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REG - Citadel Group Ageas NV Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.3 - Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

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RNS Number : 7897H  Citadel Group  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:                                                      Citadel Group
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if           N/A
 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.
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form   DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this      N/A
 and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                       20 March 2024

      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
 prior to the disclosure
 (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?

                                                                                AGEAS SA/NV
      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

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:                                          ISIN GB00BY9D0Y18

 Common Stock
                                                                      Interests          Short positions

                                                                      Number      %      Number    %
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                     306,550     0.02   62,060    0.00
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                        22,581,197  1.72   0         0.00

 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to  0           0.00   0         0.00
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      22,887,747  1.74   62,060    0.00

      TOTAL:

 

 Class of relevant security:                                          ISIN XS1728036366

 Common Stock
                                                                      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  0       0.00   0         0.00
 purchase/sell:
                                                                      0       0.00   0         0.00

      TOTAL:

 

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   1,491                 2.1040 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   1,844                 2.1050 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   8,649                 2.1060 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   185                   2.1070 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   4,780                 2.1080 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   529                   2.1085 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   4,321                 2.1090 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   20,609                2.1100 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   1,117                 2.1120 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   10                    2.1150 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   200                   2.1180 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   3,058                 2.1185 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   4,121                 2.1190 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   1,049                 2.1195 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   80                    2.1200 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   7,574                 2.1210 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   8,564                 2.1220 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   205                   2.1230 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   1,185                 2.1235 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   4,551                 2.1240 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   193                   2.1245 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   14,347                2.1250 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   31,952                2.1260 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   19,256                2.1270 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   10,683                2.1280 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   4,014                 2.1290 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   3,416                 2.1300 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   2,433                 2.1305 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   3,257                 2.1310 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   7,062                 2.1320 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   7,078                 2.1340 GBP
 Common                      Buy Transaction   1,300                 2.1350 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  665                   2.0910 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  48                    2.0920 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  3,937                 2.0930 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  2,642                 2.0940 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  1,449                 2.0970 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  641                   2.0980 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  11,841                2.1000 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  994                   2.1010 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  9,054                 2.1020 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  6,630                 2.1030 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  2,059                 2.1040 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  12,084                2.1050 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  18,513                2.1060 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  12,736                2.1070 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  21,023                2.1080 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  4,231                 2.1090 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  27,781                2.1100 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  4,718                 2.1110 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  2,178                 2.1120 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  3,300                 2.1130 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  1,543                 2.1140 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  227                   2.1170 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  2,684                 2.1180 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  10,470                2.1190 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  14,274                2.1200 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  8,322                 2.1210 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  14,387                2.1220 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  7,183                 2.1230 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  655                   2.1240 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  7,203                 2.1250 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  24,227                2.1260 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  650                   2.1270 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  14,225                2.1280 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  13,372                2.1290 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  3,650                 2.1300 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  229                   2.1305 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  9,117                 2.1310 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  10,521                2.1320 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  215                   2.1325 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  1,600                 2.1330 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  10                    2.1340 GBP
 Common                      Sell Transaction  65                    10.9400 USD

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       2,865                           2.1024 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Reducing long position                                                         5,457                           2.1048 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Reducing long position                                                         27,512                          2.1060 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       55,974                          2.1124 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       7,697                           2.1131 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       15,201                          2.1150 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       20,167                          2.1153 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       10,412                          2.1186 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       1,838                           2.1199 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Increasing long position                                                       58,053                          2.1211 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Reducing long position                                                         5,767                           2.1248 GBP
 Common                      CFD                  Reducing long position                                                         42,882                          2.1270 GBP

 

(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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

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

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

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:  21 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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

*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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

 

 

 

 

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