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RNS Number : 2695P Barclays PLC 01 July 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: 30 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: 28,970,316 2.21% 11,785,989 0.89%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 12,021,116 0.92% 28,391,290 2.16%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 40,991,432 3.13% 40,177,279 3.06%
(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 252,972 3.0661 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 142,359 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 19,296 3.0665 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 12,736 3.0636 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 11,549 3.0544 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,287 3.0615 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,609 3.0668 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,483 3.0676 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,792 3.0753 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,066 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,831 3.0645 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,658 3.0685 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,354 3.0735 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,345 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,139 3.0670 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 500 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 264 3.0780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 68 3.0647 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 25 3.0678 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17 3.0695 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 346,097 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 167,814 3.0652 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 111,165 3.0614 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 74,808 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 43,227 3.0623 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 37,049 3.0637 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 33,165 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 25,210 3.0636 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 15,005 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,203 3.0580 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,436 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,477 3.0627 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,208 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,162 3.0633 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,836 3.0671 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,813 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,112 3.0697 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 864 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 638 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 451 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 408 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 264 3.0780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 208 3.0363 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 Long 105,715 3.0613 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,400 3.0621 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 39,027 3.0622 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,450 3.0628 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 7,401 3.0631 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 4,162 3.0633 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,222 3.0634 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 41,868 3.0637 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 74,808 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 42,391 3.0643 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 309 3.0644 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,789 3.0649 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 33,165 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 321,189 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 11,549 3.0544 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 2,066 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 315 3.0642 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,831 3.0645 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,035 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 272,862 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 56,615 3.0668 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 18,194 3.0685 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 82 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,792 3.0753 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,203 3.0579 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 127,790 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,675 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 25,525 3.0662 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: 01 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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