Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

03 December 2024, 15:15

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 6558O

Barclays PLC

03 December 2024

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				DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
	relevant securities this form relates:
(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:				02 Dec 2024
(f)	In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making				YES:
	disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?				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:			20,944,832	1.60%	11,068,890	0.84%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			11,714,179	0.89%	17,907,771	1.37%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%

	TOTAL:			32,659,011	2.49%	28,976,661	2.21%
(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a)	Purchases and sales
Class of relevant		Purchase/sale		Number of		Price per unit
security				securities
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		860,098		2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		249,544		2.3202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		66,171		2.3162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		59,740		2.3236 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		56,837		2.3195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		48,850		2.3150 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		45,409		2.3144 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		27,941		2.3156 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		26,382		2.3161 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		19,644		2.3590 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		19,148		2.3275 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		17,822		2.3392 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		12,118		2.3461 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		8,511		2.3212 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		7,932		2.3132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		6,779		2.3131 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		6,379		2.3571 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		6,356		2.3153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		6,045		2.3594 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		5,520		2.3488 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,990		2.3148 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,895		2.3593 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,550		2.3124 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,336		2.3543 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,293		2.3123 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		4,228		2.3400 GBP
ADR		Purchase		4,000		11.6600 USD
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		3,944		2.3545 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		3,610		2.3170 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		3,150		2.3056 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		3,053		2.3332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		2,525		2.3395 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,917		2.3060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,909		2.3281 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,814		2.3420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,483		2.3117 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,455		2.3065 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,250		2.3121 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1,145		2.3600 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		860		2.3500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		847		2.3519 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		575		2.3071 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		200		2.3180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		159		2.3000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		123		2.3140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		92		2.3120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		61		2.3398 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		7		2.3520 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		6		2.3040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Purchase		1		2.3070 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		383,909		2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		227,594		2.3235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		223,419		2.3193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		191,696		2.3154 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		71,408		2.3551 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		59,566		2.3168 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		58,615		2.3188 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		53,805		2.3182 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		49,731		2.3523 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		38,800		2.3150 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		37,062		2.3266 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		32,753		2.3199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		26,828		2.3220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		25,303		2.3223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		11,910		2.3280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		9,182		2.3132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		8,913		2.3103 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		8,653		2.3294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		8,139		2.3144 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		7,235		2.3252 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		5,682		2.3126 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		5,286		2.3400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		4,145		2.3256 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		4,065		2.3363 GBP
ADR		Sale		4,000		11.6600 USD
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		2,938		2.3120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		2,279		2.3296 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		1,521		2.3180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		1,519		2.3239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		1,456		2.3365 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		1,089		2.3166 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		860		2.3500 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		612		2.3539 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		600		2.3412 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		529		2.3186 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		386		2.3519 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		168		2.3160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		163		2.3121 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		123		2.3140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		93		2.3165 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		68		2.3170 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		65		2.3174 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		7		2.3520 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		6		2.3040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		Sale		1		2.3070 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,389	2.3126 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		35,000	2.3132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		69,239	2.3149 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		50,528	2.3154 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		93	2.3165 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59,566	2.3168 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,854	2.3171 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		88,875	2.3172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	2.3173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		45,761	2.3192 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		32,753	2.3199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12,385	2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		48,540	2.3202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		26,625	2.3234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,519	2.3239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,800	2.3314 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		386	2.3519 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		49,731	2.3523 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		612	2.3539 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		159	2.3000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,856	2.3062 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,656	2.3110 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,250	2.3121 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		27,472	2.3124 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		7,932	2.3132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		521	2.3147 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		89,041	2.3161 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		23,342	2.3164 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,512	2.3181 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,400	2.3195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,411	2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		33,072	2.3209 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		8,511	2.3212 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34,966	2.3257 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		16,126	2.3392 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,954	2.3545 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		900	2.3137 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		40,982	2.3281 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		313	2.3398 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,200	2.3412 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		4,475	2.3480 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		4,000	2.3101 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		745,174	2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		8,023	2.3213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		600	2.3412 GBP

(c)	Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i)	Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
of	description	purchasing,	of	price		date	money
relevant		selling,	securities	per unit			paid/
security		varying etc	to which				received
			option				per unit
			relates


(ii)	Exercising
Class of relevant		Product description		Exercising/ exercised against		Number of	Exercise price per
security						securities	unit


(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant		Nature of Dealings		Details		Price per unit (if
security						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 exempt principal trader 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:				03 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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