Barclays PLC Form 8.3 - DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 4581Q

Barclays PLC

17 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  relevant securities this form relates:			DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
(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:			16 Dec 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making  disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?			YES:  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:				9,431,606	0.72%	13,102,783	1.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				13,869,099	1.06%	7,414,874	0.57%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				23,300,705	1.78%	20,517,657	1.56%
Class of relevant security:				Restricted Tier 1 Note XS1728036366
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:				200,000	0.06%	0	0.00%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				200,000	0.06%	0	0.00%
(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  security	Purchase/sale	Number of  securities	Price per unit
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	146,371	2.4473  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	99,572	2.4477  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	87,887	2.4460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	62,531	2.4649  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	39,926	2.4643  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	33,748	2.4667  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	33,022	2.4645  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	32,915	2.4545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	19,926	2.4680  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	19,129	2.4677  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	13,689	2.4628  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,288	2.4656  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,432	2.4650  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,562	2.4662  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,100	2.4693  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,992	2.4623  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,692	2.4640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,685	2.4685  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,126	2.4610  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,943	2.4658  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,756	2.4688  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,329	2.4647  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,058	2.4660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,058	2.4657  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	823	2.4609  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	677	2.4580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	587	2.4700  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	286	2.4669  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	241	2.4676  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	62	2.4597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	96,162	2.4614  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	68,422	2.4598  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	44,628	2.4641  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	33,158	2.4703  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	25,692	2.4472  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	19,401	2.4460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,868	2.4650  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,709	2.4591  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,391	2.4459  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,677	2.4538  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,909	2.4636  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,500	2.4800  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,177	2.4666  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,058	2.4660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	855	2.4647  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	696	2.4665  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	672	2.4652  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	143	2.4620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	62	2.4600  GBP
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of  relevant  security	Product  description	Nature of dealing	Number of  reference  securities	Price per  unit
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	26,873	2.4458  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,391	2.4459  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,576	2.4460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	3,677	2.4538  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	829	2.4541  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	11,709	2.4591  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	166	2.4640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	672	2.4652  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	834	2.4661  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	33,158	2.4703  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	180,160	2.4460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	15,797	2.4533  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	38,194	2.4538  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	32,915	2.4545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	823	2.4609  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	280	2.4622  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,113	2.4623  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5,814	2.4628  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	17,945	2.4635  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	20,580	2.4643  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	25,016	2.4645  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	62,531	2.4649  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,956	2.4652  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,943	2.4658  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	224	2.4667  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	18,905	2.4677  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	671	2.4680  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,187	2.4687  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,100	2.4693  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	587	2.4700  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	96,162	2.4614  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	1,752	2.4617  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	60,304	2.4640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	34,600	2.4545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	61,101	2.4673  GBP
(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions  (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class  of  relevant  security	Product  description	Writing,  purchasing,  selling,  varying etc	Number  of  securities  to which  option  relates	Exercise  price  per unit	Type	Expiry  date	Option  money  paid/  received  per unit
(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant  security	Product description	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of  securities	Exercise price per  unit
(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for  new securities)
Class of relevant  security	Nature of Dealings	Details	Price per unit (if  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:				17 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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