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Barclays PLC

08 May 2025

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:			07 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:				39,364,410	3.00%	6,100,315	0.46%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,416,991	0.49%	38,715,725	2.95%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,781,401	3.49%	44,816,040	3.41%
(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	244,131	2.9046 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	49,100	2.8969 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	36,576	2.9006 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	30,528	2.8955 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	28,248	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	22,470	2.8994 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,469	2.9042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	16,226	2.9011 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,656	2.8933 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,666	2.9048 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,411	2.9029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,260	2.8991 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	7,070	2.9010 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,547	2.8976 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,103	2.9056 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,781	2.9045 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,991	2.9016 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,852	2.8980 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,296	2.8946 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,191	2.8981 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,881	2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,772	2.9020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,360	2.8968 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,172	2.9050 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,137	2.9019 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	920	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	872	2.9071 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	24	2.8840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	71,164	2.9027 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	60,713	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	56,241	2.8967 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	48,366	2.8990 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	37,350	2.9073 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	35,985	2.8981 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	20,968	2.8987 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	10,064	2.9030 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,666	2.9050 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,306	2.9036 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,084	2.8995 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,908	2.9029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,881	2.8962 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,772	2.9020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,970	2.8965 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,599	2.9000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,247	2.9017 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	962	2.8940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	920	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	590	2.9011 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	214	2.8980 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	77	2.8800 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	70	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	24	2.8840 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	27,262	2.8959 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	1,970	2.8965 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	28,979	2.8975 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	380	2.8980 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	35,985	2.8981 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	20,968	2.8987 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	590	2.9011 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	19,871	2.9029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	46	2.9030 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,306	2.9036 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	635	2.9043 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	67	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	10,656	2.8933 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	30,528	2.8955 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	28,500	2.8958 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	8,102	2.8968 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	6,256	2.8975 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	20,600	2.8984 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,642	2.9045 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	50,824	2.9099 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	33,074	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	70	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	96,442	2.8992 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	920	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	5,103	2.9056 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	9,518	2.9065 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:				08 May 2025
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

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Form 8.3 DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC.

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