Direct Line Regulatory News (DLG)

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23 June 2025

Direct Line Insurance Group plc ("Direct Line" or the "Company")

Block Listing Application

Direct Line today announces that an application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") for up to 20,100,000 ordinary shares of 1011/11 pence each in the Company (the "Shares"), to be admitted to the Official List of the FCA and admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (the "Admission").

The Shares will be issued to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and Deferred Annual Incentive Plan on the sanction by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales of the proposed scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006 pursuant to which Aviva plc will acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Direct Line (the "Scheme"). As previously announced by Direct Line on 17 June 2025, the sanction of the Scheme is expected to be obtained at the Sanction Hearing on 1 July 2025.

When issued, the Shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company. It is expected that Admission will become effective from 8:00 a.m. on 24 June 2025.

The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of the Direct Line Shares is GB00BY9D0Y18.

Enquiries:

Roger Clifton

Company Secretary

23 June 2025

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