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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond XS0147484074 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 500,000 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
Class of relevant security: | Ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,537,307 | 0.82% | 1,682,405 | 0.90% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 302,985 | 0.16% | 356,180 | 0.19% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 1,840,292 | 0.98% | 2,038,585 | 1.08% |
Class of relevant security: | Convertible Bond BE0933899800 | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| and agreements to purchase/sell: |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| TOTAL: |
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| 1,750,000 | 0.93% | 0 | 0.00% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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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 | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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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 | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
of | description | purchasing, | of | price |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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(c) | Attachments |
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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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