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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29
Nov 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
|
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:
|
|
|
23,311,079
|
0.87%
|
23,906,354
|
0.89%
|
(2)
|
Cash-settled derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
and/or controlled:
|
|
|
1,364,313
|
0.05%
|
21,208,456
|
0.79%
|
(3)
|
Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
agreements to purchase/sell:
|
|
|
0
|
0.00%
|
1,099,481
|
0.04%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL:
|
|
|
24,675,392
|
0.92%
|
46,214,291
|
1.73%
|
(b)
|
Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
|
|
|
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
|
(a)
|
Purchases and sales
|
|
|
|
|
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Class of
relevant
|
Purchase/sale
|
Number of
|
Price per
unit
|
security
|
|
securities
|
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
326,753
|
4.8032 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
238,263
|
4.8370 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
179,982
|
4.8319 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
91,216
|
4.7982 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
72,921
|
4.8100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
58,295
|
4.8093 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
58,169
|
4.8169 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
51,401
|
4.8108 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
42,400
|
4.7971 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
35,358
|
4.8103 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16,948
|
4.8089 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,882
|
4.7806 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,777
|
4.8138 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
8,580
|
4.8144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
7,988
|
4.7915 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,722
|
4.7913 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,246
|
4.8116 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,496
|
4.7993 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4,403
|
4.8121 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,938
|
4.7951 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,913
|
4.7969 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,389
|
4.7780 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,229
|
4.7995 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,160
|
4.8118 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
3,017
|
4.8000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,656
|
4.8200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,487
|
4.7740 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,210
|
4.8105 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,985
|
4.7950 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,643
|
4.8180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,528
|
4.8067 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,412
|
4.8060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,208
|
4.8170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,171
|
4.8050 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,147
|
4.8080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,075
|
4.8221 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,000
|
4.8068 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
935
|
4.8140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
725
|
4.8017 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
688
|
4.8040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
643
|
4.7910 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
617
|
4.8030 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
615
|
4.8190 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
614
|
4.8090 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
605
|
4.8115 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
601
|
4.8196 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
577
|
4.8220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
501
|
4.7970 GBP
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
400
|
12.3900 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
355
|
4.8150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
287
|
4.8210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
208
|
4.8240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
170
|
4.7980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
109
|
4.8228 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Purchase
|
35
|
4.8191 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
324,535
|
4.8322 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
219,329
|
4.8369 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
126,276
|
4.8153 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
124,964
|
4.8125 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
122,600
|
4.8324 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
98,735
|
4.8136 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
86,879
|
4.8370 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
79,114
|
4.8130 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
61,324
|
4.8045 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
51,418
|
4.8047 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
49,584
|
4.8041 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
40,617
|
4.8026 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
38,922
|
4.8123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
36,368
|
4.8114 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
26,868
|
4.8011 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,387
|
4.8008 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
20,171
|
4.7975 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
17,372
|
4.8034 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
15,944
|
4.8219 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
14,157
|
4.8016 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
13,098
|
4.8216 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,471
|
4.8164 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,362
|
4.8055 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,928
|
4.8140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,362
|
4.7824 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,854
|
4.8080 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,531
|
4.8006 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
7,340
|
4.8066 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,246
|
4.8121 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,161
|
4.8033 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,656
|
4.8200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,202
|
4.8287 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,499
|
4.8040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,389
|
4.7780 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,017
|
4.8000 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,487
|
4.7740 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,472
|
4.7883 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,985
|
4.7950 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,975
|
4.8100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,772
|
4.8090 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,652
|
4.7940 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,572
|
4.7970 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,412
|
4.8060 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,280
|
4.8180 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,265
|
4.8155 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,208
|
4.8170 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,171
|
4.8050 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,000
|
4.8072 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
950
|
4.8144 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
695
|
4.7990 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
645
|
4.7854 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
643
|
4.7910 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
617
|
4.8030 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
615
|
4.8190 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
605
|
4.8119 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
577
|
4.8220 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
487
|
4.8349 GBP
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
400
|
12.3900 USD
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
363
|
4.8184 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
355
|
4.8150 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
354
|
4.8240 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
287
|
4.8210 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
170
|
4.7980 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Sale
|
52
|
4.8105 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
|
23,387
|
4.8008 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,811
|
4.8040 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
51,418
|
4.8047 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,734
|
4.8061 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
36,368
|
4.8114 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,544
|
4.8118 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
38,922
|
4.8123 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
79,114
|
4.8130 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
41,795
|
4.8139 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
65,275
|
4.8154 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,173
|
4.8167 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
6,689
|
4.8200 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
15,944
|
4.8219 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
3,417
|
4.8230 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,992
|
4.8234 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
66,917
|
4.8337 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
487
|
4.8349 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
219,329
|
4.8369 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
88,143
|
4.8370 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
2,677
|
4.7865 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,441
|
4.7905 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
6,722
|
4.7913 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,497
|
4.7940 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,938
|
4.7951 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
30,377
|
4.7952 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,913
|
4.7969 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
42,400
|
4.7971 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
56,266
|
4.7994 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,229
|
4.7995 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,573
|
4.8026 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
70,946
|
4.8100 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
48,708
|
4.8108 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,160
|
4.8118 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,498
|
4.8140 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
35
|
4.8190 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
18,984
|
4.8321 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
46,600
|
4.8352 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
7,020
|
4.8370 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
4,338
|
4.8083 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
41,254
|
4.8081 GBP
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
391
|
4.8203 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of
relevant
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
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Exercise price
per
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security
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securities
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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
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Details
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Price per unit
(if
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security
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applicable)
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4.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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(a)
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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)
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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)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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YES
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Date of disclosure:
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02 Dec 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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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.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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Identity of the person whose
positions/dealings
|
Barclays PLC.
|
are
being disclosed:
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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 from relates:
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2.
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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
|
-322,251
|
4.2985
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European
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11 Mar
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
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-310,552
|
4.5547
|
European
|
23 Dec
2024
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-241,314
|
4.4050
|
European
|
06 May
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-120,787
|
5.3305
|
European
|
06 Jun
2025
|
32 17/19p
ordinary
|
Call
Options
|
Written
|
-104,577
|
5.3176
|
European
|
05 Jun
2025
|
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3.
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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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