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RNS Number : 4496J Barclays PLC 20 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: 19 May 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: 40,336,645 3.08% 4,958,471 0.37%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 5,486,304 0.42% 39,673,030 3.03%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
45,822,949 3.49% 44,631,501 3.40%
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 740,404 2.9296 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 426,622 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 312,705 2.9278 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 188,361 2.9329 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 160,648 2.9258 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 143,475 2.9251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 113,250 2.9319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 68,061 2.9326 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 56,956 2.9332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,942 2.9302 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13,841 2.9320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13,759 2.9231 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13,717 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13,260 2.9303 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12,671 2.9294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,647 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,888 2.9318 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,665 2.9269 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,674 2.9312 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,000 15.6100 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,250 2.9340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,807 2.9223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,864 2.9271 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,438 2.9290 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,375 2.9352 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,130 2.9360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 913 2.9300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 532 2.9313 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 219 2.9286 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 899,879 2.9173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 589,360 2.9309 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 222,501 2.9294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 153,235 2.9312 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 141,427 2.9250 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 134,162 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 101,443 2.9253 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 75,716 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 73,002 2.9297 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 22,735 2.9302 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 21,059 2.9266 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,394 2.9241 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,297 2.9320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10,821 2.9305 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,072 2.9340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,155 2.9328 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,442 2.9285 GBP
ADR Sale 4,000 15.6100 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,576 2.9246 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,154 2.9265 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,455 2.9248 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,035 2.9298 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,689 2.9204 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,174 2.9276 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,130 2.9360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 848 2.9258 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 581 2.9300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 385 2.9254 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 195 2.9159 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10 2.9339 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 Increasing Short 113,250 2.9319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 195 2.9159 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 899,879 2.9173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,093 2.9204 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,394 2.9241 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,455 2.9248 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 848 2.9258 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,446 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 75,716 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 19,795 2.9229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,106 2.9232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 433,717 2.9260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,864 2.9271 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,454 2.9280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 984 2.9282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,671 2.9294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,209 2.9300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,849 2.9314 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,550 2.9323 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 68,061 2.9326 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 205,226 2.9332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,177 2.9335 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 30,474 2.9232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,594 2.9297 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 2,406 2.9311 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 73,541 2.9313 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: 20 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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