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RNS Number : 8300J Barclays PLC 22 May 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: 21 May 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making YES:
AVIVA PLC
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
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: 40,575,848 3.09% 4,445,548 0.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 4,889,588 0.37% 39,845,227 3.04%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell:
45,465,436 3.47% 44,290,775 3.37%
TOTAL:
(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 Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security
securities
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 221,742 2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 98,271 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 70,379 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 55,583 2.9769 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 53,012 2.9859 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 46,782 2.9836 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 40,955 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 30,334 2.9856 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 27,889 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 17,284 2.9892 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 10,596 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 8,715 2.9819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,853 2.9791 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 5,266 2.9808 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 4,085 2.9850 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,800 2.9788 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,350 2.9814 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 3,024 2.9821 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,676 2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 2,271 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,957 2.9890 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,911 2.9828 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,602 2.9800 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 1,115 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 581 2.9877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 562 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 135 2.9830 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Purchase 47 2.9875 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 68,545 2.9917 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 57,861 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 43,784 2.9847 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 41,372 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 39,187 2.9894 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 33,465 2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 24,956 2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 17,383 2.9876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,315 2.9837 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 12,060 2.9849 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 11,534 2.9861 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 7,313 2.9893 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 6,788 2.9886 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,912 2.9877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 5,318 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,574 2.9796 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 4,085 2.9853 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,350 2.9817 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,225 2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 3,024 2.9824 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,732 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 2,012 2.9867 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,602 2.9800 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,175 2.9780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,164 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 1,115 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 803 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 495 2.9871 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 135 2.9830 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary Sale 100 2.9922 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product description Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant
reference
unit
security
securities
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 602 2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 12,216 2.9848 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,442 2.9858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 495 2.9871 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 24,956 2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,383 2.9876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,187 2.9883 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 3,759 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,094 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 11,280 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,800 2.9788 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 46,782 2.9836 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 27,889 2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,318 2.9891 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 17,284 2.9892 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 221,742 2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,739 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,725 2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 5,858 2.9839 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 6,030 2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 45,588 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 6,724 2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 38,657 2.9845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 12,862 2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 23,921 2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 14,199 2.9920 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 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: 22 May 2025
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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