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RNS Number : 8483M Barclays PLC 13 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: 12 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: 43,468,327 3.31% 4,068,622 0.31%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 4,392,970 0.33% 42,756,411 3.26%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
47,861,297 3.65% 46,825,033 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 80,437 2.9902 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 77,873 2.9899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 35,981 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 31,884 2.9909 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,445 2.9891 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,353 2.9893 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,991 2.9913 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,029 2.9870 GBP
ADR Purchase 2,840 16.2800 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,650 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,436 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,155 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,960 2.9940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,344 2.9964 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,343 2.9877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,167 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,091 2.9865 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 924 2.9838 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 620 2.9740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 195 2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12 2.9500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 66,272 2.9904 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 42,522 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 33,940 2.9817 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 30,027 2.9813 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 23,154 2.9909 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 17,070 2.9819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 15,196 2.9908 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,931 2.9872 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,137 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,185 2.9851 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,071 2.9935 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,633 2.9861 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,726 2.9844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,825 2.9826 GBP
ADR Sale 2,840 16.2800 USD
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,208 2.9847 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,474 2.9854 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,270 2.9858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 881 2.9833 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 857 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 667 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 645 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 637 2.9883 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 506 3.0010 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 32 2.9890 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 27,730 2.9802 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,405 2.9809 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 30,027 2.9813 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,070 2.9819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,825 2.9826 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,726 2.9844 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,821 2.9855 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,376 2.9856 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,498 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,633 2.9861 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 13,931 2.9872 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,210 2.9887 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 72,343 2.9906 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,900 2.9917 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 19,045 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12 2.9500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 924 2.9838 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,769 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 39,957 2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,650 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 37,639 2.9890 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 77,873 2.9899 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 631 2.9902 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,884 2.9909 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 18,900 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,499 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,344 2.9964 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 12,527 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,667 2.9928 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 3,336 2.9933 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,840 2.9942 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: 13 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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