RNS Number : 8903X
Barclays PLC
20 February 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:

19 Feb 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:

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%

 

 TOTAL:

 

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%

 

 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

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

 relevant

 security

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

 reference

 securities

Price per

 unit

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









(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:

20 Feb 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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