Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Barclays PLC

20 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:			19 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:				35,171,351	2.68%	3,268,653	2.68%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				3,566,321	0.27%	34,646,718	2.64%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				38,737,672	2.95%	37,915,371	5.32%
(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	85,975	3.0521  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	75,497	3.0605  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	64,023	3.0467  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	35,936	3.0440  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	33,606	3.0519  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	30,690	3.0596  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	19,181	3.0586  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,803	3.0567  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,961	3.0545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,496	3.0530  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,408	3.0600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,377	3.0620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,894	3.0546  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,783	3.0601  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,310	3.0480  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,143	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,081	3.0500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	917	3.0610  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	819	3.0630  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	758	3.0604  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	88,081	3.0439  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	44,599	3.0569  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	35,771	3.0471  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	32,900	3.0619  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	29,777	3.0582  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22,472	3.0577  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,053	3.0584  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,723	3.0625  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,257	3.0517  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,929	3.0440  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,083	3.0548  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,840	3.0620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,119	3.0506  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,497	3.0437  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,279	3.0624  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,377	3.0560  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,816	3.0600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,732	3.0618  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	989	3.0500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	957	3.0519  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	889	3.0593  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	52	3.0601  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	4,497	3.0437  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	88,081	3.0439  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,763	3.0517  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,451	3.0519  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	103	3.0537  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,150	3.0540  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	29,777	3.0582  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,053	3.0584  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,644	3.0588  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,686	3.0602  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	996	3.0620  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,204	3.0440  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,811	3.0493  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,081	3.0500  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,143	3.0520  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	85,975	3.0521  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,961	3.0545  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,690	3.0596  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,234	3.0600  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,000	3.0637  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	36,973	3.0557  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	22,300	3.0442  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	44,899	3.0540  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	3,417	3.0562  GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	819	3.0622  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:				20 Jun 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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