,233
|
5.1122 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
56,135
|
5.1125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
18,735
|
5.1131 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
50,950
|
5.1155 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
160
|
5.1168 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
80
|
5.1170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
9,153
|
5.1177 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
93,068
|
5.1197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
13,097
|
5.1198 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
330,300
|
5.1200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
8,950
|
5.1203 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
85,749
|
5.1208 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7,970
|
5.1210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,002
|
5.1210 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
489
|
5.1260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
12,980
|
5.1130 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
294
|
5.1156 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
6,306
|
5.1160 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Long
|
1,689
|
5.1196 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,200
|
5.1003 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
103,568
|
5.1140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
19,269
|
5.1161 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
8,321
|
5.1166 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,689
|
5.1183 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:
|
27 Jan 2025
|
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
|
-241,315
|
4.4050
|
European
|
06 May
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-120,789
|
5.3305
|
European
|
06 Jun
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-104,583
|
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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|