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Barclays PLC

09 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:			08 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:				39,404,027	3.00%	6,044,447	0.46%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				6,396,118	0.49%	38,752,127	2.96%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,800,145	3.49%	45,163,235	3.42%
(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	266,116	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	146,992	2.9003 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	129,079	2.9019 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	127,327	2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	60,244	2.9092 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	44,380	2.9045 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	13,849	2.9020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	9,936	2.9140 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,325	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	6,778	2.9027 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,653	2.9034 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,839	2.9042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,903	2.9029 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,731	2.9069 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,574	2.9070 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,979	2.9013 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,945	2.9037 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,202	2.9050 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,065	2.9080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	849	2.9010 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	698	2.9000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	138,842	2.9028 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	92,655	2.8995 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	90,902	2.9046 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	73,399	2.8959 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	49,034	2.9033 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	43,412	2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	38,577	2.9054 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	37,189	2.8999 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	29,935	2.9034 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	20,272	2.9043 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	20,054	2.9035 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	19,949	2.9037 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	18,564	2.9039 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	14,647	2.9058 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,966	2.9020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	9,506	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,766	2.9024 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	8,330	2.9074 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,491	2.9042 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,992	2.9021 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,340	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,024	2.9072 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,905	2.9031 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,202	2.9050 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,065	2.9080 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	989	2.9030 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	871	2.9070 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	849	2.9010 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	698	2.9000 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	554	2.9100 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	18,113	2.8968 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,942	2.9020 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	33,547	2.9025 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	7,885	2.9031 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	49,034	2.9033 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	6,158	2.9034 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,113	2.9035 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	18,564	2.9039 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	8,159	2.9046 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	5,483	2.9065 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	15,077	2.9078 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	178,638	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	40,011	2.8959 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	56,644	2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,979	2.9013 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	16,800	2.9021 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	2,000	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	25,100	2.9062 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,731	2.9069 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,063	2.9091 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	60,244	2.9092 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	7,612	2.9095 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	178,084	2.9100 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	22,876	2.8960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	10,362	2.9030 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	28	2.9060 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	16,078	2.9006 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	5,725	2.9040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	25,183	2.9125 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:				09 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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