Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC
06 March 2024
 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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