RNS Number : 5073U
Barclays PLC
23 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:

22 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:

13,410,852

1.02%

11,585,776

0.88%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

12,269,463

0.94%

13,273,347

1.01%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

25,680,315

1.96%

24,859,123

1.90%

 








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

1,003,826

2.6677  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

733,807

2.6752  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

536,749

2.6739  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

336,023

2.6690  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

152,177

2.6693  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

140,616

2.6727  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

96,850

2.6702  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

51,639

2.6732  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

47,072

2.6718  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

43,089

2.6756  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

41,194

2.6680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

36,629

2.6706  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

33,240

2.6710  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

31,548

2.6683  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

30,569

2.6599  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

25,104

2.6700  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

24,175

2.6722  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,343

2.6694  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,194

2.6724  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,485

2.6725  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,135

2.6697  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,601

2.6622  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,155

2.6719  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

10,182

2.6698  GBP

ADR

Purchase

10,000

12.7800  USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

7,331

2.6627  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,120

2.6632  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,275

2.6708  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,158

2.6734  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,074

2.6685  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,158

2.6780  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,098

2.6740  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

516

2.6560  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

83

2.6640  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

277,332

2.6700  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

60,989

2.6686  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

58,166

2.6675  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

55,850

2.6688  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,980

2.6736  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

11,861

2.6671  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,387

2.6698  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

7,031

2.6664  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,878

2.6680  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,318

2.6717  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,275

2.6711  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,153

2.6705  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,455

2.6693  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,119

2.6575  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,627

2.6719  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,098

2.6742  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,032

2.6560  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

261

2.6739  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

83

2.6640  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

36,210

2.6703  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

2.6180  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

60,989

2.6686  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,455

2.6693  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

33,533

2.6695  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

63,359

2.6697  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,300

2.6710  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,627

2.6719  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

261

2.6739  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

336,023

2.6690  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

46,885

2.6695  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

74,646

2.6700  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

21,116

2.6703  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

32,066

2.6705  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,500

2.6706  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,863

2.6709  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,155

2.6719  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

75,550

2.6723  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,194

2.6724  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,446

2.6725  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

196,222

2.6727  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

504,683

2.6741  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

43,089

2.6756  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,074

2.6685  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,733,807

2.6708  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

40,000

2.7062  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:

23 Jan 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

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