The Directors of Direct Line Insurance Group plc today declared an interim dividend in an aggregate amount of £500,000,000. The interim dividend will be paid on 6 June 2012 to shareholders on the register on 5 June 2012.

Direct Line Insurance Group plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc.

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For further information, please contact:

Neil Manser
Head of Investor Relations
Direct Line Group
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8285 3134

Robert Bailhache
Director of Communications
Direct Line Group
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8313 8420

Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Direct Line Insurance Group plc (Direct Line Group) is headquartered in Bromley, Kent; it has operations in the UK, Germany and Italy.

Through its number of well known brands Direct Line Group offers a wide range of general insurance products to consumers. These brands include; Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege. It also offers insurance services for third party brands through its Partnerships division. In the commercial sector, its NIG and Direct Line for Business operations provide insurance products for businesses via brokers or direct respectively.

In addition to insurance services, Direct Line Group continues to provide support and reassurance to millions of UK motorists through its Green Flag breakdown recovery service and TRACKER stolen vehicle recovery and telematics business.