Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

18 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:				15 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 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:			1,537,307	0.82%	1,682,405	0.90%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			302,985	0.16%	356,180	0.19%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			1,840,292	0.98%	2,038,585	1.08%
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%
(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		109,251		39.8999  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		104,264		39.8842  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		45,506		39.8382  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		38,188		39.8942  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		23,921		39.6742  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		20,904		39.5875  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		19,525		39.4354  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		19,412		39.5357  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		13,543		39.5255  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		12,000		39.4765  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		11,146		39.9019  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10,339		39.8978  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		9,103		39.8567  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		7,740		39.5290  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,810		39.5314  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,408		39.5001  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,288		39.5291  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,805		39.4998  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,442		39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,275		39.5143  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,155		39.5617  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,002		39.6029  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,897		39.4535  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,847		39.5419  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,815		39.5451  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,134		39.5653  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,034		39.8247  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,898		39.5356  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,676		39.5757  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,298		39.5519  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,131		39.5246  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		970		39.4542  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		819		39.4842  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		722		39.5705  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		720		39.5238  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		689		39.4533  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		661		39.5599  EUR
ADR		Purchase		600		42.9983  USD
Ordinary		Purchase		586		39.4530  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		550		39.5480  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		549		39.5684  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		538		39.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		531		39.4935  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		440		39.5082  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		401		39.6046  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		380		39.4825  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		369		39.5110  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		306		39.4578  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		297		39.5000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		296		39.5390  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		285		39.4885  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		257		39.4620  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		218		39.6200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		218		39.4856  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		211		39.5600  EUR
ADR		Purchase		200		42.9100  USD
Ordinary		Purchase		194		39.3900  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		149		39.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		120		39.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		114		39.6700  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		109		39.5200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		95		39.6350  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		95		39.4100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		95		39.6086  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		95		39.8500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		95		39.6300  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		94		39.2900  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		88		39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		87		39.3000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		58		39.6100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		57		39.6000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		26		39.5300  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		17		39.5152  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		6		39.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4		39.6600  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2		39.5250  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		190,963		39.8904  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		109,251		39.8999  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		95,042		39.9039  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		76,376		39.8942  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		57,761		39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		49,370		39.7046  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		45,506		39.8382  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		25,553		39.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		13,789		39.5233  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		10,452		39.5875  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		10,008		39.5237  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		9,706		39.5357  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6,921		39.4952  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,123		39.5563  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,805		39.4998  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,275		39.5143  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,526		39.5400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,263		39.5251  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,891		39.5288  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,838		39.5706  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,566		39.6747  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,231		39.5889  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,184		39.5122  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		878		39.4683  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		842		39.5368  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		819		39.4842  EUR
ADR		Sale		600		42.9983  USD
Ordinary		Sale		592		39.5390  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		587		39.5016  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		519		39.5415  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		514		39.4620  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		440		39.5082  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		379		39.4392  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		361		39.5705  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		324		39.5457  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		319		39.5837  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		316		39.8166  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		308		39.5256  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		219		39.5600  EUR
ADR		Sale		200		42.9100  USD
Ordinary		Sale		191		39.6000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		188		39.5000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		171		39.5800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		158		39.3910  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		137		39.5710  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		131		39.4550  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		120		39.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		114		39.6700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		109		39.6200  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		109		39.5200  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		39.5297  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		97		39.3900  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		95		39.4100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		95		39.6350  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		95		39.8500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		95		39.6300  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		87		39.3000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		74		39.5312  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		36		39.6100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		34		39.5152  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		6		39.5300  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4		39.6600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3		39.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2		39.5250  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		11,146	39.9019  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		550	39.5480  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,034	39.8247  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,134	39.5653  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,002	39.6029  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,155	39.5617  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,646	39.5620  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		18	39.6100  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		22	39.5800  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		242	39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		257	39.4620  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		316	39.8166  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		400	39.5352  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		645	39.5519  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,231	39.5889  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,566	39.6746  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		40,495	39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		190,963	39.8904  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		25,015	39.5500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		41,294	39.9000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		97	39.3900  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		196	39.4410  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		361	39.9003  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		361	39.5705  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		538	39.5500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		809	39.6041  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		963	39.6188  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		5,613	39.8304  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		6,777	39.5162  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		18,366	39.5562  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		19,525	39.4354  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		1,279	39.8978  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:				18 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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