Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Barclays PLC
26 March 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

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:

25 Mar 2024

(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?

AGEAS SA/NV

 

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:

Ordinary 10 10/11p

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

15,776,079

1.20%

7,800,260

0.59%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

3,159,572

0.24%

14,591,884

1.11%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

18,935,651

1.44%

22,392,144

1.71%

(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

 

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,039,228

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,679,439

1.8373  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

783,659

1.8130  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

622,180

1.8450  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

472,628

1.8539  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

203,437

1.8105  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

201,212

1.8301  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

200,000

1.8972  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

132,507

1.8776  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

115,068

1.8351  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

93,545

1.8486  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

58,932

1.8460  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

45,470

1.8114  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

33,254

1.8341  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

25,416

1.8408  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

24,083

1.8585  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

20,658

1.8250  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

16,522

1.8491  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

15,866

1.8496  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

15,862

1.8234  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

15,819

1.8257  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

13,862

1.8440  GBP

ADR

Purchase

13,380

9.3794  USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

12,686

1.8595  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

12,474

1.8174  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

11,336

1.8266  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

11,299

1.8164  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

8,596

1.8235  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

7,870

1.8327  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

6,736

1.8000  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,313

1.8344  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,006

1.8267  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,737

1.8332  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,681

1.8570  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,465

1.8700  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,380

1.8275  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,060

1.8438  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,913

1.8170  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,399

1.8590  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,300

1.8605  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,145

1.8475  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,034

1.8140  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,003

1.8300  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,904

1.8615  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,643

1.8040  GBP

ADR

Purchase

1,600

9.4700  USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,466

1.8790  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,223

1.8020  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

746

1.8463  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

735

1.8985  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

386

1.8565  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

328

1.8944  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

282

1.8580  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

220

1.8520  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

136

1.8047  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1

1.8695  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1

1.8980  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,489,817

1.8537  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,108,981

1.8260  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,044,030

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

997,050

1.8534  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

468,193

1.8184  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

223,283

1.8333  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

145,378

1.8258  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

136,829

1.8200  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

130,107

1.8504  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

91,911

1.8228  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

62,776

1.8526  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

58,222

1.8443  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

54,688

1.8325  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

48,855

1.8536  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

38,151

1.8591  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

34,329

1.8539  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

34,106

1.8220  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

24,313

1.8120  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

23,376

1.8533  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

23,300

1.8270  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

23,295

1.8164  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

21,541

1.8554  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

18,877

1.8615  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

18,206

1.8525  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

16,627

1.8203  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

16,618

1.8416  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

16,511

1.8373  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

14,327

1.8722  GBP

ADR

Sale

13,380

9.3794  USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

12,859

1.8664  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

12,661

1.8595  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

11,759

1.8318  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,780

1.8957  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,460

1.8183  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,064

1.8296  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,736

1.8000  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,629

1.8214  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

5,181

1.8593  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,303

1.8985  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,249

1.8255  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,737

1.8332  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,681

1.8570  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,481

1.8566  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,465

1.8700  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,380

1.8275  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,275

1.8217  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,988

1.8732  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,913

1.8170  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,688

1.8201  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,532

1.8017  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,399

1.8590  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,300

1.8605  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,145

1.8475  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,118

1.8518  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,034

1.8140  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,003

1.8300  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,903

1.8686  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,643

1.8040  GBP

ADR

Sale

1,600

9.4700  USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,514

1.8350  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,513

1.8451  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,484

1.8151  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,466

1.8790  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,401

1.8497  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

316

1.8245  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

300

1.8544  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

282

1.8580  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

220

1.8520  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1

1.8695  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1

1.8980  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,498

1.8367  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,628

1.8776  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,269

1.8366  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,239

1.8417  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,236

1.8561  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,282

1.8400  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

28,232

1.8582  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

58,932

1.8460  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

94,757

1.8325  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

157,877

1.8537  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

203,437

1.8105  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

285,756

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,036,889

1.8327  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,466

1.8539  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,600

1.8767  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,817

1.7969  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,487

1.8539  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,207

1.8546  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,127

1.7990  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,300

1.8270  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,500

1.7998  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,500

1.8416  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

26,152

1.8890  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,250

1.8123  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

49,136

1.8373  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

75,930

1.8012  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

132,059

1.8200  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

337,000

1.8198  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

606,469

1.8553  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

929,105

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

60

1.8544  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

399

1.8664  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,401

1.8497  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,514

1.8350  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,107

1.7965  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,118

1.8518  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,481

1.8567  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,067

1.8052  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

6,582

1.8338  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

48,855

1.8536  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

77,616

1.8522  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

146,869

1.8258  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

217,888

1.8573  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

399,948

1.8555  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

635

1.8490  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

1,466

1.8539  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

3,835

1.8495  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,682

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

6,736

1.8000  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

9,405

1.8466  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,686

1.8595  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,231

1.8496  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,414

1.8626  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

91,800

1.8834  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

125,707

1.8241  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

620,667

1.8450  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

1,066,072

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Long

240

1.8544  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Long

1,604

1.8662  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Long

20,486

1.8540  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Short

3,665

1.8776  GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Short

18,665

1.8400  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:

26 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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