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RNS Number : 8830G Barclays PLC 30 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: 29 Apr 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: 39,535,608 3.01% 6,131,687 0.46%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 6,396,549 0.49% 38,612,101 2.94%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
45,932,157 3.50% 44,743,788 3.40%
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 77,738 2.8239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 69,073 2.8380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 39,855 2.8194 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 30,777 2.8196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 23,297 2.8210 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 23,204 2.8333 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 19,134 2.8371 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 14,843 2.8343 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,933 2.8160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,191 2.8154 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 9,207 2.8170 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,889 2.8191 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 7,523 2.8190 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,845 2.8199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,261 2.8269 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,998 2.8242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,788 2.8217 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,947 2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,037 2.8218 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,939 2.8300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,666 2.8166 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,070 2.8112 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,779 2.8169 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,773 2.8183 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,766 2.8206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,637 2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,617 2.8258 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,316 2.8060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,294 2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,237 2.8140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,187 2.8193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,155 2.8162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,141 2.8120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,007 2.8100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 784 2.8260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 211 2.8080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 147 2.8356 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6 2.8238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1 2.8230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1 2.8280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 135,368 2.8099 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 88,322 2.8295 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 86,113 2.8238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 54,124 2.8113 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 45,051 2.8114 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 30,072 2.8122 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,198 2.8380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,729 2.8156 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,587 2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,200 2.8118 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,159 2.8158 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,142 2.8211 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,395 2.8132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,939 2.8300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,782 2.8193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,294 2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,237 2.8140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,141 2.8120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 886 2.8131 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 784 2.8260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 516 2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 404 2.8100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 271 2.8213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 211 2.8080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 2.8230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1 2.8280 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 1,413 2.8080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 135,368 2.8099 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 9,508 2.8112 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 54,124 2.8113 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 45,051 2.8114 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,200 2.8118 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 20,414 2.8131 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,729 2.8156 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,782 2.8193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 5,142 2.8211 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86,113 2.8238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 30,777 2.8196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,845 2.8199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,788 2.8217 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 150 2.8240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,998 2.8242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,679 2.8243 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,669 2.8249 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,569 2.8327 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 8,168 2.8378 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 34,545 2.8380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 27,776 2.8377 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 21,947 2.8162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 64,908 2.8186 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,949 2.8221 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,939 2.8300 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: 30 Apr 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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