Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group plc

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

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

21 Mar 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

AGEAS SA/NV

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:

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

16,102,811

1.23%

9,786,891

0.75%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

5,168,240

0.39%

14,666,339

1.12%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

21,271,051

1.62%

24,453,230

1.86%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

376,986

2.1203 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

172,576

2.1201 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

143,406

2.1171 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

134,027

2.1339 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

90,500

2.1251 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

88,464

2.1407 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

65,567

2.1194 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

55,172

2.1355 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

53,715

2.1101 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

50,927

2.1307 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

50,586

2.1519 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

47,641

2.1187 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

44,277

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

44,262

2.1195 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

33,792

2.1333 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

29,141

2.1166 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

28,798

2.1301 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

26,170

2.1365 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

18,631

2.1434 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

9,958

2.1590 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

9,115

2.1357 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

8,788

2.1224 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

8,583

2.1215 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

7,593

2.1279 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

7,346

2.1348 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

7,153

2.1310 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

7,090

2.1450 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

6,400

2.1214 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

5,435

2.1326 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,569

2.1304 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,158

2.1233 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,952

2.1529 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,747

2.0820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,736

2.1223 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,688

2.1367 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,676

2.1259 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,228

2.1153 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,550

2.1245 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,433

2.1570 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,317

2.1510 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

919

2.1262 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

890

2.1240 GBP

ADR

Purchase

400

10.6600 USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

246

2.1200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

85

2.1158 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1

2.1100 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

444,164

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

229,845

2.1173 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

199,039

2.1186 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

156,495

2.1322 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

112,617

2.1169 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

102,801

2.1286 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

79,097

2.1156 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

78,223

2.1283 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

71,468

2.1203 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

70,798

2.1215 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

53,342

2.1165 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

44,262

2.1195 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

41,729

2.1515 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

37,013

2.1001 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

29,827

2.1256 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

26,666

2.1102 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

20,181

2.1281 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

20,108

2.1417 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

18,694

2.1062 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

15,541

2.1300 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

15,476

2.1304 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

11,059

2.1280 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

10,498

2.1590 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

9,896

2.1336 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,346

2.1350 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,026

2.1313 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,495

2.1392 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

5,945

2.1188 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,238

2.1550 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,209

2.1394 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,413

2.1318 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,237

2.1420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,180

2.1272 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,717

2.1500 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,395

2.1140 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,243

2.0820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,228

2.1153 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,090

2.1450 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,823

2.1385 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,697

2.1510 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,552

2.1247 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,522

2.1600 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,349

2.1380 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,327

2.1136 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,116

2.1405 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

926

2.1230 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

881

2.1570 GBP

ADR

Sale

400

10.6600 USD

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

374

2.1239 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

299

2.1210 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

246

2.1200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

145

2.1209 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

127

2.1310 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

100

2.1390 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1

2.1100 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Closing Short

26,173

2.1171 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Closing Short

26,602

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

31

2.0820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

806

2.1288 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,507

2.1299 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,661

2.1471 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,835

2.1295 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,023

2.1292 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

23,913

2.1274 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

25,538

2.1315 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

63,581

2.1272 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

134,027

2.1339 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

427

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,059

2.1215 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,152

2.1492 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,243

2.0820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,952

2.1169 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,068

2.1575 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,523

2.1281 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,222

2.0499 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,639

2.1336 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

64,000

2.1213 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

112,617

2.1169 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,031

2.1098 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,413

2.1318 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,205

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

46,699

2.1188 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,342

2.1165 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

56,971

2.1296 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

58,403

2.1271 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

78,223

2.1283 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

199,039

2.1186 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

427

2.1170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

570

2.1530 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

665

2.1600 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,015

2.1376 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

10,017

2.1139 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

13,878

2.1094 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

15,892

2.1169 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

24,611

2.1599 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

59,173

2.1327 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

60,200

2.1351 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

172,576

2.1201 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

22 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213