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REG - Barclays PLC Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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RNS Number : 3786I  Barclays PLC  26 March 2024

 FORM 8.3
 PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
 A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR
 MORE
 Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
 1.                                                                                       KEY INFORMATION
 (a)              Full name of discloser:                                                                    Barclays PLC.
 (b)              Owner or controller of interest and short
                  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
 (c)              Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                               DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
                  relevant securities this form relates:
 (d)              If an exempt fund manager connected with an
                  offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
                  offeror/offeree:
 (e)              Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                     25 Mar 2024
 (f)              In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making                          YES:
                  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                                    AGEAS SA/NV
 2.                                                                                       POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
 (a)              Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
                  offeree
                  to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                                              Ordinary 10 10/11p
                                                                                          Interests                           Short Positions
                                                                                          Number             (%)              Number         (%)
 (1)              Relevant securities owned
                  and/or controlled:                                                      15,776,079         1.20%            7,800,260      0.59%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      3,159,572          0.24%            14,591,884     1.11%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0              0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  18,935,651         1.44%            22,392,144     1.71%
 (b)              Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
                  executive
                  options)
 Class of relevant security in relation to
 which subscription right exists
 Details, including nature of the rights
 concerned and relevant percentages:
 3.                                                                                       DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
 (a)              Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant                                  Purchase/sale                         Number of                           Price per unit
 security                                                                                 securities
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,039,228                           1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1,679,439                           1.8373  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              783,659                             1.8130  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              622,180                             1.8450  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              472,628                             1.8539  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              203,437                             1.8105  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              201,212                             1.8301  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              200,000                             1.8972  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              132,507                             1.8776  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              115,068                             1.8351  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              93,545                              1.8486  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              58,932                              1.8460  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              45,470                              1.8114  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              33,254                              1.8341  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              25,416                              1.8408  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              24,083                              1.8585  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              20,658                              1.8250  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              16,522                              1.8491  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              15,866                              1.8496  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              15,862                              1.8234  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              15,819                              1.8257  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              13,862                              1.8440  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              13,380                              9.3794  USD
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              12,686                              1.8595  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              12,474                              1.8174  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              11,336                              1.8266  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              11,299                              1.8164  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              8,596                               1.8235  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              7,870                               1.8327  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              6,736                               1.8000  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              4,313                               1.8344  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              4,006                               1.8267  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              3,737                               1.8332  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              3,681                               1.8570  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              3,465                               1.8700  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              3,380                               1.8275  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              3,060                               1.8438  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,913                               1.8170  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,399                               1.8590  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,300                               1.8605  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,145                               1.8475  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,034                               1.8140  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              2,003                               1.8300  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1,904                               1.8615  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1,643                               1.8040  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              1,600                               9.4700  USD
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1,466                               1.8790  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1,223                               1.8020  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              746                                 1.8463  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              735                                 1.8985  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              386                                 1.8565  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              328                                 1.8944  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              282                                 1.8580  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              220                                 1.8520  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              136                                 1.8047  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1                                   1.8695  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Purchase                              1                                   1.8980  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,489,817                           1.8537  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,108,981                           1.8260  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,044,030                           1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  997,050                             1.8534  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  468,193                             1.8184  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  223,283                             1.8333  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  145,378                             1.8258  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  136,829                             1.8200  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  130,107                             1.8504  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  91,911                              1.8228  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  62,776                              1.8526  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  58,222                              1.8443  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  54,688                              1.8325  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  48,855                              1.8536  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  38,151                              1.8591  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  34,329                              1.8539  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  34,106                              1.8220  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  24,313                              1.8120  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  23,376                              1.8533  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  23,300                              1.8270  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  23,295                              1.8164  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  21,541                              1.8554  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  18,877                              1.8615  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  18,206                              1.8525  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  16,627                              1.8203  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  16,618                              1.8416  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  16,511                              1.8373  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  14,327                              1.8722  GBP
 ADR                                                Sale                                  13,380                              9.3794  USD
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  12,859                              1.8664  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  12,661                              1.8595  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  11,759                              1.8318  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  7,780                               1.8957  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  7,460                               1.8183  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  7,064                               1.8296  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  6,736                               1.8000  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  6,629                               1.8214  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  5,181                               1.8593  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  4,303                               1.8985  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  4,249                               1.8255  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,737                               1.8332  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,681                               1.8570  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,481                               1.8566  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,465                               1.8700  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,380                               1.8275  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  3,275                               1.8217  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,988                               1.8732  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,913                               1.8170  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,688                               1.8201  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,532                               1.8017  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,399                               1.8590  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,300                               1.8605  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,145                               1.8475  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,118                               1.8518  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,034                               1.8140  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  2,003                               1.8300  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,903                               1.8686  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,643                               1.8040  GBP
 ADR                                                Sale                                  1,600                               9.4700  USD
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,514                               1.8350  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,513                               1.8451  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,484                               1.8151  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,466                               1.8790  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1,401                               1.8497  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  316                                 1.8245  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  300                                 1.8544  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  282                                 1.8580  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  220                                 1.8520  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1                                   1.8695  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 Sale                                  1                                   1.8980  GBP

 (b)              Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of                                           Product                               Nature of dealing                   Number of      Price per
 relevant                                           description                                                               reference      unit
 security                                                                                                                     securities
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,498          1.8367  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,628          1.8776  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     2,269          1.8366  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     6,239          1.8417  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     8,236          1.8561  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     8,282          1.8400  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     28,232         1.8582  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     58,932         1.8460  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     94,757         1.8325  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     157,877        1.8537  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     203,437        1.8105  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     285,756        1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,036,889      1.8327  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    1,466          1.8539  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    1,600          1.8767  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    1,817          1.7969  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,487          1.8539  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    4,207          1.8546  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    6,127          1.7990  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    23,300         1.8270  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    23,500         1.7998  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    23,500         1.8416  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    26,152         1.8890  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    47,250         1.8123  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    49,136         1.8373  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    75,930         1.8012  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    132,059        1.8200  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    337,000        1.8198  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    606,469        1.8553  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    929,105        1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     60             1.8544  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     399            1.8664  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,401          1.8497  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     1,514          1.8350  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,107          1.7965  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     2,118          1.8518  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     3,481          1.8567  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     4,067          1.8052  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     6,582          1.8338  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     48,855         1.8536  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     77,616         1.8522  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     146,869        1.8258  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     217,888        1.8573  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     399,948        1.8555  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    635            1.8490  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    1,466          1.8539  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    3,835          1.8495  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    6,682          1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    6,736          1.8000  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    9,405          1.8466  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    12,686         1.8595  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    15,231         1.8496  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    35,414         1.8626  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    91,800         1.8834  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    125,707        1.8241  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    620,667        1.8450  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    1,066,072      1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Opening Long                        240            1.8544  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Opening Long                        1,604          1.8662  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Opening Long                        20,486         1.8540  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Opening Short                       3,665          1.8776  GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p                                 SWAP                                  Opening Short                       18,665         1.8400  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?                                      NO
 Date of disclosure:                                                                      26 Mar 2024
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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