Barclays PLC Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

RNS Number : 1267S

Barclays PLC

03 January 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  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:			02 Jan 2025
(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:				7,240,984	0.55%	12,555,795	0.96%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				13,297,026	1.01%	6,970,557	0.53%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				20,538,010	1.57%	19,526,352	1.49%
Class of relevant security:				Convertible Bond 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	519,946	2.5562  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	436,299	2.5568  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	287,826	2.5600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	185,189	2.5581  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	173,372	2.5638  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	125,585	2.5608  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	90,493	2.5530  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	83,790	2.5577  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	79,397	2.5497  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	53,840	2.5485  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	34,054	2.5603  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	33,590	2.5663  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	28,670	2.5641  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	24,837	2.5557  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	24,487	2.5642  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	23,299	2.5593  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	22,212	2.5500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	20,569	2.5602  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,759	2.5612  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,268	2.5591  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	14,706	2.5720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	13,210	2.5580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,688	2.5700  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,515	2.5626  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,595	2.5579  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,224	2.5520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,863	2.5510  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,479	2.5446  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,910	2.5480  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,855	2.5460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,059	2.5616  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,748	2.5462  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,663	2.5540  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,655	2.5660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,974	2.5560  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,464	2.5740  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,277	2.5582  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,248	2.5493  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,096	2.5620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,000	2.5590  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	997	2.5640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	766	2.5670  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	617	2.5635  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	534	2.5695  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	414	2.5639  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	332,014	2.5588  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	304,733	2.5577  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	229,875	2.5545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	140,435	2.5599  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	128,626	2.5642  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	104,211	2.5575  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	97,410	2.5669  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	92,477	2.5600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	91,926	2.5500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	81,067	2.5594  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	76,884	2.5502  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	57,637	2.5506  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	56,474	2.5554  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	43,003	2.5558  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	39,604	2.5647  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	34,453	2.5596  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	23,101	2.5643  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22,912	2.5529  GBP
ADR	Sale	20,000	12.6700  USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,017	2.5566  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	16,900	2.5631  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,634	2.5640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,706	2.5720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,185	2.5563  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10,410	2.5512  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,941	2.5580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,175	2.5491  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,632	2.5700  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,234	2.5474  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,509	2.5509  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,855	2.5460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,580	2.5493  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,663	2.5540  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,655	2.5660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,395	2.5527  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,974	2.5560  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,868	2.5659  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,729	2.5520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,464	2.5740  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,210	2.5481  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,096	2.5620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	770	2.5480  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	173	2.5530  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	46,160	2.5485  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	61,157	2.5497  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	55	2.5499  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	562	2.5517  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	51,032	2.5543  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	173,007	2.5545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	28,954	2.5563  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	104,211	2.5575  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	140,435	2.5599  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	21,131	2.5600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	16,900	2.5631  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,858	2.5633  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	17,243	2.5646  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,868	2.5659  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,815	2.5445  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,332	2.5446  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	332	2.5447  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,748	2.5462  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,910	2.5480  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	21,619	2.5512  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,495	2.5520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	32,223	2.5525  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	58,270	2.5533  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,980	2.5543  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	42,329	2.5556  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,220	2.5580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,049	2.5581  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,277	2.5582  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	204,034	2.5594  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	89,812	2.5596  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	311,517	2.5597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	40,312	2.5598  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	127,102	2.5600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	46,264	2.5621  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	173,372	2.5638  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	997	2.5640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	28,670	2.5641  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	534	2.5695  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,667	2.5506  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	2,016	2.5293  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	17,456	2.5659  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Closing Short	20,000	12.6700  USD
(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:				03 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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