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:

12 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:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,593,503

1.38%

1,615,760

0.86%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

216,961

0.12%

516,689

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,810,464

1.50%

2,132,449

1.13%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond BE0933899800

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,750,000

0.93%

47,500

0.03%

(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%

47,500

0.03%

Class of relevant security:

Convertible Bond XS0147484074

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

500,000

0.27%

250,000

0.13%

(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%

250,000

0.13%

(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

22,341

39.5479 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

18,637

39.2860 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

15,772

39.0926 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

15,201

39.5478 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,236

39.5102 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

11,865

39.5500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

9,254

39.0904 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

8,739

39.1187 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

8,041

39.5406 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,405

39.0840 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,650

39.0979 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,786

39.3305 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,702

39.2506 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,181

39.2154 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,110

39.4818 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,017

39.0439 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

922

39.1832 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

790

39.0156 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

744

39.1890 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

722

39.1021 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

600

39.3316 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

462

39.0029 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

440

39.1464 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

419

39.0274 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

389

39.2378 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

386

39.0966 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

382

39.1228 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

349

38.9740 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

340

39.3314 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

233

39.0900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

221

39.2203 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

191

39.0874 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

173

39.2300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

127

39.0800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

126

39.1700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

119

38.9900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

118

38.9100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

113

39.2050 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

108

39.1782 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

108

39.1800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

108

39.2577 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

108

38.9000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

107

39.1384 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

89

39.0100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

89

38.9700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

29

39.0762 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

23,726

39.5177 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

22,617

38.9495 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

22,341

39.5479 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

21,537

39.5500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

20,177

39.4490 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

19,748

39.3046 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12,236

39.5102 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,163

39.0878 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,627

39.0904 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,528

39.4653 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,112

39.5302 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,982

39.2427 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,444

39.1021 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,392

39.0854 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,123

39.1550 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

961

39.4058 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

778

39.2378 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

772

39.2312 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

744

39.1890 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

639

39.2460 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

632

39.0900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

608

38.9710 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

479

39.3926 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

461

39.1832 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

419

39.0274 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

395

39.0156 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

358

39.0632 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

349

38.9740 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

280

39.1212 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

220

39.1464 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

213

39.0893 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

205

39.4349 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

191

39.1228 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

131

39.3887 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

127

39.0800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

126

39.1700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

119

38.9900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

118

38.9100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

115

39.0413 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

113

39.2050 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

108

39.1800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

98

39.3143 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

89

39.0100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

89

38.9700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2

38.8700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

22,617

39.5414 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2

38.8700 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

98

39.3142 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

98

39.0799 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

213

39.0893 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

280

39.1212 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

358

39.0632 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

387

39.5448 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

389

39.2378 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

586

39.0481 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

608

38.9710 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

722

39.1021 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,123

39.1550 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,112

39.5302 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,224

39.5500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,540

39.5500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,177

39.4490 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

191

39.1228 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

387

38.9350 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

395

39.0156 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

476

39.2504 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

652

39.1252 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,041

39.5406 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,532

39.1116 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,772

39.0926 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

2,942

39.5484 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

8,020

39.5500 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:

13 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213