Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

21 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:				20 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:			1,439,139	0.77%	1,684,519	0.90%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			357,088	0.19%	313,752	0.17%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			1,796,227	0.96%	1,998,271	1.06%
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		22,269		40.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		16,661		40.5429  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		15,839		40.5305  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		14,612		40.5467  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		6,452		40.5279  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,365		40.5278  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,671		40.4895  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,191		40.5637  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,505		40.4150  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,383		40.4201  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,297		40.5286  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,136		40.4129  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,085		40.3995  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		825		40.3513  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		787		40.4199  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		785		40.3985  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		682		40.3646  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		632		40.3759  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		595		40.4100  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		456		40.3754  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		440		40.4633  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		395		40.4114  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		383		40.3572  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		350		40.3818  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		257		40.3190  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		230		40.4403  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		227		40.4420  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		201		40.3125  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		168		40.4279  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		143		40.3295  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		127		40.4761  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		110		40.3885  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		87		40.3434  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		61		40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		34		40.5026  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		30		40.5200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		28		40.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		16		40.3900  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		12		40.6100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		23,634		40.4100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		17,715		40.5326  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		16,661		40.5429  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		14,612		40.5467  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		10,358		40.5522  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		7,891		40.5147  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,010		40.4150  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,348		40.4101  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,281		40.5500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,040		40.4729  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,808		40.4983  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,652		40.4021  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		880		40.4633  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		790		40.4114  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		787		40.4199  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		514		40.3190  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		453		40.3250  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		360		40.3808  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		354		40.3876  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		341		40.3646  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		317		40.4137  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		316		40.3759  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		166		40.4582  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		155		40.3512  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		138		40.5439  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		126		40.3900  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		65		40.3700  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		61		40.4500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		58		40.5000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		28		40.3400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		12		40.4550  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		30	40.5200  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		201	40.3125  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		207	40.5573  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		316	40.3759  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		341	40.3646  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		350	40.3818  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		409	40.3739  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		456	40.3754  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		525	40.3751  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		785	40.3985  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,191	40.5637  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,671	40.4895  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		16,347	40.5500  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		138	40.5439  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		166	40.4582  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		236	40.4728  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Decreasing Short		246	40.5447  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		1,804	40.4729  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		3,151	40.4092  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Long		246	40.4152  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		257	40.3190  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		265	40.3473  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		395	40.4114  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		7,891	40.5147  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Long		23,388	40.4100  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		34	40.5026  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:				21 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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