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REG - Barclays PLC Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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RNS Number : 2038P  Barclays PLC  06 December 2024

 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:                                                     05 Dec 2024
 (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:                                                      20,096,398         1.53%            12,501,020     0.95%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                      13,323,865         1.02%            17,139,003     1.31%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                        0                  0.00%            0              0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                  33,420,263         2.55%            29,640,023     2.26%
 (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                              1,021,310                           2.3613  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              283,215                             2.3674  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              226,988                             2.3655  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              191,713                             2.3659  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              181,637                             2.3676  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              170,081                             2.3595  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              167,754                             2.3678  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              166,384                             2.3680  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              143,217                             2.3697  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              122,452                             2.3671  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              108,860                             2.3653  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              76,738                              2.3799  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              75,405                              2.3555  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              44,094                              2.3741  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              42,637                              2.3649  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              39,475                              2.3783  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              38,889                              2.3681  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              36,942                              2.3600  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              33,798                              2.4236  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              29,416                              2.3662  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              24,301                              2.4351  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              22,871                              2.3999  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              21,928                              2.3721  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              19,055                              2.4011  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              18,689                              2.4854  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              17,424                              12.2735  USD
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,760                              2.3990  GBP
 ADR                                                Purchase                              15,680                              12.3441  USD
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,430                              2.3695  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,111                              2.3759  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,001                              2.3993  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              15,000                              2.4540  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              10,146                              2.3663  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              8,360                               2.3899  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              8,216                               2.3628  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              7,717                               2.3762  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              7,235                               2.4062  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              7,027                               2.3780  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              7,000                               2.3807  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              6,832                               2.3800  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              6,623                               2.3719  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              6,528                               2.3710  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              6,440                               2.3854  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              5,799                               2.4820  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              5,720                               2.4214  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              5,584                               2.3731  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              5,200                               2.3944  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,920                               2.4232  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,608                               2.3922  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,505                               2.4415  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,393                               2.3801  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,086                               2.4880  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              4,062                               2.4440  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,991                               2.4320  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,906                               2.3811  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,800                               2.3861  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,336                               2.3540  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,206                               2.3630  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              3,000                               2.3640  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,557                               2.3797  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,339                               2.3725  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,206                               2.4300  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              2,178                               2.3660  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,784                               2.4797  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,551                               2.3808  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,543                               2.3805  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,477                               2.3700  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,401                               2.3720  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,396                               2.3580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,017                               2.3570  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              1,000                               2.3737  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              830                                 2.3740  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              781                                 2.4400  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              725                                 2.3840  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              713                                 2.3747  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Purchase                              452                                 2.3601  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,372,258                           2.3718  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  999,605                             2.3600  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  498,334                             2.3637  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  405,850                             2.3977  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  109,023                             2.3730  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  107,111                             2.3725  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  105,697                             2.3690  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  95,729                              2.3905  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  93,915                              2.3915  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  74,805                              2.3685  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  67,967                              2.3599  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  67,700                              2.3817  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  67,028                              2.3653  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  39,271                              2.3641  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  22,590                              2.3657  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  22,590                              2.3565  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  19,949                              2.3701  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  18,217                              2.3651  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  17,827                              2.3884  GBP
 ADR                                                Sale                                  17,424                              12.2735  USD
 ADR                                                Sale                                  15,680                              12.3441  USD
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  11,547                              2.3717  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  11,161                              2.3606  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  10,463                              2.3750  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  10,387                              2.3702  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  10,000                              2.4342  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  9,389                               2.3800  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  8,598                               2.3680  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  7,991                               2.3796  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  6,582                               2.3675  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  6,560                               2.3671  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  6,424                               2.3780  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  5,799                               2.4820  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  5,209                               2.3732  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  4,393                               2.3803  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  4,086                               2.4880  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  4,062                               2.4440  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  3,991                               2.4320  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  3,002                               2.3810  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  3,000                               2.3640  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  2,982                               2.3573  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  2,786                               2.3614  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  2,178                               2.3660  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,693                               2.3802  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,496                               2.3700  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,473                               2.3706  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,396                               2.3580  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  1,120                               2.4300  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  830                                 2.3740  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  609                                 2.4099  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  603                                 2.3782  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  536                                 2.3520  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  470                                 2.3630  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  455                                 2.3560  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  88                                  2.3812  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 Sale                                  21                                  2.3760  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                    16             2.3460  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    455            2.3560  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    22,590         2.3565  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,982          2.3573  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    2,841          2.3597  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    67,967         2.3599  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    11,161         2.3606  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    39,271         2.3641  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    35,140         2.3649  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    22,590         2.3653  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    22,590         2.3657  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    18,470         2.3688  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    56,475         2.3690  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    32,700         2.3693  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    47             2.3700  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    42,540         2.3704  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    8,688          2.3714  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    98,423         2.3726  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    36,941         2.3730  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    62,921         2.3752  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    15,022         2.3761  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    17,617         2.3777  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    7,991          2.3796  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Short                    88             2.3811  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Opening Long                        93,915         2.3915  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     35,000         2.3933  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     405,850        2.3977  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Long                     609            2.4099  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Decreasing Long                     1,017          2.3570  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Opening Short                       627,208        2.3600  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    452            2.3601  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    248,320        2.3602  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    125,217        2.3611  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,206          2.3630  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    2,481          2.3673  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,000          2.3737  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    12,630         2.3776  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    39,475         2.3783  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    1,543          2.3805  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    7,000          2.3807  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    3,800          2.3861  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    412            2.3898  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    291            2.3962  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 SWAP                                  Increasing Short                    25,000         2.4458  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    3,614          2.3523  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    780,409        2.3600  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    34,882         2.3936  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    8,643          2.3997  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Decreasing Short                    3,807          2.4289  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    33,669         2.3602  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    13,278         2.3614  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    6,372          2.4016  GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary                                 CFD                                   Increasing Short                    4,334          2.4119  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:                                                                      06 Dec 2024
 Contact name:                                                                            Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
 Telephone number:                                                                        020 3134 7213

 

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