Barclays PLC Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 2347W

Barclays PLC

06 February 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:			05 Feb 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:				15,166,459	1.16%	14,260,770	1.09%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				14,943,189	1.14%	15,153,372	1.16%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				30,109,648	2.30%	29,414,142	2.24%
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	271,549	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	117,734	2.6602  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	61,236	2.6628  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	23,613	2.6680  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,340	2.6620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,980	2.6631  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,360	2.6643  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,695	2.6612  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,088	2.6684  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,243	2.6649  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,156	2.6720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,948	2.6660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,252	2.6520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,197	2.6618  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,037	2.6719  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,020	2.6560  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	131	2.6577  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	955,284	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	194,414	2.6587  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	48,100	2.6599  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	33,323	2.6653  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	28,825	2.6661  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	25,748	2.6651  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	23,300	2.6623  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	18,023	2.6501  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,035	2.6515  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,955	2.6660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,727	2.6630  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,218	2.6713  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,549	2.6494  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,959	2.6607  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,660	2.6705  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,074	2.6720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,422	2.6640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,310	2.6645  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	860	2.6662  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	315	2.6579  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	239	2.6686  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	72	2.6659  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	7	2.6340  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	7,549	2.6494  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	18,006	2.6501  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	17	2.6502  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	16,952	2.6515  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	315	2.6579  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	886,918	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	9,444	2.6612  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	23,300	2.6623  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	13,827	2.6647  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	25,748	2.6651  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	33,323	2.6654  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	16,525	2.6656  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	72	2.6659  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	19,576	2.6669  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	239	2.6686  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,252	2.6520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	99,452	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	8,332	2.6595  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	30,743	2.6597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	32,721	2.6612  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	10,111	2.6615  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	61,236	2.6628  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,948	2.6660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	12,919	2.6685  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:				06 Feb 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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