Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Citadel Group

01 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:	Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):      The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	AGEAS SA/NV
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	29 February 2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(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: Common Stock	ISIN BE0974264930
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,064,428	0.56	1,567	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	37,320	0.01	357,373	0.19
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,101,748	0.58	358,940	0.19

Class of relevant security: Common Stock	ISIN US00844W2089
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	0	0.00	0	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	N/A

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Common	Buy Transaction	186	38.1200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	160	38.3600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	28	38.3900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	38.6000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	165	38.6600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	38.6800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	150	38.7100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	151	38.7400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	279	38.7550 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	285	38.7700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	390	38.7750 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	61	38.7800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	84	38.7900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	267	38.8000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	78	38.8100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	185	38.8200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	343	38.8300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	222	38.8400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	702	38.8500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	509	38.8600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	308	38.8700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,348	38.8800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,499	38.8850 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,476	38.8900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	595	38.9000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	202	38.9100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	361	38.9200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,606	38.9220 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,163	38.9300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,121	38.9400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	816	38.9500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,732	38.9600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,846	38.9700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,290	38.9800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,254	38.9900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,593	39.0000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,417	39.0100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	934	39.0200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,299	39.0300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	541	39.0400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	118	39.0450 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,057	39.0500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	74	39.0600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	574	39.0700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	12	39.0800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	341	39.0900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	135	39.1100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	468	39.1200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	616	39.1300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	610	39.1400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,251	39.1500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	708	39.1600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	423	39.1700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	50	39.1800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	175	39.1900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	353	39.2000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	109	39.2100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	202	39.2200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	235	39.2250 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	265	39.2300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	39.2400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	70	39.2500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	84	39.2600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	202	39.2700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	108	39.2800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	39.2900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	81	39.3000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	86	39.3100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	3	39.3300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1	42.4550 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	2	42.5500 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	215	38.1000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	116	38.1100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	450	38.1800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	494	38.2500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	248	38.2900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	3	38.3000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	691	38.3200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	291	38.3400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	166	38.3500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	469	38.3900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	210	38.4100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	150	38.4600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	160	38.5000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	252	38.5200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	30	38.5400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	135	38.5900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	74	38.6100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	90	38.6200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	496	38.6400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	533	38.6500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	298	38.6600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,251	38.6700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	192	38.6800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	775	38.6900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	28	38.7000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	414	38.7100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	273	38.7500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	83	38.7600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	277	38.7800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	378	38.7900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	57	38.8100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	158	38.8200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	832	38.8300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	60	38.8400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	313	38.8500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	437	38.8600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	292	38.8700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	651	38.8800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	465	38.8900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	290	38.9000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	389	38.9100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	821	38.9200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,174	38.9300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	711	38.9400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	727	38.9500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	442	38.9600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	340	38.9700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	505	38.9800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,331	38.9900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,235	39.0000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,516	39.0100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	683	39.0200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,226	39.0300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,530	39.0400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,407	39.0500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,874	39.0600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	800	39.0700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,085	39.0800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	160	39.0900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	623	39.1000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,147	39.1002 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	348	39.1100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,143	39.1200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	898	39.1300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	689	39.1400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,070	39.1500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	346	39.1501 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	803	39.1597 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,443	39.1600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	697	39.1700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,763	39.1800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	862	39.1900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	13,848	39.2000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,580	39.2100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	418	39.2200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	584	39.2300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,178	39.2400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,576	39.2500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	676	39.2600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	884	39.2700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	717	39.2800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	216	39.2900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	974	39.3000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	228	39.3100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1	42.2050 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	5	42.2900 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	2	42.3200 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	97	42.4500 USD

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	36,999	38.1600 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	36,999	38.1600 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	613	38.8671 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	14	38.8800 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,604	38.8902 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	65	38.9000 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	2,867	38.9053 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	177	38.9340 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	78	38.9400 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,502	38.9516 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	5,148	38.9763 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	2,410	38.9775 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	31	38.9900 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,038	38.9925 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	536	39.0043 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,499	39.0300 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	691	39.0329 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,471	39.0354 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,453	39.0400 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	676	39.0420 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	613	39.0450 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,012	39.0609 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	695	39.0617 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	625	39.0695 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	4,737	39.0770 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	107	39.0779 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	97	39.0823 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,017	39.0884 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	1,666	39.1288 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	27,283	39.1487 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	161	39.1527 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	80	39.1716 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	7,223	39.1792 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	7,043	39.2000 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	149	39.2014 EUR

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	1 March 2024
Contact name:	Paula Santos
Telephone number*:	020 7645 9700

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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