Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

09 June 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:			06 Jun 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:				43,482,994	3.32%	3,907,784	0.29%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				4,214,119	0.32%	42,766,401	3.26%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				47,697,113	3.64%	46,674,185	3.55%
(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	61,798	3.0374  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	60,814	3.0448  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	48,700	3.0367  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	46,341	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	44,703	3.0309  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,896	3.0335  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,298	3.0395  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,000	3.0320  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,872	3.0267  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,611	3.0339  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,464	3.0368  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	340	3.0240  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	288	3.0400  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	239	3.0290  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	183	3.0260  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	207,853	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	59,847	3.0512  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	50,379	3.0519  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	32,773	3.0472  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	31,033	3.0358  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10,939	3.0377  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,410	3.0424  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,746	3.0522  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,226	3.0439  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,199	3.0325  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,269	3.0369  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,858	3.0322  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,500	3.0221  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,073	3.0380  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	805	3.0320  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	795	3.0349  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	710	3.0329  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	459	3.0420  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	300	3.0240  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	288	3.0400  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	239	3.0290  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	183	3.0260  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	100	3.0280  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	1,500	3.0221  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	871	3.0306  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	805	3.0320  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,152	3.0334  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,623	3.0342  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	31,033	3.0358  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	10,939	3.0377  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,684	3.0403  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,581	3.0410  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	310	3.0420  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,226	3.0439  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	826	3.0518  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	50,379	3.0519  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	220,864	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	340	3.0240  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,872	3.0267  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	44,703	3.0309  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,611	3.0340  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	48,700	3.0367  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,464	3.0368  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,298	3.0395  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,814	3.0448  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	59	3.0500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,377	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,728	3.0522  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	20,181	3.0517  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	34,522	3.0313  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	4,472	3.0519  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 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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