Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

11 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:				08 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:			2,541,785	1.35%	1,487,500	0.79%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			277,256	0.15%	466,735	0.25%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			2,819,041	1.50%	1,954,235	1.04%
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		30,079		38.7869  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		13,416		38.7251  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10,061		38.7408  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		7,327		38.8751  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,631		38.9117  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,500		38.7503  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,429		38.8222  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,231		38.8901  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,230		38.7984  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,152		38.6811  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,028		38.6404  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,919		38.6744  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,782		38.9404  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,358		38.7517  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,038		38.7066  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,905		38.7488  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,825		38.9100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,616		38.7188  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,394		38.8015  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,382		38.7734  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,331		38.7358  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,190		38.6515  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,134		38.8600  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,128		38.8491  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		825		38.7387  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		808		38.7578  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		800		38.5933  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		765		38.7385  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		714		38.9149  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		687		38.7927  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		440		38.6979  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		430		38.9051  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		422		38.6764  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		355		38.7813  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		347		38.8058  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		255		38.8500  EUR
ADR		Purchase		250		42.5000  USD
Ordinary		Purchase		208		38.8117  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		202		38.8330  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		189		38.7909  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		85		38.9400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		65		38.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		61		38.9326  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		49		38.5700  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		30		38.7800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10		38.6650  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3		38.8642  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1		38.7600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		120,624		38.7463  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		15,078		38.7578  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		14,669		38.8051  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		7,327		38.8751  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6,708		38.7251  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		5,937		38.8471  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		5,778		38.7410  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,231		38.8901  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,798		38.7731  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,256		38.8491  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,356		38.9133  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,277		38.9742  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,196		38.7031  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		909		38.8608  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		838		38.8000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		825		38.7387  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		750		38.7329  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		717		38.7835  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		658		38.5470  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		629		38.7258  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		567		38.8600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		404		38.8330  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		400		38.5933  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		355		38.7813  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		279		38.8329  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		255		38.8500  EUR
ADR		Sale		250		42.5000  USD
Ordinary		Sale		224		38.8076  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		211		38.6764  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		194		38.9388  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		136		38.7488  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		130		38.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		105		38.8147  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		105		38.5700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		89		38.7732  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		57		38.8035  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		55		38.7861  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		28		38.8603  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		12		38.6458  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1		38.7600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1		38.9100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		135,702		38.8931  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		347	38.8058  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		370	38.8700  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		371	38.8100  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		372	38.8150  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		652	38.8885  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		687	38.7927  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		765	38.7385  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		808	38.7578  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		903	38.6998  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,190	38.6515  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,331	38.7358  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,394	38.8015  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,616	38.7188  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,633	38.7488  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,869	38.7729  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,782	38.9404  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,919	38.6744  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,028	38.6404  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,152	38.6811  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		5,631	38.9117  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1	38.6680  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1	38.9100  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3	38.5996  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9	38.8316  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		9	38.8239  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		10	38.6750  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		12	38.6461  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		13	38.8139  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		17	38.8107  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		25	38.8116  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		38	38.8306  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		55	38.7861  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		56	38.5700  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		58	38.7814  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		65	38.5800  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		82	38.8156  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		85	38.7851  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		89	38.7732  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		97	38.7032  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		145	38.7037  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		179	38.8102  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		202	38.8301  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		228	38.7733  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		333	38.7729  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		370	38.8700  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		371	38.8100  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		372	38.8150  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		574	38.7835  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		954	38.7030  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1,128	38.8441  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,277	38.9742  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		2,237	38.7731  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		14,669	38.8051  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		364	38.9078  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3	38.8633  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		101	38.6900  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		211	38.6764  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		374	38.7415  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		400	38.5933  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		471	38.7307  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,082	38.9150  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,723	38.6613  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		12,192	38.7474  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		30,079	38.7869  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:				11 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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