RNS Number : 0824Y
Barclays PLC
21 February 2025
 

FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 3b

Replaces form Released at 13/12/2024  07:00  RNS Number : 0209Q

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

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC


 relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

04-Dec-24

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:


 AVIVA PLC

 disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?


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:

20,286,434

1.55%

11,894,551

0.91%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,666,465

0.97%

17,317,153

1.32%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

32,952,899

2.51%

29,211,704

2.23%


 TOTAL:


 

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%


 TOTAL:


 

(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

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit



 security

 securities

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

646,092

2.3221  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

2.3210  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

222,246

2.3265  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

179,016

2.3534  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

164,109

2.3580  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

160,587

2.3206  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

145,805

2.3680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

130,975

2.3280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

89,636

2.3267  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

66,504

2.3146  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

64,208

2.3185  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

57,561

2.3197  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

53,998

2.3525  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

53,244

2.3402  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

50,626

2.3179  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

48,295

2.3241  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

45,551

2.3677  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

44,379

2.3305  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

41,000

2.3270  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

39,313

2.3231  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

30,872

2.3303  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

30,600

2.3175  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

27,410

2.3226  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

21,427

2.3263  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

19,194

2.3202  GBP

ADR

Purchase

16,120

11.9488  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

13,883

2.3260  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,465

2.3423  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

10,508

2.3405  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

9,912

2.3253  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

9,600

2.3213  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,833

2.3454  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,123

2.3458  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,832

2.3094  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,248

2.3108  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,934

2.3357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,898

2.3000  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,712

2.3500  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,458

2.3294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,229

2.3540  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,152

2.3247  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,063

2.3290  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,986

2.3160  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,553

2.3258  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,500

2.3731  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,120

2.3343  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,681

2.3220  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,649

2.3434  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,622

2.3320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,160

2.3050  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,954

2.3200  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,424

2.3420  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,214

2.3520  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,000

2.3240  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

800

2.3390  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

693

2.3120  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

286

2.2960  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

133

2.3180  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

77

2.3681  GBP

ADR

Purchase

40

11.9500  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,140,651

2.3261  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

928,964

2.3650  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

187,420

2.3270  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

163,672

2.3307  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

144,315

2.3680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

139,757

2.3573  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

91,500

2.3288  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

84,170

2.3183  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

72,487

2.3295  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

63,168

2.3321  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

49,468

2.3180  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

45,139

2.3269  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

38,619

2.3037  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

36,161

2.3308  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

33,062

2.3216  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

31,152

2.3277  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

30,994

2.3391  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

23,994

2.3312  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

21,721

2.3404  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

21,169

2.3297  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

18,610

2.3436  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

18,524

2.3265  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

18,217

2.3117  GBP

ADR

Sale

16,120

11.9488  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

15,487

2.3341  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

14,480

2.3399  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

11,297

2.3480  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,000

2.3546  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,563

2.3675  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,128

2.3447  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,879

2.3482  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

5,414

2.3426  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,912

2.3500  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,358

2.3238  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,254

2.3242  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,229

2.3540  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,941

2.3290  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,534

2.3157  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,681

2.3220  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,622

2.3320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,300

2.3280  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,240

2.3597  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,215

2.3080  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,954

2.3200  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,881

2.3140  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,757

2.3260  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,637

2.3574  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,607

2.3160  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,131

2.3486  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,000

2.3240  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

212

2.3526  GBP

ADR

Sale

40

11.9500  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

20

2.3520  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product  description

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per




 relevant

 reference

 unit




 security

 securities


10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,215

2.3080  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,534

2.3157  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,035

2.3159  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,439

2.3197  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,590

2.3226  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,500

2.3253  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,524

2.3265  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

82,852

2.3267  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,152

2.3277  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

120,000

2.3278  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

21,169

2.3297  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,500

2.3298  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,161

2.3308  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,432

2.3310  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,994

2.3312  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,145

2.3323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,974

2.3341  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,400

2.3355  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,994

2.3391  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136

2.3457  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,297

2.3480  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,502

2.3525  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,461

2.3647  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,563

2.3675  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

430,095

2.3679  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

439,183

2.3680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,898

2.3000  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,160

2.3050  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,248

2.3108  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

966

2.3160  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,427

2.3263  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,562

2.3285  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,642

2.3329  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

413

2.3409  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

287

2.3441  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,123

2.3458  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

56,813

2.3680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77

2.3681  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

844

2.3179  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,084

2.3437  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

19,918

2.3453  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

8,792

2.3484  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,458

2.3294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,161

2.3464  GBP









(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions

 

 (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option








 of

 description

 purchasing,

 of

 price

 date

 money








 relevant


 selling,

 securities

 per unit


 paid/








 security


 varying etc

 to which



 received











 option



 per unit











 relates




















(ii)

Exercising

 






Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per




 security

 securities

 unit














(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for

 

 new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if



 security

 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:

21-Feb-25

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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