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:

22 May 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:

40,509,696

3.09%

4,327,652

0.33%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

4,775,013

0.36%

39,769,780

3.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

45,284,709

3.45%

44,097,432

3.36%

(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

129,493

2.9974 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

62,061

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

36,589

3.0060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

34,360

3.0059 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

24,745

2.9921 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

18,379

2.9942 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,931

2.9920 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,888

2.9813 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,085

2.9800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

10,472

2.9990 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

7,331

2.9859 GBP

ADR

Purchase

7,000

15.9457 USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,485

2.9861 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,060

2.9847 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,541

2.9941 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,311

2.9802 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,790

2.9796 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,287

2.9855 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,065

2.9822 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,005

2.9833 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,882

2.9825 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,479

2.9849 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,293

2.9840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

911

2.9821 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

428

2.9860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

359

2.9810 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

194

2.9900 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

124

2.9960 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

107,985

3.0029 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

63,019

3.0020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

46,243

2.9874 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

36,505

3.0054 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

29,404

2.9831 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

11,405

2.9821 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,553

2.9861 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,557

2.9846 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,219

2.9841 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

7,017

2.9838 GBP

ADR

Sale

7,000

15.9457 USD

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

5,982

3.0060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

5,142

2.9826 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,343

2.9867 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,744

2.9916 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,469

2.9807 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,672

2.9805 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,293

2.9840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,041

2.9830 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

931

2.9845 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

771

2.9860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

631

2.9961 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

619

2.9820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

468

2.9780 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

351

2.9980 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

288

2.9819 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

124

2.9960 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

16

2.9800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

12

2.9850 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

288

2.9819 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,405

2.9821 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,142

2.9826 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,990

2.9830 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

706

2.9860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,553

2.9861 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,415

2.9895 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,560

2.9986 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,000

3.0018 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

23,054

3.0059 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,595

3.0060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,291

2.9833 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,218

2.9859 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

363

2.9860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,379

2.9942 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

129,493

2.9974 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,424

2.9818 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,496

2.9822 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,504

2.9846 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

631

2.9961 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

36,505

3.0054 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,719

3.0057 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,584

3.0059 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,959

2.9840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

34,583

2.9879 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,330

2.9889 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,668

2.9967 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,415

2.9970 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:

23 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213