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RNS Number : 1935I Barclays PLC 25 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: 22 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 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%
Class of relevant security: Ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,469,288 0.78% 1,587,357 0.84%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 248,689 0.13% 345,518 0.18%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 1,717,977 0.91% 1,932,875 1.03%
(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 33,481 40.7101 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 20,949 40.7500 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 16,289 40.7332 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 7,442 40.7476 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 4,280 40.7186 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 3,987 40.7220 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 3,276 40.7594 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 3,199 40.6800 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 1,499 40.7271 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 1,304 40.6400 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 1,114 40.7178 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 980 40.7001 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 824 40.6931 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 711 40.6939 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 692 40.6423 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 686 40.6103 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 651 40.6471 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 542 40.5592 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 523 40.6743 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 359 40.7234 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 353 40.6365 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 341 40.7434 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 327 40.6331 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 313 40.6064 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 274 40.6189 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 248 40.6126 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 232 40.6020 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 210 40.6340 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 200 40.8423 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 190 40.5408 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 167 40.7507 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 157 40.7016 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 82 40.5596 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 82 40.7453 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 81 40.7339 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 79 40.7563 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 69 40.6976 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 68 40.6454 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 50 40.6500 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 39 40.7783 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 36 40.7788 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 19 40.5950 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 15 40.7666 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 14 40.6000 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 13 40.8874 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 9 40.5500 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 7 40.7707 EUR
Ordinary Purchase 1 40.6600 EUR
Ordinary Sale 24,210 40.7500 EUR
Ordinary Sale 8,335 40.7415 EUR
Ordinary Sale 7,957 40.7522 EUR
Ordinary Sale 7,442 40.7476 EUR
Ordinary Sale 7,033 40.7346 EUR
Ordinary Sale 6,398 40.6800 EUR
Ordinary Sale 4,220 40.7540 EUR
Ordinary Sale 2,671 40.6653 EUR
Ordinary Sale 1,547 40.6060 EUR
Ordinary Sale 1,498 40.7270 EUR
Ordinary Sale 1,271 40.7602 EUR
Ordinary Sale 1,203 40.7230 EUR
Ordinary Sale 824 40.6931 EUR
Ordinary Sale 700 40.6806 EUR
Ordinary Sale 682 40.7434 EUR
Ordinary Sale 654 40.6331 EUR
Ordinary Sale 652 40.6400 EUR
Ordinary Sale 601 40.6353 EUR
Ordinary Sale 548 40.6189 EUR
Ordinary Sale 401 40.6500 EUR
Ordinary Sale 362 40.7292 EUR
Ordinary Sale 359 40.7234 EUR
Ordinary Sale 353 40.6365 EUR
Ordinary Sale 343 40.6103 EUR
Ordinary Sale 342 40.8800 EUR
Ordinary Sale 270 40.7132 EUR
Ordinary Sale 232 40.7265 EUR
Ordinary Sale 227 40.8965 EUR
Ordinary Sale 207 40.6660 EUR
Ordinary Sale 188 40.7446 EUR
Ordinary Sale 167 40.7507 EUR
Ordinary Sale 139 40.7800 EUR
Ordinary Sale 137 40.8626 EUR
Ordinary Sale 105 40.6340 EUR
Ordinary Sale 89 40.6481 EUR
Ordinary Sale 60 40.7605 EUR
Ordinary Sale 26 40.8400 EUR
Ordinary Sale 21 40.7765 EUR
Ordinary Sale 18 40.6600 EUR
Ordinary Sale 16 40.8950 EUR
Ordinary Sale 1 40.9100 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 15 40.7662 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 71 40.7622 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 82 40.5595 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 82 40.7453 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 190 40.5408 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 200 40.8423 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 232 40.6020 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 248 40.6126 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 523 40.6743 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 651 40.6471 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 711 40.6940 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 733 40.6784 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 980 40.7001 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 1,114 40.7178 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 3,276 40.7594 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 270 40.7132 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 274 40.6189 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 327 40.6331 EUR
Ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 401 40.6500 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 572 40.6976 EUR
Ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 652 40.7447 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 700 40.6806 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4,988 40.6653 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 8,335 40.7415 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 2,800 40.7548 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 50 40.6500 EUR
Ordinary CFD Increasing Short 81 40.7339 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 105 40.6340 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 343 40.6103 EUR
Ordinary CFD Increasing Short 652 40.6452 EUR
Ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,459 40.5949 EUR
Ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 33,481 40.7101 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: 25 Mar 2024
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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