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Daily Mail and General Trust said it was considering a major reorganisation that could lead to the possible offer of RCL to acquire the company for 251 pence a share.
As part of the possible reorganisation, the company was in talks with third parties concerning the sale of its insurance risk division.
Should terms be agreed, completion is expected to take place in Q3 2021.
Daily Mail and General Trust would have a further major asset upon completion of the business combination of Cazoo Holdings with AJAX I, previously announcement made on 29 March 2021.
The take private offer from RCL depends on the completion of the sale of RMS and the Cazoo completion.
Conditional upon the possible offer becoming or being declared unconditional, DMGT said it intended to declare a special dividend to its shareholders.
'If the possible offer is made and becomes or is declared unconditional, it is expected that DMGT would cease to be listed in due course and re-registered as a private company,' the company said.