Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

09 April 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:			08 Apr 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:				35,429,183	2.70%	8,192,756	0.62%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				8,457,375	0.64%	34,439,064	2.63%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,886,558	3.35%	42,631,820	3.25%
(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	745,640	2.6452  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	552,303	2.6553  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	422,188	2.6620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	221,225	2.6567  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	209,231	2.6524  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	144,810	2.6318  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	103,003	2.6612  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	98,633	2.6481  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	65,825	2.6480  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	58,032	2.6595  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	57,444	2.6529  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	50,434	2.6597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	49,921	2.6692  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	26,085	2.6701  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	23,925	2.6468  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	18,010	2.6412  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	15,391	2.6522  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	13,577	2.6584  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	11,581	2.6360  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	11,094	2.6554  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,113	2.6640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,646	2.6380  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,186	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,051	2.6420  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,918	2.6260  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,810	2.6440  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,607	2.6600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,102	2.6300  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	606	2.6240  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	471	2.6500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	949,414	2.6472  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	213,147	2.6524  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	194,859	2.6532  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	63,744	2.6620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	28,619	2.6606  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	28,336	2.6553  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	24,487	2.6610  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	21,128	2.6379  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	19,691	2.6482  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,445	2.6595  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,470	2.6660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,668	2.6339  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,113	2.6640  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,885	2.6354  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,317	2.6316  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,157	2.6393  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,140	2.6400  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,873	2.6440  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,646	2.6380  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,611	2.6453  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,186	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,123	2.6496  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,051	2.6420  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,918	2.6260  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,797	2.6592  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,672	2.6550  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,607	2.6600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,102	2.6300  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	606	2.6240  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	471	2.6500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	213	2.6180  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	161	2.6618  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22	2.6779  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	Decreasing Short	229,870	2.5660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,600	2.6288  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,317	2.6316  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,668	2.6339  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	21,128	2.6379  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	191	2.6460  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,123	2.6496  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,916	2.6524  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	150,857	2.6540  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,336	2.6552  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,334	2.6580  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,501	2.6597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	161	2.6617  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,581	2.6618  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,470	2.6660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24,019	2.6668  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	22	2.6779  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	229,870	2.5660  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	144,810	2.6318  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,387	2.6536  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	57,240	2.6552  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	552,303	2.6553  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,381	2.6554  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	221,225	2.6567  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,415	2.6577  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	46,941	2.6588  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,434	2.6597  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,146	2.6610  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,651	2.6613  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	386,091	2.6620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	85,887	2.6621  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35,593	2.6686  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,084	2.6701  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,328	2.6706  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	18,021	2.6329  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	10,593	2.6544  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	7,945	2.6676  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:				09 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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