Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

21 March 2025, 13:58

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 7220B

Barclays PLC

21 March 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:			20 Mar 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:				34,851,636	2.66%	9,171,354	0.69%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				9,518,829	0.73%	33,856,041	2.58%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				44,370,465	3.38%	43,027,395	3.28%
Class of relevant security:				Restricted Tier 1 Note 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	980,657	2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	254,866	2.8221 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	172,397	2.8235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	143,783	2.8237 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	31,392	2.8166 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	26,214	2.8219 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	15,027	2.8234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	14,547	2.8195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,877	2.8274 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,965	2.8289 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,721	2.8240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,948	2.8238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,636	2.8160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,746	2.8202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,040	2.8222 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,451	2.8360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,055	2.8201 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	921	2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	877	2.8300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	769	2.8229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	35	2.8177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	252,392	2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	143,324	2.8223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	56,945	2.8219 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	50,105	2.8238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	47,310	2.8206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	41,939	2.8199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	35,417	2.8201 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	30,117	2.8276 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	23,482	2.8218 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	16,620	2.8222 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,940	2.8245 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	15,122	2.8254 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	13,580	2.8175 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,600	2.8177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,663	2.8260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,240	2.8236 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,827	2.8235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,247	2.8253 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,686	2.8319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,634	2.8208 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,628	2.8185 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,545	2.8160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,336	2.8247 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,574	2.8162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,118	2.8202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	877	2.8300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	777	2.8179 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	574	2.8168 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	509	2.8240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	401	2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	292	2.8180 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	10,178	2.8159 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,500	2.8177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,100	2.8178 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	777	2.8179 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	41,939	2.8199 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,417	2.8201 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,118	2.8202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,112	2.8205 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24,174	2.8208 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,225	2.8215 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	46,988	2.8216 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24,474	2.8218 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	57,007	2.8219 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	240,172	2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,022	2.8222 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	54,595	2.8228 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,686	2.8319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	27	2.8480 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	32,236	2.8167 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	35	2.8168 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	14,547	2.8195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	13,657	2.8198 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	51,915	2.8208 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	206,699	2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,196	2.8222 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,048	2.8223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	38,247	2.8225 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	147,222	2.8235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	135	2.8241 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,547	2.8248 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,877	2.8274 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,896	2.8278 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,965	2.8289 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	11,526	2.8327 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	50,088	2.8221 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	773	2.8261 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:				21 Mar 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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