Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc – Company Announcement

Barclays PLC, Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Jan 27 2025 17:30 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 8527U

Barclays PLC

27 January 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:			23 Jan 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:				13,403,155	1.02%	11,833,823	0.90%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				12,515,168	0.95%	13,275,358	1.01%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				25,918,323	1.98%	25,109,181	1.91%
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	240,773	2.6696 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	210,584	2.6700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	110,226	2.6755 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	48,125	2.6753 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	47,800	2.6782 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	20,433	2.6748 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	14,800	2.6737 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	12,583	2.6720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,954	2.6712 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,096	2.6728 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,009	2.6739 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,553	2.6758 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,307	2.6735 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,690	2.6740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,480	2.6747 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,725	2.6733 GBP
ADR	Purchase	400	13.1500 USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7	2.6760 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	343,199	2.6738 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	182,622	2.6736 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	146,079	2.6728 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	134,266	2.6700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	68,363	2.6731 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	64,424	2.6715 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,578	2.6729 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,512	2.6702 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,447	2.6743 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,323	2.6741 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,974	2.6750 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,472	2.6722 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,326	2.6690 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,857	2.6732 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,789	2.6707 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,448	2.6719 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	900	2.6720 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	546	2.6740 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	435	2.6760 GBP
ADR	Sale	400	13.1500 USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	329	2.6730 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 Short	33,489	2.6726 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	6,116	2.6580 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	41,900	2.6705 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	95,173	2.6724 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	77,507	2.6725 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	26,500	2.6729 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	35,488	2.6734 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	79,653	2.6736 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	338,782	2.6738 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	8,323	2.6741 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	73,103	2.6743 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	227,976	2.6700 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	10,096	2.6728 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	1,725	2.6733 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	35,154	2.6747 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	16,437	2.6748 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	83,625	2.6758 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	95,925	2.6768 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	337	2.6780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	400	2.6701 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	33,687	2.6738 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 Jan 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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