REG - Barclays PLC Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
02/07/2025 15:15
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RNS Number : 4697P Barclays PLC 02 July 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: 01 Jul 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: 36,239,677 2.76% 3,375,589 0.25%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 3,560,291 0.27% 34,705,218 2.65%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 39,799,968 3.03% 38,080,807 2.90%
(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 30,568,397 3.0500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,149,329 3.0504 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,859,974 3.0501 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,858,258 3.0503 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,093,725 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 97,000 3.0502 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 42,134 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 39,281 3.0627 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 33,970 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 29,435 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 25,519 3.0638 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 24,286 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 24,252 3.0645 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 19,698 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 18,186 3.0664 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,640 3.0649 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 15,012 3.0692 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 13,229 3.0646 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,101 3.0634 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,435 3.0670 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,134 3.0603 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,340 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,570 3.0629 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,694 3.0655 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,410 3.0630 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,205 3.0624 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,000 3.0710 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,905 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,249 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,038 3.0600 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 67 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,786,664 3.0500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,978,377 3.0503 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,092,793 3.0501 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 75,402 3.0639 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 70,354 3.0648 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 66,726 3.0663 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 65,000 3.0717 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 47,798 3.0497 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 26,517 3.0632 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 23,395 3.0670 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 10,125 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,086 3.0641 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,299 3.0721 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,858 3.0693 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,832 3.0616 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,575 3.0689 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,323 3.0674 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,274 3.0625 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,781 3.0664 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,578 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,331 3.0630 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,299 3.0628 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,249 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,157 3.0640 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,143 3.0600 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,062 3.0631 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 939 3.0679 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 939 3.0700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 492 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 300 3.0720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 42 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2 3.0710 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 Increasing Long 47,798 3.0497 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 780,125 3.0500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 39,255 3.0610 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 5,826 3.0620 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 26,517 3.0632 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,578 3.0657 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 66,726 3.0663 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 36,314 3.0671 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 386 3.0680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 9,461 3.0689 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 65,000 3.0717 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 1,765 3.0726 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 492 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 6,044,700 3.0500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 6,304,037 3.0502 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 250,000 3.0508 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 12,300 3.0601 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,134 3.0603 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,570 3.0629 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,053,572 3.0650 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,411 3.0653 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 29,435 3.0654 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 25,323 3.0656 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,928 3.0660 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,435 3.0670 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 10,142 3.0672 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 24,285 3.0740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 25,525 3.0638 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 2,040,410 3.0502 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 20,974 3.0628 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,865 3.0641 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: 02 Jul 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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