26 Mar 2024 14:04
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: | Â | Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | Â | |||||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
 | offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 25 Mar 2024 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | Â | Â | |||
 | 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 | Â | |||||
 | to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |  | |||||
Class of relevant security: | Ordinary | ||||||
 | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 1,443,017 | 0.77% | 1,635,458 | 0.87% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 298,653 | 0.16% | 319,537 | 0.17% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 1,741,670 | 0.93% | 1,954,995 | 1.04% |
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS0147484074 | ||||||
 | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond BE0933899800 | ||||||
 | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | Â | |||||
 | options) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of relevant security in relation to | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
which subscription right exists | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
Details, including nature of the rights | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
concerned and relevant percentages: | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||
3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
security | Â | securities | Â | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 16,497 | 41.4390 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 13,201 | 41.4578 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 13,047 | 41.4473 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 12,489 | 41.5164 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 11,807 | 41.5727 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 11,258 | 41.4501 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 7,389 | 41.4541 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 7,319 | 41.4500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 6,058 | 41.4043 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 2,975 | 41.5358 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,536 | 41.4889 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,161 | 41.6426 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1,110 | 41.6027 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 850 | 41.5861 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 757 | 41.4670 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 740 | 41.4945 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 646 | 41.5404 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 558 | 41.5273 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 427 | 41.6055 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 424 | 41.5550 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 359 | 41.5383 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 345 | 41.4946 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 343 | 41.5982 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 333 | 41.5480 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 323 | 41.5116 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 274 | 41.5410 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 259 | 41.6028 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 235 | 41.4954 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 234 | 41.4577 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 202 | 41.6500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 180 | 41.4700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 133 | 41.5700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 127 | 41.6750 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 120 | 41.4800 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 117 | 41.6200 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 115 | 41.2813 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 110 | 41.6050 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 101 | 41.5200 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 92 | 41.5077 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 87 | 41.6700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 86 | 41.5227 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 75 | 41.5328 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 66 | 41.5010 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 64 | 41.5379 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 51 | 41.4515 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 46 | 41.4000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 19 | 41.5268 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 17 | 41.4410 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 17 | 41.5600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 41.5016 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 41.5400 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 38,793 | 41.5232 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 21,810 | 41.5935 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 14,104 | 41.4485 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 13,267 | 41.6040 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 13,047 | 41.4473 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 12,116 | 41.4043 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 11,902 | 41.5112 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 11,851 | 41.4875 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 8,199 | 41.4522 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 7,389 | 41.4541 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 5,629 | 41.4501 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 5,426 | 41.5721 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 3,344 | 41.4500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,779 | 41.5887 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,756 | 41.5288 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,737 | 41.4791 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,514 | 41.4670 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,382 | 41.5578 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,292 | 41.5404 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,235 | 41.5950 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 1,200 | 41.5447 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 953 | 41.6036 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 921 | 41.5766 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 852 | 41.6168 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 673 | 41.6014 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 584 | 41.5168 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 548 | 41.5410 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 520 | 41.6373 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 456 | 41.6131 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 425 | 41.5861 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 424 | 41.5550 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 374 | 41.5834 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 343 | 41.5982 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 333 | 41.3800 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 279 | 41.5273 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 261 | 41.5405 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 234 | 41.4577 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 225 | 41.4396 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 207 | 41.5208 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 202 | 41.6500 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 174 | 41.6700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 154 | 41.5900 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 152 | 41.5623 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 133 | 41.5700 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 126 | 41.5250 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 126 | 41.5800 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 108 | 41.5006 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 102 | 41.5200 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 101 | 41.5214 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 76 | 41.4853 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 75 | 41.5328 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 60 | 41.4800 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 33 | 41.6430 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 23 | 41.4000 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 18 | 41.6344 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 17 | 41.5600 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 17 | 41.6076 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 17 | 41.5588 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 10 | 41.5300 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 10 | 41.4858 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 4 | 41.6450 EUR | ||||
Ordinary | Sale | 2 | 41.5400 EUR | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | Â | |||||
Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
relevant | description | Â | reference | unit | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | Â | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 227 | 41.0825 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 700 | 41.5102 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 700 | 41.5896 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 63 | 41.5100 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 87 | 41.6700 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 108 | 41.5006 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 305 | 41.5067 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 757 | 41.4670 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 1,351 | 40.9946 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,440 | 41.5112 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 2,063 | 41.5068 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 4,677 | 41.4822 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 38,793 | 41.5232 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 12 | 41.5203 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 19 | 41.4798 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41 | 41.4799 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 51 | 41.4515 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 117 | 41.6200 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 279 | 41.5273 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 425 | 41.5861 EUR | |||
Ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 1,351 | 41.4553 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,266 | 41.4500 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 16,497 | 41.4390 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 10 | 41.4858 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 17 | 41.5599 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 154 | 41.5900 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 424 | 41.5550 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 852 | 41.6168 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 953 | 41.6036 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 13,267 | 41.6040 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 14,104 | 41.4485 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Long | 21,810 | 41.5935 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 1 | 41.5116 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 3 | 41.5404 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5 | 41.5007 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 5 | 41.5258 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 6 | 41.5003 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 19 | 41.5268 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 37 | 41.5235 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 44 | 41.5216 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 61 | 41.5378 EUR | |||
Ordinary | SWAP | Opening Short | 424 | 41.5550 EUR | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | Â | |||||
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | Â | |||||
Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price | Â | date | money |
relevant | Â | selling, | securities | per unit | Â | Â | paid/ |
security | Â | varying etc | to which | Â | Â | Â | received |
 |  |  | option |  |  |  | per unit |
 |  |  | relates |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(ii) | Exercising | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
security | Â | Â | securities | unit | |||
 |  |  |  |  | |||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
 |  |  |  | ||||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | Â | |||||
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | Â | Â | |||||
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | Â | Â | |||||
or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | Â | ||||||
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | Â | Â | Â | ||||
NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | Â | |||||
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | Â | Â | |||||
the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | Â | Â | |||||
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | Â | Â | Â | ||||
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | Â | Â | |||||
any derivative is referenced: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 26 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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