Barclays PLC - Form 8.3 -DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

RNS Number : 8044Q

Barclays PLC

19 December 2024

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:			18 Dec 2024
(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:				9,647,485	0.74%	12,769,001	0.97%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				13,527,016	1.03%	7,523,086	0.57%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				23,174,501	1.77%	20,292,087	1.55%

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	154,148	2.4300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	147,033	2.4248 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	119,633	2.4281 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	69,971	2.4296 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	36,872	2.4283 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	31,502	2.4250 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	26,728	2.4260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	20,205	2.4251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	18,163	2.4234 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	16,307	2.4271 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	15,379	2.4232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,758	2.4220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,149	2.4245 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,108	2.4180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,500	2.4261 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,882	2.4263 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,774	2.4225 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,604	2.4256 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	814	2.4280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	477	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	341	2.4264 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	31	2.4200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	27	2.4276 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8	2.4275 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	200,865	2.4268 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	148,152	2.4230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	74,190	2.4242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	74,011	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	70,630	2.4299 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	26,900	2.4218 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	26,859	2.4223 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	22,430	2.4254 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,870	2.4247 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,108	2.4180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,019	2.4214 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,493	2.4250 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,121	2.4284 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,872	2.4294 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,754	2.4290 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,523	2.4320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,414	2.4319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	381	2.4280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	81	2.4283 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	51	2.4220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10	2.4279 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	22,900	2.4211 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,019	2.4214 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	148,152	2.4230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	34,556	2.4231 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	70,677	2.4232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	116,858	2.4242 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	4,000	2.4258 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1	2.4277 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	10	2.4279 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	81	2.4284 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	44,926	2.4295 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	386	2.4298 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	70,630	2.4299 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	17,571	2.4300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,414	2.4319 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	7,013	2.4231 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	32	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	4,149	2.4245 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	147,033	2.4248 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	54,288	2.4249 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	20,205	2.4251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	395	2.4260 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,500	2.4261 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	8	2.4280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	36,872	2.4283 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	112,620	2.4284 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	122,728	2.4300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,572	2.4320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	2,323	2.4195 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	21,063	2.4260 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:				19 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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