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Barclays PLC

22 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:			21 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:				40,575,848	3.09%	4,445,548	0.33%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:				4,889,588	0.37%	39,845,227	3.04%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:				0	0.00%	0	0.00%
TOTAL:				45,465,436	3.47%	44,290,775	3.37%
(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	221,742	2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	98,271	2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	70,379	2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	55,583	2.9769 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	53,012	2.9859 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	46,782	2.9836 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	40,955	2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	30,334	2.9856 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	27,889	2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	17,284	2.9892 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	10,596	2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	8,715	2.9819 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,853	2.9791 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	5,266	2.9808 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	4,085	2.9850 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,800	2.9788 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,350	2.9814 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	3,024	2.9821 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,676	2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	2,271	2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,957	2.9890 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,911	2.9828 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,602	2.9800 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	1,115	2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	581	2.9877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	562	2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	135	2.9830 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Purchase	47	2.9875 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	68,545	2.9917 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	57,861	2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	43,784	2.9847 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	41,372	2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	39,187	2.9894 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	33,465	2.9881 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	24,956	2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	17,383	2.9876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,315	2.9837 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	12,060	2.9849 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	11,534	2.9861 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	7,313	2.9893 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	6,788	2.9886 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,912	2.9877 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	5,318	2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,574	2.9796 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	4,085	2.9853 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,350	2.9817 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,225	2.9880 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	3,024	2.9824 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,732	2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	2,012	2.9867 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,602	2.9800 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,175	2.9780 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,164	2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	1,115	2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	803	2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	495	2.9871 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	135	2.9830 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	Sale	100	2.9922 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	602	2.9820 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	12,216	2.9848 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,442	2.9858 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	495	2.9871 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	24,956	2.9874 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,383	2.9876 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	4,187	2.9883 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	3,759	2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	17,094	2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Decreasing Short	11,280	2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	3,800	2.9788 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	46,782	2.9836 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	27,889	2.9885 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	1,318	2.9891 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	17,284	2.9892 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	221,742	2.9898 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	9,739	2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing Short	5,725	2.9920 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	5,858	2.9839 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	6,030	2.9860 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Decreasing Short	45,588	2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	6,724	2.9840 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	38,657	2.9845 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	12,862	2.9900 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	23,921	2.9919 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	Increasing Short	14,199	2.9920 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:				22 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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