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RNS Number : 8867I Barclays PLC 15 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: 14 May 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: 40,239,935 3.07% 5,754,237 0.43%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 6,260,377 0.48% 39,487,792 3.01%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 46,500,312 3.55% 45,242,029 3.44%
(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 500,000 2.8783 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 200,473 2.8862 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 191,811 2.8899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 185,206 2.8757 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 171,997 2.8849 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 152,586 2.8740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 103,401 2.8844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 39,157 2.8756 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 33,016 2.8853 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 23,300 2.8882 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17,942 2.8981 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,265 2.8920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12,787 2.8872 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,978 2.8819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,110 2.8762 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,426 2.8845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,909 2.8930 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,415 2.8831 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,569 2.8827 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,481 2.8881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,464 2.8919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,384 2.8910 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 989 2.8501 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 768 2.8927 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 676 2.8870 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 348 2.8898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 266 2.8720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 206 2.8915 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 130 2.8858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 129 2.8860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15 2.8857 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4 2.8770 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2 2.8717 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1 2.8840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 151,632 2.8877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 98,791 2.8844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 73,790 2.8791 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 56,617 2.8740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 45,519 2.8876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 44,914 2.8875 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 28,808 2.8863 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 24,914 2.8848 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 16,603 2.8842 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10,039 2.8747 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,724 2.8919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,619 2.8912 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,533 2.8843 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,516 2.8819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 558 2.8900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 494 2.8779 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 363 2.8899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 306 2.8920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 206 2.8917 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 129 2.8860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 105 2.8845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12 2.8720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 2.8840 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 3 2.8500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 10,039 2.8747 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 494 2.8779 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 71,884 2.8790 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,153 2.8835 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 105 2.8845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,906 2.8846 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,106 2.8873 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45,519 2.8876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,544 2.8881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 558 2.8900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,724 2.8919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 232,566 2.8740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,297 2.8741 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 226,186 2.8760 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 500,000 2.8783 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,596 2.8818 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 103,401 2.8844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,632 2.8847 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 171,997 2.8849 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 39,624 2.8861 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 35,727 2.8862 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,481 2.8881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 23,300 2.8882 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 182,179 2.8902 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,265 2.8920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25 2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 14,244 2.8740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 14 2.8742 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,967 2.8860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 22,818 2.8887 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 670 2.8740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,091 2.8747 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 7,110 2.8762 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: 15 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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