Last checked at 1 Mar 2024 15:00
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: | Citadel Group |
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | N/A |
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | AGEAS SA/NV |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | N/A |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure | 29 February 2024 |
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | YES DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
(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: Common Stock | ISIN BE0974264930 | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 1,064,428 | 0.56 | 1,567 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 37,320 | 0.01 | 357,373 | 0.19 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 1,101,748 | 0.58 | 358,940 | 0.19 |
Class of relevant security: Common Stock | ISIN US00844W2089 | |||
| Interests | Short positions | ||
| Number | % | Number | % |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
| 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | N/A |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A |
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
Common | Buy Transaction | 186 | 38.1200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 160 | 38.3600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 28 | 38.3900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 30 | 38.6000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 165 | 38.6600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 30 | 38.6800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 150 | 38.7100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 151 | 38.7400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 279 | 38.7550 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 285 | 38.7700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 390 | 38.7750 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 61 | 38.7800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 84 | 38.7900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 267 | 38.8000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 78 | 38.8100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 185 | 38.8200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 343 | 38.8300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 222 | 38.8400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 702 | 38.8500 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 509 | 38.8600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 308 | 38.8700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 2,348 | 38.8800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 2,499 | 38.8850 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,476 | 38.8900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 595 | 38.9000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 202 | 38.9100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 361 | 38.9200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,606 | 38.9220 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,163 | 38.9300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,121 | 38.9400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 816 | 38.9500 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,732 | 38.9600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,846 | 38.9700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,290 | 38.9800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,254 | 38.9900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,593 | 39.0000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,417 | 39.0100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 934 | 39.0200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,299 | 39.0300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 541 | 39.0400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 118 | 39.0450 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 2,057 | 39.0500 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 74 | 39.0600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 574 | 39.0700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 12 | 39.0800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 341 | 39.0900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 135 | 39.1100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 468 | 39.1200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 616 | 39.1300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 610 | 39.1400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1,251 | 39.1500 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 708 | 39.1600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 423 | 39.1700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 50 | 39.1800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 175 | 39.1900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 353 | 39.2000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 109 | 39.2100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 202 | 39.2200 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 235 | 39.2250 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 265 | 39.2300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 30 | 39.2400 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 70 | 39.2500 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 84 | 39.2600 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 202 | 39.2700 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 108 | 39.2800 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 30 | 39.2900 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 81 | 39.3000 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 86 | 39.3100 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 3 | 39.3300 EUR |
Common | Buy Transaction | 1 | 42.4550 USD |
Common | Buy Transaction | 2 | 42.5500 USD |
Common | Sell Transaction | 215 | 38.1000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 116 | 38.1100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 450 | 38.1800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 494 | 38.2500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 248 | 38.2900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 3 | 38.3000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 691 | 38.3200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 291 | 38.3400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 166 | 38.3500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 469 | 38.3900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 210 | 38.4100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 150 | 38.4600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 160 | 38.5000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 252 | 38.5200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 30 | 38.5400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 135 | 38.5900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 74 | 38.6100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 90 | 38.6200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 496 | 38.6400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 533 | 38.6500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 298 | 38.6600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,251 | 38.6700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 192 | 38.6800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 775 | 38.6900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 28 | 38.7000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 414 | 38.7100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 273 | 38.7500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 83 | 38.7600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 277 | 38.7800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 378 | 38.7900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 57 | 38.8100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 158 | 38.8200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 832 | 38.8300 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 60 | 38.8400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 313 | 38.8500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 437 | 38.8600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 292 | 38.8700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 651 | 38.8800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 465 | 38.8900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 290 | 38.9000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 389 | 38.9100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 821 | 38.9200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,174 | 38.9300 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 711 | 38.9400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 727 | 38.9500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 442 | 38.9600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 340 | 38.9700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 505 | 38.9800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,331 | 38.9900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,235 | 39.0000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,516 | 39.0100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 683 | 39.0200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,226 | 39.0300 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,530 | 39.0400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,407 | 39.0500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,874 | 39.0600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 800 | 39.0700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,085 | 39.0800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 160 | 39.0900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 623 | 39.1000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,147 | 39.1002 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 348 | 39.1100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,143 | 39.1200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 898 | 39.1300 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 689 | 39.1400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,070 | 39.1500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 346 | 39.1501 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 803 | 39.1597 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,443 | 39.1600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 697 | 39.1700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,763 | 39.1800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 862 | 39.1900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 13,848 | 39.2000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,580 | 39.2100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 418 | 39.2200 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 584 | 39.2300 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1,178 | 39.2400 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2,576 | 39.2500 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 676 | 39.2600 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 884 | 39.2700 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 717 | 39.2800 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 216 | 39.2900 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 974 | 39.3000 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 228 | 39.3100 EUR |
Common | Sell Transaction | 1 | 42.2050 USD |
Common | Sell Transaction | 5 | 42.2900 USD |
Common | Sell Transaction | 2 | 42.3200 USD |
Common | Sell Transaction | 97 | 42.4500 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 36,999 | 38.1600 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 36,999 | 38.1600 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 613 | 38.8671 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 14 | 38.8800 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,604 | 38.8902 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 65 | 38.9000 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 2,867 | 38.9053 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 177 | 38.9340 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 78 | 38.9400 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 3,502 | 38.9516 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 5,148 | 38.9763 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 2,410 | 38.9775 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 31 | 38.9900 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,038 | 38.9925 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 536 | 39.0043 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,499 | 39.0300 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 691 | 39.0329 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,471 | 39.0354 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,453 | 39.0400 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 676 | 39.0420 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 613 | 39.0450 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,012 | 39.0609 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 695 | 39.0617 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 625 | 39.0695 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 4,737 | 39.0770 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 107 | 39.0779 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 97 | 39.0823 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 1,017 | 39.0884 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 1,666 | 39.1288 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 27,283 | 39.1487 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 161 | 39.1527 EUR |
Common | CFD | Reducing short position | 80 | 39.1716 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 7,223 | 39.1792 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 7,043 | 39.2000 EUR |
Common | CFD | Increasing short position | 149 | 39.2014 EUR |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
None
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(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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" |
None
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
Date of disclosure: | 1 March 2024 |
Contact name: | Paula Santos |
Telephone number*: | 020 7645 9700 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.