Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

10 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:			09 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:				43,469,116	3.31%	3,935,684	0.30%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				4,247,327	0.32%	42,756,962	3.26%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				47,716,443	3.64%	46,692,646	3.56%
(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	102,436	3.0299  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	50,264	3.0113  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	42,169	3.0174  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	42,053	3.0228  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	38,600	3.0235  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	13,927	3.0183  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,335	3.0314  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,509	3.0287  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,493	3.0202  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,058	3.0100  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,078	3.0320  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	508	2.9720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	500	3.0370  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	378	3.0120  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	280	3.0280  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	278	3.0200  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	121	3.0170  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	71	3.0318  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	65	3.0300  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	38	3.0226  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	71,082	3.0099  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	60,498	3.0310  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	51,947	3.0229  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	33,263	3.0122  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22,579	3.0107  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	19,129	3.0112  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	16,989	3.0098  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,521	3.0309  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,667	3.0266  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,905	3.0300  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,833	3.0100  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,261	3.0221  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,749	3.0218  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,327	3.0220  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,160	3.0259  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,357	3.0277  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,765	3.0199  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,124	3.0306  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,139	3.0154  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,050	3.0219  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	668	3.0200  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	384	3.0124  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	378	3.0120  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	339	3.0172  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	323	3.0299  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	280	3.0283  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	121	3.0173  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	95	3.0260  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6	3.0320  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	18,859	3.0098  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	71,082	3.0099  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,209	3.0100  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	16,182	3.0111  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,947	3.0117  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,139	3.0154  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,599	3.0175  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,118	3.0186  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,749	3.0218  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,261	3.0221  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,692	3.0239  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	498	3.0259  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,667	3.0266  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,070	2.9720  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,783	3.0100  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,000	3.0102  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,765	3.0110  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	42,169	3.0174  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38	3.0225  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,600	3.0235  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,509	3.0287  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,335	3.0314  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	970	3.0320  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	500	3.0370  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,825	3.0158  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	692	2.9722  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	4,749	3.0310  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:				10 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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