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:

20 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:

1,439,139

0.77%

1,684,519

0.90%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

357,088

0.19%

313,752

0.17%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,796,227

0.96%

1,998,271

1.06%

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:

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

22,269

40.5500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

16,661

40.5429 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

15,839

40.5305 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

14,612

40.5467 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,452

40.5279 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,365

40.5278 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,671

40.4895 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,191

40.5637 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,505

40.4150 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,383

40.4201 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,297

40.5286 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,136

40.4129 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,085

40.3995 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

825

40.3513 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

787

40.4199 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

785

40.3985 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

682

40.3646 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

632

40.3759 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

595

40.4100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

456

40.3754 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

440

40.4633 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

395

40.4114 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

383

40.3572 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

350

40.3818 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

257

40.3190 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

230

40.4403 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

227

40.4420 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

201

40.3125 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

168

40.4279 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

143

40.3295 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

127

40.4761 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

110

40.3885 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

87

40.3434 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

61

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

34

40.5026 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

30

40.5200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

28

40.3400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

16

40.3900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

12

40.6100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

23,634

40.4100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

17,715

40.5326 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

16,661

40.5429 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14,612

40.5467 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

10,358

40.5522 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

7,891

40.5147 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,010

40.4150 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,348

40.4101 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,281

40.5500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,040

40.4729 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,808

40.4983 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,652

40.4021 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

880

40.4633 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

790

40.4114 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

787

40.4199 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

514

40.3190 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

453

40.3250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

360

40.3808 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

354

40.3876 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

341

40.3646 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

317

40.4137 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

316

40.3759 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

166

40.4582 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

155

40.3512 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

138

40.5439 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

126

40.3900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

65

40.3700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

61

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

58

40.5000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

28

40.3400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

12

40.4550 EUR

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30

40.5200 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

201

40.3125 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

207

40.5573 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

316

40.3759 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

341

40.3646 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

350

40.3818 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

409

40.3739 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

456

40.3754 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

525

40.3751 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

785

40.3985 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,191

40.5637 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,671

40.4895 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,347

40.5500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

138

40.5439 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

166

40.4582 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

236

40.4728 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

246

40.5447 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,804

40.4729 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,151

40.4092 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

246

40.4152 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

257

40.3190 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

265

40.3473 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

395

40.4114 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,891

40.5147 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,388

40.4100 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34

40.5026 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:

21 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213