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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 : 6297N  Barclays PLC  19 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:                                                     18 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:                                                      35,173,370         2.68%            3,313,138      0.25%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      3,623,525          0.28%            34,653,562     2.64%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0              0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  38,796,895         2.96%            37,966,700     2.89%
 (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                              165,302                             3.0559  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              89,438                              3.0580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              63,029                              3.0557  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              42,013                              3.0432  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              40,904                              3.0489  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              36,083                              3.0581  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              34,542                              3.0461  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              27,086                              3.0560  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              26,874                              3.0441  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              21,063                              3.0587  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,971                              3.0504  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,429                              3.0491  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,100                              3.0510  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              13,649                              3.0486  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              12,042                              3.0617  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              10,771                              3.0538  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              10,599                              3.0400  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              7,345                               3.0548  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,595                               3.0521  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,953                               3.0620  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,756                               3.0540  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,598                               3.0507  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,562                               3.0592  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,503                               3.0561  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,501                               3.0500  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,349                               3.0477  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,217                               3.0582  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,916                               3.0520  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              956                                 3.0480  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              918                                 3.0460  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              897                                 3.0590  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              465                                 3.0539  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              384                                 3.0470  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  218,090                             3.0579  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  95,385                              3.0557  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  91,970                              3.0580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  72,470                              3.0551  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  60,000                              3.0532  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  44,923                              3.0534  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  33,528                              3.0490  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  27,338                              3.0514  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  14,510                              3.0484  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  11,750                              3.0497  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  10,304                              3.0540  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  10,218                              3.0494  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  9,377                               3.0504  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  8,978                               3.0474  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  7,062                               3.0485  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  5,262                               3.0560  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  4,611                               3.0496  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  3,558                               3.0590  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  2,501                               3.0500  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  2,230                               3.0370  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,916                               3.0520  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,301                               3.0487  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  918                                 3.0460  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  773                                 3.0620  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  384                                 3.0470  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  91                                  3.0539  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                                  Increasing Short                    1,500,000      3.0126  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    59,579         3.0260  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    10,689         3.0457  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    5,962          3.0469  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    8,978          3.0474  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    14,510         3.0484  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    33,528         3.0490  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    10,218         3.0494  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    91             3.0539  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    613            3.0540  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    132,470        3.0542  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    1,151          3.0561  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    218,090        3.0579  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    9,097          3.0400  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    9,653          3.0429  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21,600         3.0432  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    32,360         3.0433  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    26,874         3.0441  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,775          3.0459  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    13,579         3.0510  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    15,183         3.0526  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    10,771         3.0538  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    77,983         3.0544  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,315          3.0579  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    93,294         3.0580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,217          3.0582  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    21,063         3.0587  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    11,929         3.0617  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    5,281          3.0620  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    1,043          3.0378  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    8,504          3.0539  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    571            3.0458  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    75,611         3.0543  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    36,788         3.0563  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    852            3.0580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    2,407          3.0619  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    773            3.0620  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:                                                                      19 Jun 2025
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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