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:

29 Feb 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:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,514,271

1.34%

1,498,126

0.80%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

435,742

0.23%

447,689

0.24%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,950,013

1.57%

1,945,815

1.04%

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:

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

189,380

39.1985 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

80,997

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

63,333

39.1910 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

52,663

39.1824 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

51,291

39.1717 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

29,680

39.1897 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

20,131

39.2400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

18,553

39.1748 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

13,137

39.1870 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

11,634

39.1805 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10,324

39.1106 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10,184

39.2013 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7,995

39.0539 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7,352

39.0886 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,496

38.9775 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,309

39.0831 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,506

38.9070 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,502

38.9529 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,160

39.0788 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,418

38.9861 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,069

39.0388 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,968

38.8463 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,904

38.9870 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,256

39.1300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,199

39.0705 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,090

39.0452 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,076

39.0122 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

917

39.0349 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

728

38.9882 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

668

39.0254 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

613

39.0436 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

595

38.9412 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

516

38.8309 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

469

39.0919 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

451

39.1088 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

395

39.0878 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

383

39.0767 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

373

38.8966 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

346

39.1905 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

236

39.0384 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

196

38.7490 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

165

38.6600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

148

39.2939 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

121

39.1019 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

110

39.0600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

107

38.8300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

95

39.0839 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

86

39.0950 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

84

38.3699 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

79

39.0800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

79

38.1300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

77

39.0250 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

61

38.6850 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

55

38.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

53

38.3919 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

36

39.1475 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

29

38.9300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

27

39.1522 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

21

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7

39.0085 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3

38.9800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2

38.3700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1

39.1400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

189,380

39.1985 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

153,474

39.1826 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

49,227

39.1937 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

36,999

38.1600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

32,172

39.2199 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

26,274

39.1870 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

25,291

39.1533 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

20,652

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

18,824

39.2400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

18,553

39.1748 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14,447

39.1454 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

9,743

39.2021 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

6,300

39.0746 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,424

38.8325 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,248

38.9775 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,968

38.8463 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,904

38.9870 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,329

39.2367 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,302

38.9347 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,076

39.0122 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,071

39.1486 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,034

38.6820 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

969

39.0433 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

960

39.1825 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

933

39.0719 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

917

39.0349 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

858

39.1116 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

653

38.9269 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

613

38.8684 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

536

39.0056 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

480

38.9671 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

393

39.1158 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

392

38.7490 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

383

39.0767 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

373

38.8966 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

364

38.9882 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

334

39.0254 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

330

38.6600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

258

38.8309 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

239

39.1957 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

149

39.0860 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

121

39.0600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

118

39.0384 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

116

39.0694 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

86

39.0950 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

79

38.1300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

79

39.0800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

77

39.0811 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

77

39.0250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

68

38.9788 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

58

38.9300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

58

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

55

38.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

36

39.1514 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4

39.0200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3

38.9800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1

38.3700 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 Long

6,296

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

44

38.2600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1

39.0000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

39.0090 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3

39.1527 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

64

39.1022 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

71

39.2939 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

230

39.0918 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

609

39.0705 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,836

39.0836 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,342

38.9788 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,502

38.9529 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,450

39.2013 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

39.0000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

58

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

165

38.6600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

196

38.7490 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

326

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

480

38.9671 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,034

38.6820 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,391

39.1684 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

12,179

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,291

39.1534 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

3,470

38.9428 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

36,999

38.1600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

38.9838 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

38.9788 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

39.1542 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4

39.0090 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5

39.1123 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21

39.1520 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37

39.0919 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44

38.2600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52

39.1003 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

65

39.0682 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

77

39.2939 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

118

39.0384 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

202

39.0921 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

233

39.1742 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

258

38.8309 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

361

39.0776 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

364

38.9882 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

412

39.2244 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

525

39.0707 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

961

39.0263 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,256

39.1300 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,894

39.1741 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,064

38.9681 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,112

39.0835 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,305

39.0672 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,437

38.8771 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,000

39.2000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,734

39.2013 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,324

39.1106 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

29

38.9300 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

570

39.1978 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?

YES

Date of disclosure:

01 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO

PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings

Barclays PLC.

are being disclosed:

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

AGEAS SA/NV

relevant securities this from relates:

2.

OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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

Ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

6,841

40.5519

European

2024-03-04 00:00:00

Ordinary

Call Options

Purchased

7,085

42.9153

European

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Ordinary

Futures

Selling

-9,090

38.6240

NA

TBC

3.

AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood: