Norges Bank - Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group Plc

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: Norges Bank (b) Owner or controller of interests and N/A short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to Direct Line Insurance Group plc whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with N/A an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: (e) Date position held/dealing 28/01/2025 undertaken:     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) Yes Aviva plc above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security. (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: Ordinary 10/10 11p Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or 57,188,603 4.36% controlled: (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: (2) Cash-settled derivatives: (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: TOTAL: 57,188,603 4.36% *Norges Bank does not have discretion regarding dealing and offer acceptance decisions with respect to 7,746,626 shares that are included in the total above. All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. -Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions). (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee 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 Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. a. Purchases and sales Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit Ordinary 10/10 11p Sale       434,502    GBP 2.6631 Ordinary 10/10 11p Sale       103,241    GBP 2.6633 Ordinary 10/10 11p Sale       300,000    GBP 2.6660 Ordinary 10/10 11p Sale       233,882    GBP 2.6500 (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions Class of Product Nature of Number of Price per unit relevant descriptione.g. dealinge.g. reference security CFD opening/clos securities ing a long/short position, increasing/r educing a long/short position (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Typee.g. Expiry Option relevant description purchasing, securities price American, date money security e.g. selling, to which per European paid/ call option varying option unit etc. received etc. relates per unit (ii)        Exercise Class of Product Exercising/ Number of Exercise relevant descriptione.g. exercised securities price per security call option against unit (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) Class of Nature of dealinge.g. Details Price per unit relevant subscription, (if applicable) security conversion 4.         OTHER INFORMATION (a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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:Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" (c)        Attachments Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO Date of disclosure: 29/01/2025 Contact name: Philippe Chiaroni Telephone number: +47 24073000 Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

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