Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 6375R
Barclays PLC
30 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

 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:

27 Dec 2024

(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:

8,250,950

0.63%

13,827,331

1.05%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

14,574,671

1.11%

7,569,802

0.58%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

22,825,621

1.74%

21,397,133

1.63%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond XS1728036366


Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

200,000

0.06%

0

0.00%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

200,000

0.06%

0

0.00%

(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

278,433

2.5387  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

120,151

2.5318  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

119,429

2.5359  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

112,758

2.5326  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

88,991

2.5390  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

63,698

2.5334  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

48,308

2.5307  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

45,079

2.5420  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

43,183

2.5367  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

30,767

2.5323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

29,095

2.5325  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

25,654

2.5349  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,938

2.5342  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

19,336

2.5339  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

16,004

2.5320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

16,002

2.5316  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,700

2.5381  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,508

2.5384  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

7,488

2.5400  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,477

2.5333  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,224

2.5344  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,140

2.5357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,085

2.5362  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,032

2.5366  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,024

2.5361  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,642

2.5340  GBP

ADR

Purchase

2,280

12.6664  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,384

2.5430  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,213

2.5393  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

2.5380  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

626

2.5360  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

624

2.5280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5

2.5412  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

941,628

2.5344  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

157,671

2.5318  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

138,167

2.5419  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

115,498

2.5326  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

110,711

2.5420  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

104,200

2.5337  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

99,492

2.5377  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

95,804

2.5323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

88,571

2.5316  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

66,096

2.5343  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

65,804

2.5315  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

47,745

2.5299  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

44,423

2.5296  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

27,987

2.5352  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,382

2.5317  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,369

2.5325  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,398

2.5334  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,048

2.5332  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

8,325

2.5331  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

8,095

2.5353  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

5,215

2.5355  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,816

2.5340  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,766

2.5360  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,658

2.5280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,893

2.5320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,103

2.5302  GBP

ADR

Sale

2,280

12.6664  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,125

2.5399  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

519

2.5240  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

401

2.5379  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

327

2.5357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

162

2.5359  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

78

2.5220  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

7

2.5040  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1

2.5380  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

Increasing Long

4,306

2.5280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,103

2.5302  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,403

2.5309  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

88,571

2.5316  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

74,017

2.5317  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

157,671

2.5318  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,247

2.5322  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

43,100

2.5335  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

61,100

2.5339  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,103

2.5340  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,787

2.5342  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

93,718

2.5356  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

327

2.5357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

162

2.5359  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,295

2.5361  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,854

2.5379  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,125

2.5399  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

138,167

2.5419  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

64,005

2.5420  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7

2.5040  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,086

2.5270  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

272

2.5280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,442

2.5304  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

321

2.5305  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

48,308

2.5307  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,002

2.5316  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

108,144

2.5323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,082

2.5325  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,025

2.5330  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

148,391

2.5331  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

53,960

2.5332  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

4,477

2.5333  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,377

2.5334  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

83,164

2.5354  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

119,429

2.5359  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,731

2.5361  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14,700

2.5381  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

88,586

2.5390  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,488

2.5400  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,063

2.5406  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,098

2.5420  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

38,229

2.5269  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

84,117

2.5297  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,625

2.5306  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

798

2.5330  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,482

2.5331  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

785,888

2.5340  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,524

2.5367  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

40

2.5395  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,553

2.5162  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

792

2.5241  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,762

2.5367  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:

30 Dec 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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