Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Plc

BNP Paribas London
20 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:

BNP Paribas SA

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

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:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

17/01/2025

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

Yes

If YES, specify which:

Aviva plc

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(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:

 

GB00BY9D0Y18 (10 10/11p ordinary)

 

 

Interests

Short positions

 

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

25,721,011

1.9614

-30,998,381

-2.3638

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

7,433,884

0.5669

-17,672,719

-1.3476

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

0


+0


TOTAL:

33,154,895

2.5282

-48,671,100

-3.7114

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

17

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

25

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

31

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

36

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

43

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

55

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

95

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

125

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

139

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

142

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

167

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

174

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

183

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

189

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

200

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

209

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

213

2.6280 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

301

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

314

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

316

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

371

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

377

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

383

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

417

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

468

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

487

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

544

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

555

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

575

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

605

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

628

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

644

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

644

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

651

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

652

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

672

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

701

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

703

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

703

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

703

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

703

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

703

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

728

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

732

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

739

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

746

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

760

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

763

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

774

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

777

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

795

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

801

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

802

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

812

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

817

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

823

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

825

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

848

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

869

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

875

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

905

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

927

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

940

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

957

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

970

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

997

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,004

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,014

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,021

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,027

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,032

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,042

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,044

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,055

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,059

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,088

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,103

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,105

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,133

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,150

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,172

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,175

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,176

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,207

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,208

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,223

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,234

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,239

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,239

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,241

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,246

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,246

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,262

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,273

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,288

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,289

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,292

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,299

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,299

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,307

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,313

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,316

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,323

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,327

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,346

2.6280 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,360

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,364

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,373

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,378

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,380

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,388

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,419

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,432

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,467

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,500

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,510

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,510

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,521

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,539

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,540

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,567

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,570

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,571

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,575

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,586

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,610

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,638

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,664

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,685

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,685

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,693

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,697

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,698

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,754

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,755

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,755

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,764

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,775

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,784

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,805

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,813

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,817

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,820

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,855

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,880

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,883

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,937

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,941

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,964

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,021

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,063

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,082

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,111

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,139

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,144

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,233

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,276

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,280

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,383

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,412

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,430

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,465

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,481

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,531

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,546

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,549

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,568

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,583

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,609

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,639

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,717

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,755

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,761

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,813

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,853

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

2,964

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,075

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,147

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,160

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,189

2.6200 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,223

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,223

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,233

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,258

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,278

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,355

2.6220 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,357

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,407

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,427

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,447

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,456

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,464

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,473

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,526

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,559

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

3,567

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

4,785

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

5,626

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

6,570

2.6263 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

7,892

2.6203 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

8,866

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

9,471

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

14,778

2.6241 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

17,111

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

29,661

2.6263 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

69,481

2.6263 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

70,564

2.6241 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

250,000

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Purchase

1,000,000

2.6166 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-791,757

2.6166 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-8,866

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-3,611

2.6266 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-1,373

2.6240 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-834

2.6260 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-102

2.6255 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-62

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Sale

-17

2.6260 GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-970,000

2.6180

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-30,000

2.6180

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-29,661

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-6,570

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Increasing Short Position

-69,481

2.6180 GBP

GB00BY9D0Y18

Contract for Difference

Reducing Long Position

-6,324

2.6180 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

None

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

No

 

 

Date of disclosure:

20/01/2025

Contact name:

Compliance Control Room

Telephone number*:

0207 595 9695

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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