Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

20 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:				19 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:			1,443,279	0.77%	1,678,989	0.89%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			350,721	0.19%	315,877	0.17%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			1,794,000	0.95%	1,994,866	1.06%
(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		18,857		40.4249  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		10,627		40.4357  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		9,925		40.4455  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		7,400		40.4542  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		6,784		40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		5,007		40.4123  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,390		40.4477  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,357		40.4444  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,469		40.3610  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,057		40.3820  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,369		40.4184  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,168		40.3801  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,128		40.4668  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		958		40.4052  EUR
ADR		Purchase		850		43.9300  USD
Ordinary		Purchase		800		40.4900  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		778		40.3882  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		660		40.4609  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		628		40.3895  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		588		40.3692  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		376		40.3963  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		354		40.4818  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		322		40.3602  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		313		40.3707  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		310		40.4800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		298		40.3542  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		283		40.4497  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		282		40.3863  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		232		40.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		204		40.3809  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		181		40.2725  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		171		40.3336  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		148		40.3651  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		130		40.3966  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		128		40.3971  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		124		40.3450  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		123		40.3500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		123		40.3200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		122		40.4000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		114		40.4350  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		103		40.4650  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		102		40.4231  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		101		40.2700  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		101		40.4250  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		101		40.5150  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		92		40.3697  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		86		40.3553  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		77		40.3953  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		75		40.4109  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		74		40.5050  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		67		40.3550  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		67		40.5450  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		62		40.5000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		49		40.3653  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		32		40.2100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		19		40.4215  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		7		40.3585  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3		40.2400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1		40.4600  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		47,346		40.1500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		15,143		40.4129  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		11,816		40.4053  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		10,627		40.4357  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		9,602		40.4391  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		8,979		40.4455  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		7,954		40.4217  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,604		40.4367  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,114		40.3820  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,806		40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,700		40.4542  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,133		40.3284  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,350		40.4100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		945		40.4039  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		924		40.3856  EUR
ADR		Sale		850		43.9300  USD
Ordinary		Sale		793		40.3929  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		778		40.3882  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		626		40.3707  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		429		40.4328  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		342		40.3336  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		330		40.4609  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		177		40.4818  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		163		40.4400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		161		40.3602  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		155		40.4800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		148		40.3651  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		143		40.4682  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		124		40.3450  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		123		40.3500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		123		40.3200  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		122		40.4000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		103		40.4650  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		40.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		40.2700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		40.4250  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		40.3014  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		101		40.5150  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		100		40.4207  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		74		40.4204  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		69		40.5450  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		67		40.3550  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		62		40.5000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		49		40.3653  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		40		40.4620  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		22		40.4402  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		18		40.3700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		14		40.3585  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3		40.2400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1		40.4600  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		2,963	40.4477  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		4,317	40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		161	40.3602  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		181	40.2726  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		330	40.4609  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Short		5,007	40.4123  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,120	40.4607  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,120	40.5092  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		28	40.4368  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		60	40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		231	40.1447  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		429	40.4333  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,086	40.3382  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,576	40.4367  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		2,136	40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		47,346	40.1500  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		32	40.2100  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		332	40.4840  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		749	40.4760  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		1,637	40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		2,089	40.4499  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		80	40.2300  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		171	40.3336  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		235	40.4054  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		313	40.3707  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Long		11,816	40.4053  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:				20 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

END