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:

19 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:

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:

Ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,443,279

0.77%

1,678,989

0.89%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

350,721

0.19%

315,877

0.17%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,794,000

0.95%

1,994,866

1.06%

(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

18,857

40.4249 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

10,627

40.4357 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

9,925

40.4455 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7,400

40.4542 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,784

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,007

40.4123 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,390

40.4477 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,357

40.4444 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,469

40.3610 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,057

40.3820 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,369

40.4184 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,168

40.3801 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,128

40.4668 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

958

40.4052 EUR

ADR

Purchase

850

43.9300 USD

Ordinary

Purchase

800

40.4900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

778

40.3882 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

660

40.4609 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

628

40.3895 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

588

40.3692 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

376

40.3963 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

354

40.4818 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

322

40.3602 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

313

40.3707 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

310

40.4800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

298

40.3542 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

283

40.4497 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

282

40.3863 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

232

40.3400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

204

40.3809 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

181

40.2725 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

171

40.3336 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

148

40.3651 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

130

40.3966 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

128

40.3971 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

124

40.3450 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

123

40.3500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

123

40.3200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

122

40.4000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

114

40.4350 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

103

40.4650 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

102

40.4231 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

101

40.2700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

101

40.4250 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

101

40.5150 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

92

40.3697 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

86

40.3553 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

77

40.3953 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

75

40.4109 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

74

40.5050 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

67

40.3550 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

67

40.5450 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

62

40.5000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

49

40.3653 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

32

40.2100 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

19

40.4215 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

7

40.3585 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3

40.2400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1

40.4600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

47,346

40.1500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

15,143

40.4129 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

11,816

40.4053 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

10,627

40.4357 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

9,602

40.4391 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,979

40.4455 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

7,954

40.4217 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,604

40.4367 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,114

40.3820 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,806

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,700

40.4542 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,133

40.3284 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,350

40.4100 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

945

40.4039 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

924

40.3856 EUR

ADR

Sale

850

43.9300 USD

Ordinary

Sale

793

40.3929 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

778

40.3882 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

626

40.3707 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

429

40.4328 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

342

40.3336 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

330

40.4609 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

177

40.4818 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

163

40.4400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

161

40.3602 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

155

40.4800 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

148

40.3651 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

143

40.4682 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

124

40.3450 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

123

40.3500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

123

40.3200 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

122

40.4000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

103

40.4650 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

101

40.3400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

101

40.2700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

101

40.4250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

101

40.3014 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

101

40.5150 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

100

40.4207 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

74

40.4204 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

69

40.5450 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

67

40.3550 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

62

40.5000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

49

40.3653 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

40

40.4620 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

22

40.4402 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

18

40.3700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14

40.3585 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3

40.2400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1

40.4600 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

2,963

40.4477 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Long

4,317

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

161

40.3602 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

181

40.2726 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

330

40.4609 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

5,007

40.4123 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,120

40.4607 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,120

40.5092 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28

40.4368 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

60

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

231

40.1447 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

429

40.4333 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,086

40.3382 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,576

40.4367 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

2,136

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

47,346

40.1500 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

32

40.2100 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

332

40.4840 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

749

40.4760 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,637

40.4500 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,089

40.4499 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

80

40.2300 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

171

40.3336 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

235

40.4054 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

313

40.3707 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

11,816

40.4053 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:

20 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213