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:

16 Apr 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:

36,646,596

2.79%

6,456,420

0.49%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

6,709,407

0.51%

35,790,022

2.73%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

43,356,003

3.31%

42,246,442

3.22%

(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

148,258

2.7420 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

114,916

2.7396 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

82,780

2.7362 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

62,521

2.7387 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

57,188

2.7384 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

26,668

2.7372 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

26,566

2.7385 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

19,349

2.7354 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

18,463

2.7402 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

18,440

2.7335 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

17,800

2.7435 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,061

2.7412 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,576

2.7415 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,307

2.7313 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,560

2.7349 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,220

2.7314 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,953

2.7340 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,302

2.7350 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,151

2.7470 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

540

2.7260 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

387

2.7357 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

384

2.7280 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

318

2.7240 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

223

2.7360 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

180

2.7380 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

100

2.7320 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

163,644

2.7420 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

34,964

2.7413 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

32,386

2.7348 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

14,499

2.7385 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

12,242

2.7345 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

12,090

2.7376 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

10,144

2.7417 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,237

2.7327 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

9,231

2.7332 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,315

2.7359 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,110

2.7340 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,235

2.7312 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,017

2.7292 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,303

2.7367 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,179

2.7400 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,952

2.7365 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,222

2.7320 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

739

2.7364 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

540

2.7260 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

533

2.7300 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

384

2.7280 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

318

2.7240 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

180

2.7380 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

99

2.7418 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

3,017

2.7292 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

533

2.7300 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,231

2.7332 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,090

2.7376 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,499

2.7385 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

99

2.7417 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,181

2.7420 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

37

2.7500 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,220

2.7314 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

223

2.7360 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

82,780

2.7362 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,200

2.7363 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,025

2.7375 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,975

2.7379 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

660

2.7380 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,188

2.7384 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

115,795

2.7420 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,743

2.7434 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,057

2.7460 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

26,489

2.7376 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5,239

2.7377 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:

17 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213