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RNS Number : 2510J Barclays PLC 19 May 2025
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: 16 May 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
AVIVA PLC
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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: 10 10/11p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 40,853,715 3.12% 5,345,491 0.40%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,870,126 0.45% 40,099,898 3.06%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
46,723,841 3.56% 45,445,389 3.46%
TOTAL:
(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchase and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 154,355 2.9229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 145,084 2.9220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 122,917 2.9239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 106,041 2.9203 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 97,097 2.9246 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 56,048 2.9205 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 53,887 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 37,837 2.9217 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 29,286 2.9255 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 26,873 2.9235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 21,342 2.9237 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 16,445 2.9233 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,247 2.9266 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9,237 2.9232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9,020 2.9211 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,756 2.9252 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,097 2.9251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,230 2.9224 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,391 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,327 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,246 2.9240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,035 2.9213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 846 2.9200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 197,333 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 134,808 2.9255 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 106,783 2.9250 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 100,121 2.9221 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 78,095 2.9224 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 66,270 2.9240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 50,895 2.9241 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 36,077 2.9276 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 23,911 2.9202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,252 2.9247 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,282 2.9294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,247 2.9266 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10,537 2.9203 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,150 2.9205 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,027 2.9206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,653 2.9237 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,322 2.9234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,093 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,663 2.9230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,364 2.9216 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,200 2.9242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 900 2.9180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 774 2.9279 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 370 2.9219 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 351 2.9200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 351 2.9257 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 341 2.9239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 247 2.9220 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,012 2.9184 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 351 2.9200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 624 2.9206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,364 2.9216 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,256 2.9218 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 135 2.9220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100,121 2.9221 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,663 2.9230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,322 2.9234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 341 2.9239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 63,024 2.9240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,200 2.9242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,452 2.9246 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,252 2.9247 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 413 2.9251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 351 2.9257 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,864 2.9259 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 774 2.9279 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 31,651 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,282 2.9294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,020 2.9211 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,035 2.9213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,831 2.9232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 59,810 2.9235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,600 2.9239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 64,160 2.9252 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 798 2.9255 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 298 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36,925 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,327 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 74,163 2.9221 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 person 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: 19 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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