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Allianz SE / Rule 8.3 06.08.2010 15:28 Dissemination of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted byDGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings Allianz Insurance PLCare being disclosed: (b) Owner or controller of interests and short Allianz SEpositions disclosed, if different from 1(a):The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose Metals Exploration Plc relevant securities this form relates: (GB00B0394F60)Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree (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: 23 July 2010 (f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, NOor are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? 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 Shares Interests Short positions Number % Number % (1) Relevant securities owned and/or 12,001,919 4.449%controlled: (2) Derivatives (other than options): (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: TOTAL: 12,001,919 4.449% All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements topurchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a SupplementalForm 8 (Open Positions). (b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and otherexecutive options) Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than oneclass of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copytable 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevantsecurity. 3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (a) Purchases and sales Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price persecurity securities unit (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Class of Product Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ Number of Pricerelevant descript closing a long/short position, reference persecurity ion e.g. increasing/reducing a long/short securities unit CFD position (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Class Product Writing, Number of Exerc Type e.g. Ex- Optionof descrip- purchasi securities ise American, piry moneyrele- tion e.g. ng, to which price European da- paid/vant call selling, option per etc. te receivedsecu- option varying relates unit per unitrity etc. (ii) Exercising Class of relevant Product descriptione.g. Number of Exercise pricesecurity call option securities per unit (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) Class of relevant Nature of dealing e.g. Details Price per unit (ifsecurity subscription, conversion applicable) The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevantsecurities 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 securitydealt in. 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: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none' (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options orderivatives Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,between the person making the disclosure and any other person relatingto:(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none' (c) Attachments Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO Date of disclosure: 6 August 2010Contact name: Mr. Michael Sieburg Mr. Sirko BiernathTelephone number: 0049 89 3800 19957 0049 89 3800 2082 (group.compliance@allianz.com) Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a RegulatoryInformation Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit isavailable for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosurerequirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 06.08.2010 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: EnglishCompany: Allianz SE Königinstr. 28 80802 München GermanyPhone: +49 (0)89 38 00 - 41 24Fax: +49 (0)89 38 00 - 38 99E-mail: investor.relations@allianz.comInternet: www.allianz.comISIN: DE0008404005Indices: DAX-30, EURO STOXX 50Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREXCategory Code: RETLSE Ticker: Sequence Number: 544Time of Receipt: Aug 06, 2010 15:28:37 End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------UK-Regulatory-announcement transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.