Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Exercise of over-allotment option

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s):

(if different from 3)

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

18/10/2012

6. Date on which issuer notified

19/10/2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

66%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Ord GBP 0.10

GB00B89W0M42

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

1,046,708,583

1,046,708,583

979,208,583

979,208,583

65.28%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/

Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Price

Expiration date

Exercise/

Conversion Period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total A + B + C

Number of Voting Rights

Percentage of Voting Rights

979,208,583

65.28%

9: Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (65.28%)

Proxy Voting

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

This Notification is based on a Voting Rights figure of 1,500,000,000.

14. Contact name:

RBS Group - Richard Hopkins

Direct Line Group - Robert Franklin

15. Contact telephone number:

RBS Group - 0207 672 0354

Direct Line Group - 020 8285 3764