
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 |
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(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC | |||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 19 Feb 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||||
2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
Class of relevant security: | 10 10/11p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 17,764,913 | 1.35% | 12,256,330 | 0.93% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 12,985,076 | 0.99% | 17,476,933 | 1.33% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 30,749,989 | 2.34% | 29,733,263 | 2.27% | |||
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% | |||
| 200,000 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and | ||||||
Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Purchase and sales | ||||||
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,000,000 | 2.6588 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 250,000 | 2.6343 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 170,200 | 2.6340 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 81,684 | 2.6503 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 43,691 | 2.6377 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 35,540 | 2.6415 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 33,937 | 2.6511 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 31,018 | 2.6393 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 19,218 | 2.6485 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 14,664 | 2.6438 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 12,575 | 2.6360 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 9,288 | 2.6366 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 9,155 | 2.6453 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 8,003 | 2.6384 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7,019 | 2.6527 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,794 | 2.6416 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,374 | 2.6368 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,998 | 2.6560 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,832 | 2.6574 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,029 | 2.6379 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,805 | 2.6405 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,561 | 2.6497 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,487 | 2.6390 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,069 | 2.6396 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,034 | 2.6380 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,362 | 2.6319 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,052 | 2.6520 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,052 | 2.6440 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,872 | 2.6577 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,792 | 2.6365 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,692 | 2.6589 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,367 | 2.6350 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 653 | 2.6445 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 591 | 2.6399 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 508 | 2.6400 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 71 | 2.6420 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 250,000 | 2.6316 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 193,410 | 2.6380 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 132,247 | 2.6388 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 113,712 | 2.6455 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 108,847 | 2.6347 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 100,992 | 2.6382 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 82,168 | 2.6340 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 53,524 | 2.6375 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 53,315 | 2.6384 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 45,027 | 2.6499 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 38,766 | 2.6406 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 17,770 | 2.6415 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 13,006 | 2.6467 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 11,961 | 2.6355 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 11,621 | 2.6394 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,358 | 2.6448 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,327 | 2.6402 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7,334 | 2.6397 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 5,449 | 2.6580 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 3,470 | 2.6470 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 2,679 | 2.6454 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 2,390 | 2.6500 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,986 | 2.6560 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,219 | 2.6360 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,026 | 2.6440 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 537 | 2.6494 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 495 | 2.6602 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 254 | 2.6400 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 209 | 2.6338 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 71 | 2.6420 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 2.6386 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7 | 2.6379 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 250,000 | 2.6316 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 209 | 2.6337 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 3,108 | 2.6338 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 137,277 | 2.6340 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 42,920 | 2.6344 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 71,716 | 2.6351 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 53,524 | 2.6375 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7 | 2.6379 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 42,386 | 2.6383 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 113,090 | 2.6388 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 28,403 | 2.6395 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,550 | 2.6402 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 38,766 | 2.6406 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,407 | 2.6440 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,228 | 2.6452 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 62,891 | 2.6457 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 29,276 | 2.6458 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,362 | 2.6320 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 500 | 2.6340 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 74,072 | 2.6341 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 250,000 | 2.6343 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33,820 | 2.6360 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,029 | 2.6379 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 235 | 2.6380 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 3,222 | 2.6426 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33,937 | 2.6511 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,019 | 2.6527 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,300 | 2.6548 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 4,832 | 2.6574 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,000,000 | 2.6588 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 16,070 | 2.6361 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 12,035 | 2.6359 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for | ||||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or | ||||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 20 Feb 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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