Form 8.3 - DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

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RNS Number : 9905Q

Barclays PLC

20 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:			19 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:				9,659,030	0.74%	14,355,948	1.09%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				13,832,260	1.05%	7,508,976	0.57%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				23,491,290	1.79%	21,864,924	1.67%

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	164,510	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	137,663	2.4238 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	97,685	2.4239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	77,825	2.4158 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	43,620	2.4172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	26,902	2.4206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	18,400	2.4143 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,802	2.4123 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,301	2.4184 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,034	2.4160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,000	2.4177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,372	2.4140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,008	2.4155 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,979	2.4162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,865	2.4193 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,796	2.4180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,969	2.4136 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,252	2.4200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	997	2.4178 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	903	2.4192 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	764	2.4175 GBP
ADR	Purchase	16	11.9100 USD
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9	2.4153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,289,298	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	418,230	2.4222 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	124,800	2.4220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	102,086	2.4149 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	78,104	2.4177 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	45,876	2.4145 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	38,505	2.4172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,336	2.4138 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,948	2.4140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,080	2.4163 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,343	2.4146 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,080	2.4239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,811	2.4141 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,896	2.4153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,476	2.4196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,817	2.4144 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,895	2.4160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,827	2.4161 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,052	2.4152 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	813	2.4120 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	779	2.4169 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	760	2.4100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	668	2.4180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	578	2.4185 GBP
ADR	Sale	16	11.9100 USD
(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	2,347	2.4132 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,000	2.4137 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	1,096	2.4138 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	45,876	2.4145 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	102,086	2.4149 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	12,673	2.4155 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	38,165	2.4159 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	38,051	2.4182 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	578	2.4185 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	5,476	2.4196 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	124,800	2.4220 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	12,929	2.4230 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	201,777	2.4239 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Long	115,406	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	6,802	2.4123 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,250	2.4153 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	588	2.4155 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	659	2.4160 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	274	2.4161 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	3,979	2.4162 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	283	2.4165 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	43,620	2.4172 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	764	2.4174 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	997	2.4178 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	2,514	2.4180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	903	2.4192 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	26,902	2.4206 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	19,631	2.4209 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	134,175	2.4235 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	141,560	2.4240 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Long	5	2.4243 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 Dec 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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