Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

14 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:				13 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:				Ordinary
				Interests		Short Positions
				Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1)	Relevant securities owned
	and/or controlled:			2,576,591	1.37%	1,651,838	0.88%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			237,828	0.13%	499,923	0.27%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			2,814,419	1.50%	2,151,761	1.14%
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		72,925		39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		48,958		39.6322  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		39,124		39.5547  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		28,925		39.5389  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		15,182		39.5441  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		13,064		39.5350  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		12,990		39.4589  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10,823		39.5378  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		8,636		39.8561  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		8,540		39.7560  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,892		39.7546  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,706		40.0202  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,746		39.8427  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,932		39.6603  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,750		39.7838  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,460		40.0975  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,990		39.7504  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,827		39.7808  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,750		40.0203  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,674		39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,466		39.6424  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,179		39.7303  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,178		39.4923  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,085		39.6558  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		866		39.6355  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		727		40.0743  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		700		39.7623  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		630		39.6994  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		588		39.9139  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		566		39.8559  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		543		39.7000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		536		39.6365  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		453		39.6209  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		358		39.9839  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		348		39.7423  EUR
ADR		Purchase		255		43.4400  USD
Ordinary		Purchase		254		39.7600  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		163		39.7015  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		163		39.9650  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		127		39.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		82		39.6482  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		27		40.0000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		14		39.9928  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		14		39.6214  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5		39.2853  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3		39.8158  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		96,036		39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		39,124		39.5547  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		34,231		39.8104  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		31,161		39.6267  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		28,925		39.5389  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		15,294		39.5479  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		15,224		39.4358  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		13,040		39.7973  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		12,850		39.7000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		11,999		39.6678  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		9,521		39.5459  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		7,257		39.4451  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6,024		39.8545  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		5,052		40.0386  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,848		39.4688  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,318		39.8561  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,460		40.0975  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,257		39.5419  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,212		39.7437  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,461		39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,315		40.0026  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,284		39.4700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,072		39.6365  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,009		39.9906  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		921		39.4487  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		906		39.6209  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		885		39.5186  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		861		39.4496  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		793		39.7540  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		761		39.5267  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		508		39.7600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		433		39.6355  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		398		39.8900  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		358		39.9839  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		350		39.7623  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		301		39.9775  EUR
ADR		Sale		255		43.4400  USD
Ordinary		Sale		244		39.4866  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		190		39.7250  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		182		39.4750  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		174		39.7423  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		127		39.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		97		39.9870  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		73		40.0147  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		57		39.4600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		54		40.0000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		14		39.6214  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		14		39.7700  EUR
(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of		Product		Nature of dealing		Number of	Price per
relevant		description				reference	unit
security						securities
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		5	39.2853  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		25	39.7490  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		26	39.8230  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		53	39.7558  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		208	39.6678  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		288	39.9833  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		289	39.8848  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		921	39.9111  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		1,444	39.6450  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		14	39.9929  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		22	39.4750  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		163	39.7015  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		278	39.7239  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		680	39.7508  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		971	39.8207  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,285	39.7502  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,828	39.8202  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,925	39.7479  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,625	39.7478  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		1	39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		27	40.0000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		182	39.4750  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		254	39.7570  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		301	39.9779  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		383	39.8231  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		453	39.6209  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		536	39.6365  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		543	39.6948  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		5,738	39.8588  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		34,231	39.8105  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		11,764	39.7000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,189	39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		117	39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		174	39.7423  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		186	39.6117  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		213	39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		433	39.6355  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		543	39.5451  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		651	39.7806  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		3,731	39.5458  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		4,653	39.8646  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		15,182	39.5441  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		808	39.5378  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:				14 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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