Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

08 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:				07 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:				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%
Class of relevant security:				Ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			2,523,796	1.34%	1,392,135	0.74%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			311,222	0.17%	441,863	0.24%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			2,835,018	1.51%	1,833,998	0.98%
(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		120,830		38.5916  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		86,578		38.5794  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		28,284		38.6115  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		18,139		38.5292  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		14,364		38.6292  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		13,848		38.5821  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		12,105		38.6146  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10,302		38.5813  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		9,234		38.5686  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,509		38.5600  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,023		38.6151  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,951		38.6295  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,244		38.4599  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,608		38.6364  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,537		38.5873  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,284		38.5928  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,235		38.5578  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,198		38.6366  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,881		38.5519  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,856		38.6832  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,838		38.6133  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,674		38.6555  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,584		38.5077  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,570		38.6485  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,470		38.6293  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,444		38.6448  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,428		38.6680  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,400		38.5677  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,389		38.6072  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,258		38.6105  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,053		38.6011  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,010		38.6714  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		991		38.5051  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		961		38.4786  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		928		38.6185  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		911		38.6282  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		895		38.6500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		823		38.4489  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		822		38.6676  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		704		38.6257  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		700		38.5733  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		645		38.4268  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		596		38.4241  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		585		38.7062  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		579		38.4450  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		491		38.5408  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		463		38.6674  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		462		38.6411  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		447		38.6700  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		398		38.6600  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		361		38.7000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		305		38.5301  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		296		38.6309  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		287		38.4138  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		266		38.6978  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		204		38.6017  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		201		38.5272  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		191		38.5913  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		168		38.6147  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		133		38.6100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		132		38.6000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		120		38.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		115		38.5750  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		111		38.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		100		38.4623  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		90		38.7100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		84		38.8500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		79		38.8336  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		75		38.6461  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		68		38.6395  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		28		38.5425  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		25		38.6620  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4		38.5950  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		86,578		38.5794  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		79,760		38.6004  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		32,815		38.6099  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		30,000		38.5854  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		23,947		38.5992  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		22,253		38.6074  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		13,848		38.5821  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		8,405		38.6245  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		8,000		38.5657  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6,750		38.6370  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6,307		38.6366  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		5,405		38.6425  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		5,151		38.5813  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,924		38.6151  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,565		38.6334  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,871		38.8400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,709		38.6615  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,568		38.5638  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,284		38.5928  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,856		38.6832  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,541		38.5600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,470		38.6293  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,394		38.6440  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,089		38.6501  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		982		38.5408  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		932		38.5648  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		919		38.6500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		741		38.5585  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		646		38.5894  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		629		38.6105  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		610		38.5301  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		592		38.6309  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		544		38.6411  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		484		38.5586  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		463		38.6674  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		411		38.6676  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		409		38.6154  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		404		38.5548  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		402		38.5272  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		366		38.5538  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		361		38.7000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		352		38.6257  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		248		38.6350  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		138		38.6728  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		132		38.6000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		120		38.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		119		38.5550  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		116		38.6784  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		114		38.6700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		111		38.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		90		38.7100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		84		38.8500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		71		38.6395  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		59		38.4250  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		8		38.6750  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6		38.6648  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		35	38.4623  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		65	38.4623  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		100	38.4138  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		126	38.5549  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		187	38.4138  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		333	38.4786  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		343	38.5051  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		579	38.4450  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		584	38.5754  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		596	38.4241  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		628	38.4786  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		645	38.4268  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		648	38.5051  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		653	38.4599  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		823	38.4489  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,000	38.4681  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,444	38.6448  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,198	38.6366  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,591	38.4599  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		11	38.6497  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		15	38.5600  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		59	38.4250  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		68	38.6949  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71	38.5999  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		71	38.6396  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		94	38.6666  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		116	38.6784  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		146	38.5550  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		201	38.5272  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		202	38.3780  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		315	38.6001  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		444	38.6855  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		455	38.5861  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		484	38.5586  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		491	38.5408  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		833	38.6086  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,405	38.6425  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22,253	38.6074  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,871	38.8400  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		146	38.3850  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		216	38.5989  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		303	38.5224  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		352	38.6258  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		411	38.6676  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		489	38.6158  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		1,881	38.5519  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,394	38.5891  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,139	38.5292  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		551	38.5578  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:				08 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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