
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: | 02 Apr 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: | 36,233,747 | 2.76% | 7,983,214 | 0.60% | |||
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 8,165,330 | 0.62% | 35,078,949 | 2.67% | |||
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| 44,399,077 | 3.39% | 43,062,163 | 3.27% | |||
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Class of relevant security: |
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00% | 200,000 | 0.06% | |||
(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% | |||
| 0 | 0.00% | 200,000 | 0.06% | |||
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(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 | 168,018 | 2.8194 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 147,137 | 2.8374 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 42,293 | 2.8095 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 37,401 | 2.8296 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 26,390 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 23,088 | 2.8203 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 20,846 | 2.8251 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 20,284 | 2.8165 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 17,244 | 2.8192 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 8,302 | 2.8160 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7,735 | 2.8225 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7,479 | 2.8040 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 7,044 | 2.8140 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 6,905 | 2.8240 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 4,691 | 2.8113 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,883 | 2.8260 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,559 | 2.8241 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 3,350 | 2.8146 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,790 | 2.8147 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,634 | 2.8134 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,280 | 2.8159 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 2,114 | 2.8246 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,932 | 2.8181 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,888 | 2.8080 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,655 | 2.8220 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,374 | 2.8217 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,302 | 2.8180 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 1,165 | 2.8100 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Purchase | 138 | 2.8295 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 168,929 | 2.8265 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 157,983 | 2.8354 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 108,200 | 2.8294 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 100,941 | 2.8236 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 95,239 | 2.8204 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 54,506 | 2.8439 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 53,297 | 2.8199 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 40,073 | 2.8188 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 33,851 | 2.8280 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 25,400 | 2.8170 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 24,499 | 2.8159 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 23,609 | 2.8169 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 17,402 | 2.8192 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,794 | 2.8440 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 8,212 | 2.8163 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7,479 | 2.8040 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7,075 | 2.8140 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 7,003 | 2.8240 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 6,486 | 2.8198 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 6,370 | 2.8160 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 4,496 | 2.8190 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 3,849 | 2.8165 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 3,416 | 2.8220 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 3,223 | 2.8099 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,498 | 2.8175 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,290 | 2.8080 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 1,165 | 2.8100 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 770 | 2.8133 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 715 | 2.8180 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 677 | 2.8091 GBP | ||||
10 10/11p ordinary | Sale | 659 | 2.8260 GBP | ||||
(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
Class of | Product description | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,293 | 2.8095 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 285,946 | 2.8168 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20,846 | 2.8251 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 16,068 | 2.8164 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,407 | 2.8166 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 23,609 | 2.8169 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,400 | 2.8170 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 20,104 | 2.8171 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,578 | 2.8199 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 95,239 | 2.8204 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,404 | 2.8212 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,706 | 2.8220 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 99,363 | 2.8237 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 49,084 | 2.8278 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 597 | 2.8280 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 102,100 | 2.8288 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,100 | 2.8406 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 41,549 | 2.8439 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 90,317 | 2.8440 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 598 | 2.8080 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,328 | 2.8160 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,974 | 2.8171 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 23,788 | 2.8203 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10,494 | 2.8208 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 945 | 2.8220 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 7,735 | 2.8225 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 10 | 2.8280 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 138 | 2.8295 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 17,795 | 2.8440 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 51,096 | 2.8441 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 20,258 | 2.8123 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,794 | 2.8264 GBP | |||
10 10/11p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,701 | 2.8269 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: | 03 Apr 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 |
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