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RNS Number : 0001I 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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