Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

28 March 2025, 15:08

Source - LSE Regulatory

RNS Number : 7589C

Barclays PLC

28 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:			27 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:				35,155,855	2.68%	7,647,719	0.58%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				7,942,320	0.61%	34,061,384	2.60%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				43,098,175	3.29%	41,709,103	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	236,746	2.8190 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	139,810	2.8191 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	117,964	2.8196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	103,119	2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	18,488	2.8158 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,750	2.8208 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	15,073	2.8215 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	11,779	2.8160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,869	2.8197 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,856	2.8198 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,285	2.8151 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,750	2.8213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,537	2.8220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,738	2.8224 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,595	2.8176 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,439	2.8120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,080	2.8099 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,912	2.8226 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,532	2.8240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	576	2.8227 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	535	2.8140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	340	2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	50	2.8040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	179,811	2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	87,233	2.8202 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	61,031	2.8188 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	40,000	2.8175 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	26,332	2.8167 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	24,956	2.8176 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	20,227	2.8190 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	18,629	2.8171 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,300	2.8114 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,756	2.8173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,993	2.8119 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,659	2.8183 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,807	2.8134 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,706	2.8184 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,149	2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,992	2.8177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,583	2.8192 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,222	2.8229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,611	2.8135 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,388	2.8122 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,453	2.8128 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	885	2.8158 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	809	2.8172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	382	2.8120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	264	2.8239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	172	2.8140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	169	2.8230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	157	2.8201 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	50	2.8040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	42	2.8159 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	11,900	2.8103 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	9,993	2.8119 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,388	2.8122 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,807	2.8134 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,611	2.8135 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,400	2.8138 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,629	2.8171 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,270	2.8173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	2,857	2.8185 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,772	2.8195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,351	2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	245	2.8228 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,283	2.8229 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15	2.8480 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,195	2.8157 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	18,488	2.8158 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,974	2.8160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	900	2.8173 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	300	2.8180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,449	2.8182 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	12,005	2.8185 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,938	2.8193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	49,184	2.8196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	163,452	2.8200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,750	2.8208 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	15,850	2.8217 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,232	2.8236 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,532	2.8240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	3,903	2.8110 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	11,166	2.8150 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:				28 Mar 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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