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:

01 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 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%

Class of relevant security:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,551,764

1.36%

1,466,680

0.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

406,963

0.22%

474,810

0.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,958,727

1.57%

1,941,490

1.03%

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%

(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

41,115

39.0857 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

17,805

39.0573 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,763

39.0306 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,420

39.1204 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

11,453

39.0326 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7,642

39.0762 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,765

39.0751 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,696

39.1051 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,267

39.0633 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,833

39.0023 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,500

39.0098 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,309

39.1296 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,886

39.1317 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,583

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,931

39.4335 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,911

39.3087 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,666

39.4329 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,556

39.3287 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,524

39.3176 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,523

38.8897 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,210

39.0692 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,096

39.0720 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,095

39.3196 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

930

39.3555 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

909

39.3800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

894

39.3361 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

862

39.3044 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

845

39.3509 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

788

39.3429 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

749

39.3947 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

683

39.0727 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

679

39.1191 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

679

39.0194 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

638

39.2216 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

574

39.3470 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

560

39.4600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

464

39.2793 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

458

39.3981 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

439

39.2619 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

392

39.3847 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

388

39.5487 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

373

39.1240 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

367

39.3965 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

366

39.2720 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

365

39.5056 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

362

39.3436 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

264

39.4824 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

171

39.2390 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

160

39.2600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

136

39.1947 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

131

39.3500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

125

38.9975 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

123

39.5800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

107

39.2700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

102

39.1651 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

101

39.4200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

97

39.0413 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

71

39.0442 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

70

39.0522 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

43

39.0513 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

37

39.0621 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

37

39.2072 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

20

39.1565 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

19

39.5350 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

15

38.8261 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

9

39.1016 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4

39.1760 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4

39.3200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

26,971

39.0866 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

17,805

39.0573 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14,020

39.0945 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12,534

39.0633 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

6,765

39.0751 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,375

39.0594 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,793

39.1814 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,205

39.0421 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,046

39.3177 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,690

39.3509 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,202

39.4978 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

952

39.0720 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

918

39.1491 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

824

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

818

39.4644 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

817

39.4150 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

788

39.3429 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

778

39.3287 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

702

39.0546 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

657

39.2307 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

567

39.4233 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

528

38.9936 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

469

39.3800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

464

39.2793 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

439

39.2619 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

409

39.2876 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

367

39.3965 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

362

39.3048 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

354

39.1175 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

335

38.8842 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

300

39.2503 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

287

39.3470 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

280

39.4600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

277

38.9151 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

274

38.8807 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

262

39.3500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

259

39.3300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

241

38.9314 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

213

39.0188 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

194

39.5487 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

144

39.0721 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

125

38.8596 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

113

38.8300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

103

38.8625 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

70

39.0522 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

68

39.2050 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

68

39.1947 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

30

39.4200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

28

38.9250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

27

38.8700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

20

38.8560 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

19

39.2450 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4

39.3200 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 Long

29

39.4200 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

264

39.4824 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

392

39.3848 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

744

39.3404 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

749

39.3947 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

862

39.3044 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

930

39.3555 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,095

39.3196 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,666

39.4329 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,931

39.4335 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,500

39.0098 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,833

39.0023 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

11,453

39.0326 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2

39.0400 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

131

39.3500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

191

39.2680 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

469

39.3800 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

603

39.0349 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

845

39.3509 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,638

39.3222 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,741

39.1385 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,020

39.0945 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

1

39.4160 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

194

39.4234 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

373

39.4233 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

395

39.0378 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

906

39.4150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20

39.1561 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37

39.2072 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

37

39.0622 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

43

39.0515 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

71

39.0439 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

89

39.4150 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97

39.0413 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

102

39.1651 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

194

39.5487 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

243

39.2882 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

280

39.4600 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

287

39.3470 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

603

39.3351 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

735

39.1318 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

909

39.3800 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,151

39.1317 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,420

39.1204 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,115

39.0858 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:

04 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

04/03/2024 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: