Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

17 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:			16 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:				43,499,384	3.32%	3,777,917	0.28%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				4,089,486	0.31%	42,554,385	3.24%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				47,588,870	3.63%	46,332,302	3.52%
(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	90,943	2.9898  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	82,924	2.9880  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	56,881	2.9882  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	54,004	2.9900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	31,470	2.9885  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	28,037	2.9838  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	21,750	2.9853  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	21,454	2.9834  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,745	2.9921  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	16,472	2.9866  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	11,451	2.9856  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	11,137	2.9858  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,633	2.9844  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,593	2.9883  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,938	2.9836  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,198	2.9820  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,158	2.9827  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,441	2.9840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,089	2.9843  GBP
ADR	Purchase	4,000	16.2600  USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,019	2.9828  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,359	2.9862  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,270	2.9825  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,256	2.9824  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,170	2.9930  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,804	2.9846  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,318	2.9913  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	982	2.9899  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	66,272	2.9918  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	50,990	2.9899  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22,299	2.9886  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	18,421	2.9928  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,702	2.9894  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,710	2.9795  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,801	2.9798  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,310	2.9813  GBP
ADR	Sale	4,000	16.2600  USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,732	2.9837  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,350	2.9882  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,298	2.9809  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,099	2.9817  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,918	2.9900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,663	2.9885  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,640	2.9780  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,545	2.9820  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	697	2.9940  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	292	2.9884  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	206	2.9840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9	2.9830  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	1,640	2.9780  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,035	2.9811  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,310	2.9813  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	559	2.9853  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	13,245	2.9898  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	50,990	2.9899  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	40	2.9900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	70,004	2.9913  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,270	2.9825  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,454	2.9834  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,037	2.9838  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,240	2.9840  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,612	2.9845  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,924	2.9850  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,829	2.9855  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,137	2.9858  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,359	2.9862  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	51,428	2.9863  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	55,487	2.9865  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	31,838	2.9874  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,300	2.9880  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	56,605	2.9884  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,600	2.9888  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,432	2.9900  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,138	2.9903  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	34,338	2.9921  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,170	2.9930  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	11,710	2.9795  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	11,520	2.9798  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	4,000	2.9822  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	19,427	2.9881  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	21,592	2.9900  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:				17 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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