Direct Line Regulatory News (DLG)

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:

25 Jun 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:

36,252,193

2.76%

2,984,500

0.22%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

3,237,937

0.25%

35,719,601

2.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

39,490,130

3.01%

38,704,101

2.94%

(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

181,506

3.0644 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

98,822

3.0715 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

49,777

3.0677 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

35,425

3.0640 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

27,023

3.0605 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

20,287

3.0646 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,583

3.0660 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

14,287

3.0707 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,628

3.0720 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,513

3.0699 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6,639

3.0653 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,098

3.0700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,032

3.0680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,760

3.0643 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,100

3.0665 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,014

3.0681 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,986

3.0689 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,560

3.0728 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,191

3.0719 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,039

3.0620 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

894

3.0730 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

16

3.0740 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

6

3.0600 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

269,530

3.0637 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

174,646

3.0659 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

127,970

3.0654 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

86,939

3.0714 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

58,429

3.0640 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

54,921

3.0665 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

52,708

3.0689 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

51,824

3.0672 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

39,608

3.0664 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

24,158

3.0698 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

16,552

3.0648 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,830

3.0687 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

13,149

3.0677 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

12,745

3.0700 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

8,331

3.0680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

6,219

3.0702 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,983

3.0681 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

3,160

3.0656 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,896

3.0682 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,512

3.0650 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,468

3.0720 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,287

3.0630 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,245

3.0710 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

24

3.0643 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

16

3.0740 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

1,287

3.0630 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

269,530

3.0637 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,315

3.0640 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

88,759

3.0642 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,025

3.0671 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

38,061

3.0672 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,781

3.0679 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

39,211

3.0682 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,442

3.0685 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,708

3.0689 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,509

3.0696 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

24,158

3.0698 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

86,939

3.0714 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,023

3.0605 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,039

3.0620 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,575

3.0638 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43,186

3.0640 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,498

3.0657 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,777

3.0677 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26

3.0693 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,077

3.0708 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,745

3.0716 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,560

3.0728 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

220,438

3.0654 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

7,311

3.0680 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,830

3.0687 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,669

3.0639 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

19,171

3.0642 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

50,000

3.0671 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:

26 Jun 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213