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RNS Number : 8170H 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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