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RNS Number : 8363O Barclays PLC 27 June 2025
FORM 8.3
Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 4191O published at 14:33 on
25/06/2025, changes made to section 2a.
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: 23 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: 36,023,543 2.74% 17,452,051 1.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 2,828,554 0.22% 35,148,011 2.68%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 38,852,097 2.96% 52,600,062 4.01%
(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 1,116,915 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 346,806 3.0668 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 85,482 3.0639 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 34,533 3.0644 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 18,674 3.0672 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 16,838 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,393 3.0628 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9,917 3.0692 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,851 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,691 3.0671 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,066 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,875 3.0642 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,411 3.0686 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,331 3.0645 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,173 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,451 3.0638 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,187 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 883 3.0678 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 667 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 332 3.0600 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,147,287 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 79,146 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 52,614 3.0629 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 29,737 3.0655 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,299 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,293 3.0668 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,552 3.0665 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,554 3.0581 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,977 3.0638 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,128 3.0715 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,973 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,910 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,895 3.0769 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,500 3.0659 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,850 3.0673 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,835 3.0651 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,124 3.0614 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 623 3.0630 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 121 3.0690 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 68 3.0722 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 5,554 3.0581 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 653,002 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 79,146 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,910 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,880 3.0656 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 522 3.0658 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,557 3.0659 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,552 3.0665 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 14,681 3.0668 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,850 3.0673 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 121 3.0690 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,128 3.0715 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 68 3.0722 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,895 3.0769 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,308 3.0617 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 582,011 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 85,482 3.0639 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,875 3.0642 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 13,843 3.0672 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,427 3.0688 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,199 3.0691 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,490 3.0695 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 454 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,344 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,765 3.0647 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 13,094 3.0639 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 25,425 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,014 3.0651 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 15,274 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 739 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: 27 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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