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:

08 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:

15,912,929

1.21%

16,205,423

1.24%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,082,652

0.54%

14,408,967

1.10%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

22,995,581

1.75%

30,614,390

2.33%

(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

860,034

2.2000 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

131,762

2.2337 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

130,520

2.2443 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

84,748

2.2586 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

81,274

2.2383 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

79,427

2.2404 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

61,860

2.2073 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

61,133

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

50,000

2.2318 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

35,981

2.2422 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

9,860

2.2385 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

8,600

2.2387 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

5,891

2.2542 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,537

2.2373 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

4,385

2.2610 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3,952

2.2374 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

2,734

2.2290 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,701

2.2062 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,689

2.2406 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,635

2.2044 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,282

2.2423 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

1,073

2.2590 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

972

2.2398 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

370

2.2260 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

330

2.2570 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

261

2.2370 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

199

2.2080 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

107

2.2550 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Purchase

3

2.2680 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

240,487

2.2396 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

129,773

2.2239 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

124,629

2.2343 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

115,510

2.2279 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

112,831

2.2481 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

94,147

2.2399 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

92,103

2.2344 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

81,274

2.2383 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

77,876

2.2401 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

68,397

2.2445 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

59,805

2.2493 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

45,884

2.2526 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

38,865

2.2471 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

38,140

2.2138 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

31,199

2.2230 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

26,550

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

21,690

2.2560 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

19,070

2.2312 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

14,204

2.2476 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

14,204

2.2585 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

13,812

2.2382 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

9,381

2.2554 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

8,632

2.2059 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

8,348

2.2598 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

7,258

2.2592 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,873

2.2536 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

6,209

2.2593 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

4,385

2.2610 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,805

2.2368 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,243

2.2615 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

2,146

2.2590 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,800

2.2310 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,785

2.2135 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

1,063

2.2082 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

808

2.2267 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

670

2.2470 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

642

2.2145 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

615

2.2398 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

374

2.2402 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

261

2.2370 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

Sale

49

2.2570 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

1,119

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Closing Short

9,967

2.2398 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

200

2.2560 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

330

2.2570 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

370

2.2260 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

888

2.2170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,971

2.2213 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,459

2.2320 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

35,981

2.2422 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Long

50,831

2.2547 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

66

2.2557 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

102

2.2668 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

214

2.2016 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

341

2.2448 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

531

2.2322 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

615

2.2398 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

864

2.2082 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,619

2.2556 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,421

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,348

2.2598 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,632

2.2059 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,204

2.2476 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,504

2.2418 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,070

2.2312 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,300

2.2213 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,140

2.2073 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,140

2.2138 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

50,000

2.2599 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,252

2.2586 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

81,238

2.2337 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Decreasing Short

94,147

2.2399 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Decreasing Short

115,510

2.2279 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

808

2.2267 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,800

2.2310 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

1,912

2.2333 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

5,642

2.2336 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

59,805

2.2493 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

99,227

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

112,831

2.2481 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Long

133,706

2.2397 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

402

2.2299 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,332

2.2289 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

62,573

2.2400 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

Increasing Short

81,274

2.2383 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:

11 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213