- 08 May 2025 14:49:25
- Source: Sharecast

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. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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(a) |
Full name of discloser: |
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Barclays PLC. |
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(b) |
Owner or controller of interest and short |
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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(c) |
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
AVIVA PLC |
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relevant securities this form relates: |
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(d) |
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) |
Date position held/dealing undertaken: |
07 May 2025 |
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(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 |
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(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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Interests |
Short Positions |
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Number |
(%) |
Number |
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(1) |
Relevant securities owned |
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and/or controlled: |
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9,699,346 |
0.36% |
18,943,252 |
0.71% |
(2) |
Cash-settled derivatives: |
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and/or controlled: |
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18,362,704 |
0.69% |
9,015,195 |
0.34% |
(3) |
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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0 |
0.00% |
225,366 |
0.01% |
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TOTAL: |
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28,062,050 |
1.05% |
28,183,813 |
1.05% |
(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. |
DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER |
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(a) |
Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant |
Purchase/sale |
Number of |
Price per unit |
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security |
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securities |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,818,459 |
5.7700 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
925,478 |
5.8158 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
722,506 |
5.7760 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
346,438 |
5.7520 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
214,953 |
5.7909 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
161,814 |
5.8160 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
117,138 |
5.7861 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
83,462 |
5.7927 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
43,316 |
5.8121 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
40,466 |
5.8155 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
26,049 |
5.7943 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,813 |
5.8129 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,256 |
5.7832 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
17,134 |
5.7801 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
16,649 |
5.7967 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,647 |
5.8088 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
13,048 |
5.7885 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
12,228 |
5.7843 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
9,723 |
5.8006 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
8,019 |
5.7907 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,475 |
5.7901 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,284 |
5.7880 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
7,235 |
5.8040 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,330 |
5.7985 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
6,053 |
5.7706 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
5,188 |
5.8146 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,622 |
5.8034 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
4,150 |
5.8117 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,970 |
5.7921 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,604 |
5.7540 GBP |
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ADR |
Purchase |
3,424 |
15.6269 USD |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
3,277 |
5.8038 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,968 |
5.7818 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,929 |
5.8079 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,905 |
5.7857 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,722 |
5.7920 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,225 |
5.8005 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
2,225 |
5.8050 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,923 |
5.7851 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,764 |
5.7687 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,200 |
5.7860 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,168 |
5.7922 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
1,028 |
5.8000 GBP |
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ADR |
Purchase |
1,020 |
15.5658 USD |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
804 |
5.7839 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
711 |
5.7965 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
659 |
5.8123 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
583 |
5.8150 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
570 |
5.8140 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
567 |
5.7674 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
537 |
5.7800 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
524 |
5.8240 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
493 |
5.8200 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
410 |
5.7780 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
291 |
5.7820 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
267 |
5.8076 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
224 |
5.7620 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
53 |
5.8080 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Purchase |
28 |
5.8100 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
1,266,235 |
5.8160 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
1,083,048 |
5.8143 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
172,938 |
5.7916 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
131,807 |
5.8018 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
106,851 |
5.7890 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
89,892 |
5.7904 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
88,394 |
5.7951 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
69,980 |
5.8019 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
64,077 |
5.8011 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
52,364 |
5.8005 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
52,010 |
5.8035 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
49,356 |
5.7804 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
46,947 |
5.8151 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
46,034 |
5.7972 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
23,164 |
5.7775 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
23,103 |
5.8138 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
22,858 |
5.8007 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
19,993 |
5.7723 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
19,096 |
5.8190 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
14,677 |
5.8091 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
13,309 |
5.7695 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
10,186 |
5.7937 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
9,173 |
5.7828 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
8,884 |
5.7930 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
8,758 |
5.8024 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
7,243 |
5.8204 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
6,072 |
5.8101 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
5,896 |
5.7680 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
5,000 |
5.8210 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
4,367 |
5.7962 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
3,840 |
5.8094 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
3,495 |
5.7763 GBP |
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ADR |
Sale |
3,424 |
15.6269 USD |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
2,656 |
5.7699 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
2,387 |
5.7825 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
