Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Barclays PLC

22 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:				21 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:			1,449,311	0.77%	1,592,803	0.85%
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
	and/or controlled:			265,005	0.14%	321,893	0.17%
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
	and agreements to purchase/sell:			0	0.00%	0	0.00%
	TOTAL:			1,714,316	0.91%	1,914,696	1.02%
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		103,362		40.7900  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		14,708		40.7625  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		13,122		40.7901  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		4,974		40.7584  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,904		40.7414  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		3,270		40.7497  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,372		40.7218  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		2,249		40.7420  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,670		40.6812  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,494		40.7817  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,272		40.7710  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,197		40.7800  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,192		40.7546  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,170		40.7863  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,152		40.8415  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,097		40.7621  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,054		40.7964  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,045		40.7735  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		1,008		40.7448  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		920		40.7508  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		900		40.7200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		545		40.6996  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		533		40.7996  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		522		40.8297  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		372		40.7787  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		349		40.7484  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		318		40.6200  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		290		40.8717  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		288		40.6944  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		250		40.6473  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		245		40.7651  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		183		40.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		170		40.7201  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		141		40.7775  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		124		40.6359  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		124		40.6400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		89		40.8400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		85		40.9515  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		84		40.7648  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		83		40.7638  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		79		40.7400  EUR
Ordinary		Purchase		50		40.7730  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		24,020		40.7900  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		13,054		40.7922  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		4,094		40.7685  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		3,905		40.7345  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,988		40.7817  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		2,090		40.7735  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,614		40.7522  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,373		40.7684  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,276		40.7477  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		1,008		40.7448  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		931		40.8414  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		894		40.6941  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		840		40.8071  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		636		40.7710  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		537		40.7005  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		520		40.6837  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		500		40.6473  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		460		40.7508  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		413		40.7838  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		383		40.7602  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		356		40.7252  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		335		40.7123  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		221		40.8419  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		191		40.7400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		186		40.6800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		183		40.9000  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		178		40.8400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		159		40.6200  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		158		40.7300  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		141		40.7775  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		138		40.6998  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		132		40.6400  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		124		40.6416  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		115		40.7500  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		108		40.7100  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		85		40.9515  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		79		40.7800  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		67		40.8234  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		58		40.7550  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		44		40.8090  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		32		40.8075  EUR
Ordinary		Sale		16		40.8322  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		250	40.6473  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		894	40.6941  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		1,045	40.7735  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Closing Long		70,968	40.7900  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		372	40.7787  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		522	40.8297  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		533	40.7996  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		900	40.7200  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,054	40.7964  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,097	40.7621  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		1,170	40.7863  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		2,372	40.7218  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Long		3,270	40.7497  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		39	40.7688  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		146	40.8400  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		383	40.7602  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		413	40.7838  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		957	40.8000  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Decreasing Short		4,055	40.7689  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		79	40.7400  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Increasing Short		205	40.7592  EUR
Ordinary		CFD		Increasing Short		540	40.7653  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		159	40.6200  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		175	40.7965  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		4,869	40.7590  EUR
Ordinary		SWAP		Opening Short		14,708	40.7625  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:				22 Mar 2024
Contact name:				Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number:				020 3134 7213

 

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