20 Mar 2024 13:42
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: | 19 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: | 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% |
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: | Ordinary | ||||||
 | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
 | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
(1) | Relevant securities owned | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 1,443,279 | 0.77% | 1,678,989 | 0.89% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and/or controlled: |  |  | 350,721 | 0.19% | 315,877 | 0.17% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
 | and agreements to purchase/sell: |  |  | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | TOTAL: |  |  | 1,794,000 | 0.95% | 1,994,866 | 1.06% |
(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 | 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 | ||||
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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 | 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 | |||
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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 | |||
 |  |  |  |  | |||
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | Â | |||||
Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
security | Â | Â | applicable) | ||||
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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: | 20 Mar 2024 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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