Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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

AGEAS SA/NV

relevant securities this form relates:

(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:

06 Mar 2024

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP 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:

Convertible Bond XS0147484074

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

500,000

0.27%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

500,000

0.27%

0

0.00%

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,528,698

1.35%

1,407,870

0.75%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

323,915

0.17%

446,266

0.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,852,613

1.52%

1,854,136

0.99%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond BE0933899800

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,750,000

0.93%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,750,000

0.93%

0

0.00%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

Ordinary

Purchase

14,444

38.3938 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,535

38.4167 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,018

38.4184 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,346

38.3087 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,994

38.3290 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,252

38.4200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,322

38.4004 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,572

38.3844 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,321

38.2550 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,098

38.4257 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,069

38.3497 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,058

38.3568 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,916

38.3229 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,819

38.3462 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,788

38.3372 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,712

38.2881 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,386

38.2703 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,378

38.3948 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,267

38.3583 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,180

38.3892 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,166

38.3691 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,056

38.3192 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,016

38.4482 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

995

38.4667 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

856

38.1988 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

854

38.3625 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

821

38.2928 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

814

38.2863 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

809

38.3287 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

806

38.3346 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

772

38.2692 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

770

38.3023 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

726

38.3470 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

673

38.3433 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

602

38.3602 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

588

38.3653 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

467

38.3589 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

464

38.3800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

454

38.3886 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

454

38.3931 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

350

38.3718 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

345

38.2973 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

313

38.3387 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

285

38.2945 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

280

38.2200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

224

38.4070 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

222

38.3173 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

208

38.3619 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

181

38.1544 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

145

38.3495 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

117

38.5100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

116

38.3951 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

107

38.3002 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

100

38.4000 EUR

ADR

Purchase

100

41.7500 USD

Ordinary

Purchase

90

38.1970 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.3688 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.4286 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.4291 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.4300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.3700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

76

38.3900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

72

38.3958 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

68

38.3850 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

67

38.3132 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

60

38.3300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

54

38.3600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

34

38.3135 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

23

38.2600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

44,798

38.4104 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12,417

38.4184 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

10,775

38.4064 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,799

38.3510 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,518

38.4175 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

5,040

38.3578 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,322

38.4004 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,935

38.3362 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,960

38.3255 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,806

38.3003 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,340

38.3480 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,228

38.3767 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,113

38.4221 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

726

38.3470 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

648

38.4200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

590

38.3892 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

560

38.2200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

488

38.3800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

478

38.3173 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

448

38.4070 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

404

38.3500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

403

38.3369 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

386

38.2692 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

385

38.3700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

350

38.3718 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

328

38.3600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

313

38.3387 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

200

38.4000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

182

38.3492 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

134

38.3132 EUR

ADR

Sale

100

41.7500 USD

Ordinary

Sale

90

38.1970 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

84

38.4300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

64

38.1700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

38

38.3900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

27

38.4337 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

9

38.4350 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

5

38.4340 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2

38.3200 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

690

38.2900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

52

38.4299 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

72

38.3958 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

107

38.3002 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

116

38.3951 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

454

38.3886 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

555

38.2900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

582

38.3101 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

634

38.2864 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

770

38.3023 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

806

38.3346 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

814

38.2863 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

821

38.2928 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

854

38.3625 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

995

38.4667 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,016

38.4482 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,044

38.2900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,100

38.3838 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,267

38.3583 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,300

38.4055 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,386

38.2703 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,712

38.2881 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,788

38.3372 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,916

38.3229 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,941

38.3511 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,069

38.3497 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

12,535

38.4167 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

64

38.1699 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

38.3132 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

100

38.3971 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117

38.2900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

182

38.3492 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

222

38.3173 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

224

38.4071 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

280

38.2150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

399

38.4184 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

44,798

38.4104 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

792

38.2900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27

38.3600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

38

38.3900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55

38.3700 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

181

38.1544 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

200

38.3546 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

239

38.3637 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

280

38.4250 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

386

38.2692 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

856

38.1988 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,378

38.3948 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,321

38.2550 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

10,775

38.4064 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Short

2,098

38.4257 EUR

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

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 exempt principal trader 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:

07 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213