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:

13 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:

2,576,591

1.37%

1,651,838

0.88%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

237,828

0.13%

499,923

0.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,814,419

1.50%

2,151,761

1.14%

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

72,925

39.5400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

48,958

39.6322 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

39,124

39.5547 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

28,925

39.5389 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

15,182

39.5441 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

13,064

39.5350 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12,990

39.4589 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10,823

39.5378 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

8,636

39.8561 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

8,540

39.7560 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,892

39.7546 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,706

40.0202 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,746

39.8427 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,932

39.6603 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,750

39.7838 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,460

40.0975 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,990

39.7504 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,827

39.7808 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,750

40.0203 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,674

39.9000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,466

39.6424 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,179

39.7303 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,178

39.4923 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,085

39.6558 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

866

39.6355 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

727

40.0743 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

700

39.7623 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

630

39.6994 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

588

39.9139 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

566

39.8559 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

543

39.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

536

39.6365 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

453

39.6209 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

358

39.9839 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

348

39.7423 EUR

ADR

Purchase

255

43.4400 USD

Ordinary

Purchase

254

39.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

163

39.7015 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

163

39.9650 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

127

39.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

39.6482 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

27

40.0000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

14

39.9928 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

14

39.6214 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5

39.2853 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3

39.8158 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

96,036

39.5400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

39,124

39.5547 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

34,231

39.8104 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

31,161

39.6267 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

28,925

39.5389 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

15,294

39.5479 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

15,224

39.4358 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

13,040

39.7973 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12,850

39.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

11,999

39.6678 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

9,521

39.5459 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

7,257

39.4451 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

6,024

39.8545 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

5,052

40.0386 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,848

39.4688 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,318

39.8561 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,460

40.0975 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,257

39.5419 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,212

39.7437 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,461

39.9000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,315

40.0026 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,284

39.4700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,072

39.6365 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,009

39.9906 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

921

39.4487 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

906

39.6209 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

885

39.5186 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

861

39.4496 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

793

39.7540 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

761

39.5267 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

508

39.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

433

39.6355 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

398

39.8900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

358

39.9839 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

350

39.7623 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

301

39.9775 EUR

ADR

Sale

255

43.4400 USD

Ordinary

Sale

244

39.4866 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

190

39.7250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

182

39.4750 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

174

39.7423 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

127

39.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

97

39.9870 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

73

40.0147 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

57

39.4600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

54

40.0000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14

39.6214 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14

39.7700 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

5

39.2853 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

25

39.7490 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

26

39.8230 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

53

39.7558 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

208

39.6678 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

288

39.9833 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

289

39.8848 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

921

39.9111 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

1,444

39.6450 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

14

39.9929 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22

39.4750 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

163

39.7015 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

278

39.7239 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

680

39.7508 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

971

39.8207 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,285

39.7502 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,828

39.8202 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,925

39.7479 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,625

39.7478 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1

39.5400 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27

40.0000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

182

39.4750 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

254

39.7570 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

301

39.9779 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

383

39.8231 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

453

39.6209 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

536

39.6365 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

543

39.6948 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,738

39.8588 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,231

39.8105 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

11,764

39.7000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

25,189

39.5400 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

117

39.5400 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

174

39.7423 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

186

39.6117 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

213

39.9000 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

433

39.6355 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

543

39.5451 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

651

39.7806 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,731

39.5458 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,653

39.8646 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,182

39.5441 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

808

39.5378 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:

14 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213