Direct Line Regulatory News (DLG)

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:

05 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:

2,565,170

1.36%

1,432,562

0.76%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

352,333

0.19%

486,057

0.26%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,917,503

1.55%

1,918,619

1.02%

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

94,347

37.9565 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

57,763

38.0414 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

28,027

38.0736 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

23,641

37.8286 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

21,733

37.9062 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

14,387

37.7627 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

14,011

38.0861 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,656

37.7830 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6,622

38.0957 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,564

37.7678 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

5,320

37.8724 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

4,622

37.8411 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,890

37.7395 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,796

37.6771 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,447

38.0879 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,327

37.8071 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

3,066

38.0900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,730

37.8938 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,604

37.7323 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,346

37.8329 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,291

38.0965 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,196

37.7512 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,175

37.9407 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

2,152

37.8664 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,982

37.8773 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,940

37.8270 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,839

37.7706 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,601

37.8478 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,425

37.8258 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,421

37.6601 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,335

37.7714 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,211

37.7937 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

1,032

37.9518 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

972

38.0090 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

937

37.9673 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

884

37.8588 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

809

37.8658 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

758

38.0242 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

714

37.9318 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

599

37.7772 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

591

37.8052 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

576

37.8036 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

530

37.7890 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

502

37.8325 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

473

37.8029 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

463

37.8285 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

418

38.0964 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

377

37.6789 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

370

37.6885 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

357

38.0574 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

347

38.1050 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

339

37.6855 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

338

38.1411 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

334

37.8497 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

286

37.9300 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

280

37.8486 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

240

37.6497 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

219

37.6566 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

214

37.8442 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

187

37.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

138

38.1200 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

116

37.6900 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

107

38.1500 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

98

37.8638 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

97

38.0956 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

37.6600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

37.5586 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

37.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

37.6700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

82

37.7400 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

71

38.1229 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

58

38.0000 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

28

37.8700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

26

37.9700 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

21

37.7800 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

13

37.9250 EUR

Ordinary

Purchase

6

38.1404 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

77,090

37.9480 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

57,763

38.0414 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

30,245

37.8337 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

28,027

38.0736 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

19,967

38.0825 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

11,399

37.9881 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,593

37.8404 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

8,000

38.0979 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

6,033

38.0900 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

4,632

37.5300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,440

37.8065 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

3,400

37.7372 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,730

37.8938 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2,157

38.0938 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,898

37.6771 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,874

37.9673 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,830

37.9488 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,654

37.7575 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,614

37.9150 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,211

37.7937 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,182

37.8052 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,164

37.6631 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,153

37.7250 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,083

37.7274 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

1,032

38.0523 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

885

37.6712 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

884

37.8588 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

700

38.0716 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

678

37.6855 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

599

37.7772 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

370

37.6885 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

265

37.7890 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

251

37.8325 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

219

37.6566 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

213

38.0892 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

187

37.7000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

128

37.9300 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

109

37.6203 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

107

38.1500 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

107

37.8442 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

82

37.7600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

82

37.7400 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

82

37.6700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

82

37.6600 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

52

37.9700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

29

38.0000 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

21

37.7580 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

19

37.6762 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

19

37.5494 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

17

37.6782 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

14

37.8700 EUR

Ordinary

Sale

2

37.7100 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

6

38.1400 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

71

38.1229 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

97

38.0956 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

338

38.1411 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

377

37.6789 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

945

37.7627 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,339

37.7854 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,425

37.8258 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,940

37.8270 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,120

37.7438 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,152

37.8664 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,196

37.7512 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,291

38.0965 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,346

37.8329 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,604

37.7323 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,001

37.8166 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,327

37.8071 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,320

37.8724 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

5,564

37.7678 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,622

38.0957 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

6,656

37.7830 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2

37.7685 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2

37.7100 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3

38.0886 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

37.6236 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

37.5496 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

37.7562 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10

38.0900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11

37.6784 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

37.6762 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12

37.7156 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26

37.9700 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34

37.7300 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

48

37.6195 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

64

37.6789 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

73

37.6730 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

160

37.6856 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

270

37.6644 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

339

37.6855 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

379

37.6710 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

467

37.6595 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

591

37.8052 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

667

38.0850 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,399

37.9881 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

6

37.6784 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7

37.6762 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10

37.5496 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

10

37.7574 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

38

37.7298 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

54

37.6205 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

433

37.6711 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

537

37.6595 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,631

37.5300 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29

38.0000 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

66

38.0900 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

251

37.8325 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

265

37.7890 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

517

37.7824 EUR

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

667

37.5348 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,032

37.9518 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,169

37.7814 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

21,733

37.9062 EUR

Ordinary

SWAP

Opening Long

213

38.0892 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:

06 Mar 2024

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213