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RNS Number : 2260N Barclays PLC 17 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: 16 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: 43,499,384 3.32% 3,777,917 0.28%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 4,089,486 0.31% 42,554,385 3.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
47,588,870 3.63% 46,332,302 3.52%
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 90,943 2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 82,924 2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 56,881 2.9882 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 54,004 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 31,470 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 28,037 2.9838 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 21,750 2.9853 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 21,454 2.9834 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17,745 2.9921 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 16,472 2.9866 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,451 2.9856 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,137 2.9858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,633 2.9844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,593 2.9883 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,938 2.9836 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,198 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,158 2.9827 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,441 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,089 2.9843 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,000 16.2600 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,019 2.9828 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,359 2.9862 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,270 2.9825 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,256 2.9824 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,170 2.9930 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,804 2.9846 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,318 2.9913 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 982 2.9899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 66,272 2.9918 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 50,990 2.9899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 22,299 2.9886 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 18,421 2.9928 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 15,702 2.9894 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,710 2.9795 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,801 2.9798 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,310 2.9813 GBP
ADR Sale 4,000 16.2600 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,732 2.9837 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,350 2.9882 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,298 2.9809 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,099 2.9817 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,918 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,663 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,640 2.9780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,545 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 697 2.9940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 292 2.9884 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 206 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 9 2.9830 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 1,640 2.9780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,035 2.9811 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,310 2.9813 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 559 2.9853 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,245 2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 50,990 2.9899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 40 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 70,004 2.9913 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,270 2.9825 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 21,454 2.9834 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 28,037 2.9838 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,240 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,612 2.9845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,924 2.9850 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,829 2.9855 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 11,137 2.9858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,359 2.9862 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 51,428 2.9863 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 55,487 2.9865 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,838 2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,300 2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56,605 2.9884 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,600 2.9888 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 32,432 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,138 2.9903 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,338 2.9921 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,170 2.9930 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 11,710 2.9795 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 11,520 2.9798 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 4,000 2.9822 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,427 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 21,592 2.9900 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: 17 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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