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RNS Number : 8708L Barclays PLC 06 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: 05 Jun 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: 43,487,694 3.32% 4,139,708 0.31%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 4,079,051 0.31% 42,772,347 3.26%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
47,566,745 3.63% 46,912,055 3.57%
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 217,406 3.0172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 93,180 3.0240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 61,538 3.0146 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 28,672 3.0036 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 26,619 3.0035 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 24,619 3.0090 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12,076 3.0095 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,832 2.9998 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,802 3.0049 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,756 3.0077 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,525 3.0029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,184 3.0060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,714 3.0092 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,069 3.0120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,981 3.0013 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,154 3.0119 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,844 3.0132 GBP
ADR Purchase 2,160 16.4400 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,628 3.0033 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,112 3.0160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,102 3.0000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,065 3.0117 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,015 3.0040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 500 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 336 3.0020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 194,012 3.0174 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 79,560 3.0129 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 70,017 3.0029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 61,348 3.0239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 33,268 3.0220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 30,948 3.0196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 21,073 2.9989 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,727 3.0197 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,877 2.9971 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,962 3.0120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,728 3.0037 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,563 3.0060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,276 3.0240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,784 3.0095 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,222 3.0065 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,384 3.0071 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,095 3.0041 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,737 3.0110 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,184 3.0100 GBP
ADR Sale 2,160 16.4400 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,712 3.0080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,112 3.0163 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,062 3.0000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 972 3.0034 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 568 3.0185 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11 2.9400 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 11 2.9399 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,870 2.9957 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,007 2.9984 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 21,073 2.9989 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,728 3.0037 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,095 3.0041 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,171 3.0051 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,727 3.0197 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 61,348 3.0239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,571 3.0240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1 2.9400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,832 2.9998 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,628 3.0033 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,672 3.0036 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,173 3.0055 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,017 3.0073 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,343 3.0102 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 61,538 3.0146 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,067 3.0240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,738 3.0241 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 15,739 2.9982 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 8,250 3.0040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,222 3.0065 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 4,784 3.0095 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,983 3.0237 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 10,628 3.0042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6 3.0116 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,173 3.0136 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 903 3.0162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 17,256 3.0239 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: 06 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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