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:

30 Apr 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:

39,325,222

3.00%

6,155,230

0.46%

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

6,448,253

0.49%

38,626,827

2.95%

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 TOTAL:

 

45,773,475

3.49%

44,782,057

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

334,281

2.8301  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

196,462

2.8324  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

104,685

2.8300  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

86,190

2.8471  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

27,229

2.8294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

20,937

2.8349  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

11,839

2.8345  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

9,411

2.8326  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,785

2.8411  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

8,539

2.8380  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

5,560

2.8292  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

4,111

2.8314  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,561

2.8360  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

3,184

2.8309  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,983

2.8319  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,554

2.8279  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,434

2.8320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,358

2.8357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,188

2.8355  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,125

2.8273  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,116

2.8304  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

2,018

2.8328  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,935

2.8327  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,740

2.8240  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

1,110

2.8337  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

606

2.8400  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

600

2.8333  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

535

2.8359  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Purchase

232

2.8347  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

348,894

2.8300  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

331,937

2.8301  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

137,306

2.8406  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

119,588

2.8303  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

88,058

2.8282  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

31,030

2.8323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,869

2.8294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

4,091

2.8286  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,983

2.8319  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,958

2.8331  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,672

2.8322  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

2,053

2.8310  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,651

2.8180  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,378

2.8299  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,315

2.8360  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

1,148

2.8540  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

738

2.8380  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

689

2.8240  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

606

2.8400  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

180

2.8320  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

61

2.8261  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

Sale

32

2.8352  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

8,807

2.8273  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

17,344

2.8277  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,869

2.8294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,658

2.8297  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,378

2.8299  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100,538

2.8300  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

53,525

2.8303  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,053

2.8310  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,030

2.8323  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,106

2.8361  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,554

2.8279  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,229

2.8294  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

86,009

2.8300  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,010

2.8304  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

31,324

2.8309  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

460

2.8311  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

722

2.8326  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

600

2.8333  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,585

2.8349  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,358

2.8357  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

300

2.8360  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,286

2.8408  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,577

2.8412  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,755

2.8257  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,148

2.8279  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

18,740

2.8300  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,116

2.8304  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

2,983

2.8319  GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

33,860

2.8361  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:

01 May 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213