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RNS Number : 6212O Barclays PLC 26 June 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: 25 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: 36,252,193 2.76% 2,984,500 0.22%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 3,237,937 0.25% 35,719,601 2.72%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 39,490,130 3.01% 38,704,101 2.94%
(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 181,506 3.0644 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 98,822 3.0715 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 49,777 3.0677 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 35,425 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 27,023 3.0605 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 20,287 3.0646 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 14,583 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 14,287 3.0707 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,628 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,513 3.0699 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6,639 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,098 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,032 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,760 3.0643 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,100 3.0665 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,014 3.0681 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,986 3.0689 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,560 3.0728 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,191 3.0719 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,039 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 894 3.0730 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 16 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 6 3.0600 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 269,530 3.0637 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 174,646 3.0659 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 127,970 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 86,939 3.0714 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 58,429 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 54,921 3.0665 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 52,708 3.0689 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 51,824 3.0672 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 39,608 3.0664 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 24,158 3.0698 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 16,552 3.0648 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,830 3.0687 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 13,149 3.0677 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,745 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 8,331 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,219 3.0702 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,983 3.0681 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,160 3.0656 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,896 3.0682 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,512 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,468 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,287 3.0630 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,245 3.0710 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 24 3.0643 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 16 3.0740 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 1,287 3.0630 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 269,530 3.0637 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,315 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 88,759 3.0642 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,025 3.0671 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 38,061 3.0672 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 18,781 3.0679 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 39,211 3.0682 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,442 3.0685 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 52,708 3.0689 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 2,509 3.0696 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,158 3.0698 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 86,939 3.0714 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,023 3.0605 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,039 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 54,575 3.0638 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 43,186 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 14,498 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 49,777 3.0677 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 26 3.0693 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,077 3.0708 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 81,745 3.0716 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,560 3.0728 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 220,438 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 7,311 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 13,830 3.0687 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 16,669 3.0639 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 19,171 3.0642 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 50,000 3.0671 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: 26 Jun 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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