2,377 |
5.7761 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
2,296 |
5.8150 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
2,135 |
5.7853 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
1,557 |
5.7880 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
1,393 |
5.7786 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
1,028 |
5.8000 GBP |
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ADR |
Sale |
1,020 |
15.5658 USD |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
973 |
5.8155 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
850 |
5.8156 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
722 |
5.7920 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
708 |
5.8140 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
628 |
5.8046 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
537 |
5.7800 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
524 |
5.8240 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
493 |
5.8200 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
410 |
5.7780 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
314 |
5.7917 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
224 |
5.7620 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
170 |
5.7940 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
157 |
5.7550 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
53 |
5.8080 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Sale |
28 |
5.8100 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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description |
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reference |
unit |
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security |
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securities |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,656 |
5.7699 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
2,377 |
5.7761 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
49,356 |
5.7804 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
50,757 |
5.7848 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
106,851 |
5.7890 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
50,102 |
5.7906 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
172,938 |
5.7916 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
314 |
5.7917 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
83,833 |
5.7922 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
11,391 |
5.7954 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
4,367 |
5.7962 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
46,034 |
5.7972 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
61,458 |
5.7984 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
8,758 |
5.8025 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
52,010 |
5.8035 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
58,958 |
5.8065 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
46,947 |
5.8151 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
13,965 |
5.8154 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
10,017 |
5.8155 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
392,779 |
5.8158 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
664,911 |
5.8160 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Increasing Long |
7,243 |
5.8204 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
345,914 |
5.7520 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,604 |
5.7540 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
567 |
5.7674 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,764 |
5.7687 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,573 |
5.7753 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
722,506 |
5.7760 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
593 |
5.7830 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
10,048 |
5.7844 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
1,200 |
5.7860 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
7,475 |
5.7901 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
711 |
5.7965 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
6,330 |
5.7985 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
12,193 |
5.8091 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
113,257 |
5.8141 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
237 |
5.8143 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
2,413 |
5.8160 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
400 |
5.8145 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
SWAP |
Decreasing Long |
3,500 |
5.8160 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
719 |
5.7875 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Increasing Long |
72,959 |
5.8102 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
1,817,905 |
5.7700 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
5,371 |
5.7786 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
7,284 |
5.7879 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
12,025 |
5.7903 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
84,117 |
5.7928 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
719 |
5.8163 GBP |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
CFD |
Decreasing Long |
5,140 |
5.8227 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 |
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Expiry |
Option |
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description |
purchasing, |
of |
price |
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date |
money |
relevant |
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selling, |
securities |
per unit |
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paid/ |
security |
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varying etc |
to which |
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received |
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option |
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per unit |
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relates |
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(ii) |
Exercising |
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Class of relevant |
Product description |
Exercising/ exercised against |
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Exercise price per |
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security |
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securities |
unit |
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(d) |
Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant |
Nature of Dealings |
Details |
Price per unit (if |
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security |
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applicable) |
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4. |
OTHER INFORMATION |
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(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 |
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(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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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE |
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(c) |
Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? |
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Date of disclosure: |
08 May 2025 |
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Contact name: |
Large Holdings Regulatory Operations |
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Telephone number: |
020 3134 7213 |
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DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO |
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PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. |
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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1. |
KEY INFORMATION |
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Identity of the person whose positions/dealings |
Barclays PLC. |
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are being disclosed: |
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose |
AVIVA PLC |
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relevant securities this from relates: |
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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES |
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Class of relevant security |
Product description |
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc |
Number of securities to which option relates |
Exercise price per unit |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Call Options |
Written |
-120,789 |
5.3305 |
European |
06-Jun-2026 |
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32 17/19p ordinary |
Call Options |
Written |
-104,577 |
5.3176 |
European |
05-Jun-2026 |
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. |
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