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:

12 May 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:

39,602,292

3.02%

6,507,669

0.49%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,904,877

0.53%

38,815,942

2.96%

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

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL: 

46,507,169

3.55%

45,323,611

3.45%

(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

117,723

2.8752 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

62,820

2.9041 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

61,877

2.8914 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

58,589

2.8660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

33,541

2.8877 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

27,017

2.8872 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

23,814

2.8817 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

20,449

2.9015 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,165

2.8902 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

12,905

2.8760 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

12,537

2.8867 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,800

2.8989 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,407

2.8840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

9,901

2.8860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,917

2.8826 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,329

2.8800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,731

2.8889 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,179

2.8936 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,706

2.8967 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

2.9200 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,568

2.9040 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,367

2.8780 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,321

2.8812 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,307

2.8878 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,117

2.8940 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,087

2.9227 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,062

2.9000 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,047

2.8730 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,005

2.8859 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,914

2.8739 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,850

2.8920 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,738

2.8823 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,722

2.8980 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,472

2.9020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,390

2.8700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,311

2.9070 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,248

2.8810 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,179

2.8820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

2.8870 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

984

2.8900 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

894

2.8677 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

890

2.9180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

635

2.9140 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

570

2.9210 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

539

2.8838 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

84

2.9280 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

53

2.8775 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

86,763

2.8857 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

80,597

2.8948 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

78,530

2.8816 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

60,910

2.8766 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

57,619

2.8821 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

52,145

2.8824 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

41,337

2.8848 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

34,765

2.8814 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

31,923

2.8842 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

29,133

2.8943 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

22,872

2.8776 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

20,950

2.8660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

19,969

2.9069 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

12,154

2.9042 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

11,306

2.9012 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,607

2.8840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

8,569

2.8987 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,499

2.8851 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,329

2.8800 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,702

2.8910 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,100

2.8746 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,835

2.9060 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,425

2.8926 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,283

2.8860 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,213

2.9050 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,800

2.9200 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,568

2.9040 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,543

2.9016 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,367

2.8780 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,181

2.8767 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,069

2.9018 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,850

2.8920 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,722

2.8980 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,604

2.8887 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,472

2.9020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,390

2.8700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,248

2.8810 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,179

2.8820 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,134

2.8940 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

984

2.8900 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

983

2.8942 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

911

2.8680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

890

2.9180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

809

2.8833 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

676

2.8659 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

635

2.9140 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

531

2.8760 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

393

2.8787 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

357

2.8786 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

317

2.8878 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

259

2.9088 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

252

2.9278 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

230

2.8770 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

156

2.8929 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

20

2.8876 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

676

2.8659 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,729

2.8660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

911

2.8680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,100

2.8746 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60,910

2.8766 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

230

2.8770 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,872

2.8776 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

357

2.8786 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

393

2.8787 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,919

2.8804 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,374

2.8806 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

809

2.8833 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,320

2.8840 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

41,337

2.8848 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,499

2.8851 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,763

2.8857 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,586

2.8872 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20

2.8876 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

317

2.8878 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,604

2.8887 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,702

2.8910 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7,156

2.8925 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

156

2.8929 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,133

2.8943 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

259

2.9088 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

252

2.9278 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,193

2.8660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

894

2.8677 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

230

2.8705 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,857

2.8768 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

53

2.8774 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,627

2.8805 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,957

2.8824 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

752

2.8845 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

250

2.8846 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,706

2.8967 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,300

2.8969 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,062

2.9000 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,500

2.9001 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,087

2.9227 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84

2.9280 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,587

2.8827 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

24,804

2.8925 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

58,315

2.8704 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

33,444

2.8762 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

14,031

2.8886 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:

13 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213