Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

28 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:			25 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:				38,963,598	2.97%	5,850,059	0.44%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,122,401	0.47%	38,071,300	2.90%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,085,999	3.44%	43,921,359	3.34%
(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	361,507	2.7844  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	234,353	2.7833  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	76,521	2.7888  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	49,243	2.7960  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	42,129	2.7879  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	38,493	2.7845  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	36,347	2.7829  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	23,260	2.7950  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	21,381	2.7891  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	19,973	2.7859  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,308	2.7860  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,700	2.7852  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,115	2.7865  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,699	2.7837  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,679	2.7820  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,283	2.7864  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,970	2.7830  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,908	2.7868  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,816	2.7900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,758	2.7873  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,340	2.7871  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,298	2.7842  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,222	2.7890  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,702	2.7850  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,529	2.7832  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,139	2.7880  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,012	2.7800  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	987	2.7920  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	828	2.7848  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	642	2.7840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3	2.8000  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	222,286	2.7945  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	175,419	2.7857  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	48,069	2.7845  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	34,491	2.7960  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,934	2.7842  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,072	2.7885  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10,106	2.7943  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,408	2.7871  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,259	2.7840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,804	2.7820  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,081	2.7850  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,533	2.7839  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,329	2.7866  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,114	2.7860  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,548	2.7825  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,237	2.7855  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,929	2.7900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,529	2.7834  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,223	2.7838  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,211	2.7780  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,139	2.7880  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	512	2.7740  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	100	2.7819  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,533	2.7839  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	497	2.7842  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	48,069	2.7845  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,843	2.7852  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,237	2.7855  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	170,576	2.7857  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,559	2.7885  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	109,167	2.7960  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	313	2.7760  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,474	2.7828  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	234,353	2.7833  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	330	2.7840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	361,507	2.7844  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,493	2.7845  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,707	2.7855  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	346	2.7860  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,110	2.7865  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	26,754	2.7877  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,375	2.7883  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,393	2.7888  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	422	2.7960  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	24,371	2.7961  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	11,437	2.7855  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	41,181	2.7945  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1,276	2.7860  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	20,702	2.7862  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	3,005	2.7865  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	20,629	2.7866  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	8,622	2.7868  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	1	2.8000  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:				28 Apr 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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