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:

13 Jun 2025

(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?

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:

43,363,221

3.31%

3,925,296

0.29%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,239,778

0.32%

42,440,513

3.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

47,602,999

3.63%

46,365,809

3.53%

(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

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

250,856

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

59,073

2.9776 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

44,319

2.9778 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

37,280

2.9810 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

31,914

2.9796 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

18,071

2.9740 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

13,665

2.9836 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,720

2.9749 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,646

2.9789 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,435

2.9822 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,196

2.9745 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,860

2.9799 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,476

2.9786 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,114

2.9779 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,507

2.9840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,304

2.9680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,244

2.9660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,224

2.9803 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

850

2.9759 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

784

2.9800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

125,629

2.9731 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

120,151

2.9782 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

69,428

2.9819 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

66,272

2.9808 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

20,555

2.9726 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,900

2.9771 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,882

2.9700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

8,048

2.9775 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,557

2.9804 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,030

2.9764 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,948

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,783

2.9674 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,241

2.9811 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,223

2.9679 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,544

2.9723 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,435

2.9755 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,425

2.9660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,081

2.9880 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

985

2.9760 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

764

2.9733 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

437

2.9683 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,224

2.9679 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

437

2.9683 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,881

2.9700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,524

2.9728 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

125,629

2.9731 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,251

2.9746 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,349

2.9747 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,375

2.9756 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,955

2.9760 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,900

2.9771 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135,700

2.9814 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

54,908

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,196

2.9745 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,720

2.9749 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,671

2.9752 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,438

2.9757 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,337

2.9768 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,936

2.9772 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,114

2.9779 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,646

2.9789 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,383

2.9790 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,914

2.9796 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

716

2.9800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,224

2.9803 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37,280

2.9810 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

28,672

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,435

2.9822 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,665

2.9836 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

27,535

2.9762 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,304

2.9797 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,081

2.9820 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:

16 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213