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:

06 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:

17,017,239

1.30%

16,379,174

1.25%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,376,278

0.49%

15,474,188

1.18%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

23,393,517

1.78%

31,853,362

2.43%

(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

646,926

2.1630 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

615,000

2.1700 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

591,661

2.1756 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

257,301

2.1840 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

200,000

2.1640 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

166,477

2.1687 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

51,034

2.1770 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

48,457

2.1790 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

34,041

2.1817 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

30,651

2.1655 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

30,110

2.1656 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

23,562

2.1661 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

22,338

2.1680 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

9,473

2.1636 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

5,535

2.1420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,964

2.1704 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,265

2.1610 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,147

2.1800 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,500

2.1931 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,276

2.1670 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,170

2.1850 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,139

2.1766 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

858

2.1628 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

543

2.1825 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

337

2.1625 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

232

2.1763 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

202

2.1789 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

915,000

2.1690 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

591,661

2.1756 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

310,398

2.1636 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

287,822

2.1630 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

273,341

2.1761 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

257,301

2.1842 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

200,000

2.1642 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

160,129

2.1797 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

108,805

2.1789 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

90,434

2.1736 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

88,593

2.1629 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

69,733

2.1729 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

65,250

2.1787 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

59,750

2.1618 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

53,127

2.1626 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

47,282

2.1790 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

46,621

2.1720 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

44,500

2.1700 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

44,057

2.1834 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

43,673

2.1734 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

34,246

2.1820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

31,302

2.1866 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

29,648

2.1628 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

28,588

2.1683 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

25,350

2.1813 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

24,364

2.1732 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

14,006

2.1770 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

13,621

2.1867 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

12,276

2.1811 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

11,614

2.1900 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

10,904

2.1865 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

8,512

2.1707 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

8,478

2.1891 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

8,208

2.1779 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,776

2.1762 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

5,535

2.1420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,985

2.1807 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,596

2.1835 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,534

2.1772 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,703

2.1930 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,613

2.1760 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

3,042

2.1676 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,348

2.1673 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,265

2.1612 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,458

2.1815 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,337

2.1713 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

975

2.1757 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

950

2.1830 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

650

2.1800 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

95

2.1822 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

Decreasing Long

501

2.1420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

543

2.1825 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,506

2.1765 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

9,473

2.1636 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

56,563

2.1627 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

104,890

2.1733 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,941

2.1678 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,127

2.1899 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,348

2.1673 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,596

2.1835 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,191

2.1827 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,208

2.1779 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,904

2.1865 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,276

2.1811 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,162

2.1680 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,938

2.1661 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,526

2.1763 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,350

2.1813 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,648

2.1628 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,246

2.1820 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,057

2.1834 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,500

2.1700 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

47,080

2.1787 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,000

2.1898 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59,750

2.1618 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

69,733

2.1729 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,593

2.1629 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

92,900

2.1768 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108,805

2.1789 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

136,995

2.1753 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

287,822

2.1630 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

588

2.1670 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

646

2.1669 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,202

2.1772 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,245

2.1756 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,086

2.1715 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

9,334

2.1771 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,565

2.1696 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

53,127

2.1625 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

65,250

2.1787 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

103,931

2.1630 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

160,129

2.1797 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,139

2.1766 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,500

2.1931 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

5,535

2.1420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

2.1632 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

174,252

2.1630 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Opening Short

13,165

2.1698 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:

07 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213