Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

27 March 2025, 14:55

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 5598C

Barclays PLC

27 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:			26 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:				35,152,789	2.68%	7,805,708	0.59%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				8,120,396	0.62%	33,998,469	2.59%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,273,185	3.30%	41,804,177	3.18%
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	147,887	2.8362 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	111,120	2.8360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	63,864	2.8411 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	63,634	2.8390 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	34,670	2.8359 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	22,683	2.8400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	22,492	2.8405 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	16,761	2.8402 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,594	2.8435 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,761	2.8337 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,117	2.8412 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,539	2.8369 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,345	2.8398 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,022	2.8430 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	746	2.8332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	444	2.8399 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	381	2.8424 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	40	2.8330 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8	2.8420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	79,741	2.8360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	57,914	2.8379 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	25,751	2.8380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10,594	2.8435 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,935	2.8319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,896	2.8385 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,700	2.8373 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,766	2.8400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,244	2.8376 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,512	2.8340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,236	2.8344 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,074	2.8320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	746	2.8332 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	672	2.8430 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	381	2.8427 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	281	2.8440 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	87	2.8500 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	3,935	2.8319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	780	2.8320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	581	2.8341 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	147	2.8342 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,867	2.8360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,700	2.8373 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,244	2.8376 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	25,751	2.8380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,896	2.8385 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,800	2.8340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	143,281	2.8360 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	4,100	2.8362 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,439	2.8364 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	182	2.8368 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	123,570	2.8390 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,345	2.8398 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,590	2.8400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,761	2.8402 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	22,533	2.8408 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	21,761	2.8410 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	650	2.8412 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	8,279	2.8339 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	13,799	2.8421 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:				27 Mar 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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