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RNS Number : 2683L Barclays PLC 03 June 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: 02 Jun 2025
(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? AVIVA PLC
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: 42,655,263 3.25% 3,883,275 0.29%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 4,184,583 0.32% 41,946,690 3.20%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 46,839,846 3.57% 45,829,965 3.49%
(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
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 424,637 3.0198 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 370,409 3.0169 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 276,000 3.0342 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 190,243 3.0181 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 154,987 3.0340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 134,834 3.0239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 34,724 3.0184 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 23,454 3.0268 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 16,700 3.0200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,442 3.0177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12,946 3.0078 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9,916 3.0206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,933 3.0146 GBP
ADR Purchase 8,000 16.2875 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,561 3.0118 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,436 3.0205 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,606 3.0143 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,156 3.0142 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,473 3.0112 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 975 3.0180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 550 3.0100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 568,730 3.0234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 45,857 3.0232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 23,039 3.0117 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,247 3.0153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,730 3.0080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,641 3.0172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9,352 3.0161 GBP
ADR Sale 8,000 16.2875 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,896 3.0115 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,000 3.0042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,515 3.0340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,135 3.0128 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,200 3.0206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,186 3.0180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,000 2.9980 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,462 3.0086 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,049 3.0200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 615 3.0050 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 602 3.0260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 563 3.0176 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 535 3.0100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 370 3.0160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 368 3.0060 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 721,821 2.9760 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,000 2.9980 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,000 3.0042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,578 3.0079 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,133 3.0085 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 23,039 3.0117 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,763 3.0153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 370 3.0160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,300 3.0199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,364 3.0229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 25,980 3.0264 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,424 3.0340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 721,821 2.9760 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 16,634 3.0128 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,603 3.0135 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,156 3.0142 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 350,000 3.0169 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,442 3.0177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 190,243 3.0181 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,724 3.0184 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,750 3.0196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,239 3.0200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,916 3.0206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 52,117 3.0229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 58,162 3.0340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 276,000 3.0342 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 3,155 3.0018 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,896 3.0115 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,641 3.0172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,688 3.0013 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 5,312 3.0038 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 41,012 3.0180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 18,192 3.0340 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: 03 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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