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 relevant securities this form relates:

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

(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:

28 Apr 2025

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

YES: 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:

39,425,279

3.01%

5,924,705

0.45%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,162,036

0.47%

38,529,277

2.94%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

45,587,315

3.48%

44,453,982

3.39%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchase and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

500,000

2.7996 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

170,869

2.8032 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

73,973

2.8037 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

63,106

2.7995 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

61,463

2.8024 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

43,422

2.8086 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

31,782

2.8060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

28,222

2.8000 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

24,257

2.7997 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,723

2.8002 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,321

2.8044 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

21,843

2.7990 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

20,869

2.8063 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

18,297

2.8012 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

17,760

2.7993 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

17,200

2.8003 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,952

2.8076 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

15,523

2.8055 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

9,259

2.8036 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,339

2.8043 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,725

2.8056 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,139

2.7970 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,080

2.8026 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,058

2.8100 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,748

2.8082 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,700

2.7960 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,288

2.8080 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,233

2.7980 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,783

2.7999 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,782

2.8066 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,622

2.7945 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,567

2.8050 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,274

2.8042 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,157

2.8090 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,130

2.8010 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,123

2.8110 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

984

2.8034 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

754

2.8067 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

512

2.8059 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

189

2.8020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

165,278

2.8025 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

103,169

2.8003 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

101,173

2.8029 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

82,484

2.8057 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

68,905

2.8035 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

50,054

2.8060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

48,865

2.8027 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

37,563

2.8014 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

30,232

2.8044 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

19,898

2.8008 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

15,952

2.8079 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

14,514

2.8041 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,111

2.8052 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,028

2.7984 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,443

2.8034 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,391

2.8070 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,088

2.8047 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

5,339

2.8046 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,675

2.8037 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,595

2.8080 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,209

2.8054 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,204

2.8100 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,147

2.8053 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,139

2.7970 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,748

2.8081 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,631

2.8078 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,216

2.7980 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,184

2.8040 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,038

2.7990 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,782

2.7960 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,727

2.8050 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,266

2.8064 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,227

2.8098 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,168

2.8000 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,157

2.8090 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,130

2.8010 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,123

2.8110 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

140

2.8020 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

Nature of dealing

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,055

2.8008 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,650

2.8011 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37,563

2.8014 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48,865

2.8027 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

101,173

2.8029 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26

2.8042 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

134,717

2.8043 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30,232

2.8044 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

661

2.8062 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,014

2.8067 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5

2.8160 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,433

2.7986 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

500,000

2.7996 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,327

2.7999 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,200

2.8003 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

189

2.8020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,834

2.8024 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,591

2.8036 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,751

2.8060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,700

2.8065 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,422

2.8086 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10

2.7960 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

84,320

2.7986 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

30,597

2.7989 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

53,447

2.8049 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

754

2.8067 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,748

2.8081 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if 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 person 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:

29 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213