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RNS Number : 3347F Barclays PLC 16 April 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: 15 Apr 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: 36,509,190 2.78% 6,626,662 0.50%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 6,877,461 0.52% 35,649,169 2.72%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 43,386,651 3.31% 42,275,831 3.22%
(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 136,341 2.7317 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 91,052 2.7346 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 63,520 2.7318 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 56,522 2.7316 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 53,212 2.7420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 30,327 2.7320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 27,071 2.7352 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 26,737 2.7288 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17,056 2.7340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,194 2.7326 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,589 2.7364 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,809 2.7300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,682 2.7355 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,098 2.7336 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,989 2.7223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,639 2.7304 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,281 2.7286 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,005 2.7372 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 851 2.7280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 615 2.7279 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 43,108 2.7399 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 40,316 2.7395 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 25,588 2.7348 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,079 2.7418 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,708 2.7324 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,620 2.7420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,460 2.7327 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,239 2.7332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,139 2.7199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,614 2.7300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,069 2.7320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,849 2.7344 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 567 2.7240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 544 2.7281 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 377 2.7340 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 5,139 2.7199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 567 2.7240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,964 2.7300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 7,708 2.7324 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,849 2.7344 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,189 2.7420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,420 2.7300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,639 2.7304 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 44,223 2.7309 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 56,522 2.7316 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 136,341 2.7317 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 63,520 2.7318 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,098 2.7336 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,056 2.7340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,223 2.7360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,589 2.7364 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,889 2.7419 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,557 2.7420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,580 2.7421 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 29,106 2.7309 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,243 2.7336 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: 16 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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