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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16
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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19,352,800
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0.72%
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16,653,291
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0.62%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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2,465,667
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0.09%
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16,465,939
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0.61%
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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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1,099,510
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0.04%
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TOTAL:
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21,818,467
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0.81%
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34,218,740
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1.28%
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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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970,741
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4.7000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
956,044
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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
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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
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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
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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
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4.7290 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
384
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4.7120 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
363
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4.7260 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
250
|
4.7180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
84
|
4.7007 GBP
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ADR
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Purchase
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26
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12.0400 USD
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32 17/19p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,057,389
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4.7000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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273,405
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4.7165 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
142,873
|
4.7187 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
112,399
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4.7154 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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110,173
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4.7197 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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70,240
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4.7189 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
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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
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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
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4.7140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,218
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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
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ADR
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Sale
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26
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12.0400 USD
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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
|
Decreasing Short
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34,407
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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
|
|
|
|
|
|
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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
|
|
Class
|
Product
|
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)
|
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
|
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:
|
|
|
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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
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Date of disclosure:
|
17 Dec 2024
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Contact name:
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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:
|
|
|
|
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|
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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
|
|
|
|
|
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3.
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AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.
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Full details should be given so that the nature of the
interest or position can be fully understood:
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