FORM 8.3
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
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positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
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AGEAS SA/NV
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relevant securities this form relates:
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
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offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity
of
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offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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04
Mar 2024
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser
making
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YES:
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disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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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:
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Ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
|
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and/or controlled:
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2,554,068
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1.36%
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1,480,961
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0.79%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
|
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|
|
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and/or controlled:
|
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399,306
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0.21%
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474,922
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0.25%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
|
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2,953,374
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1.57%
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1,955,883
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1.04%
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Class of relevant security:
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Convertible Bond XS0147484074
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Interests
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Short
Positions
|
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
|
|
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and/or controlled:
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500,000
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0.27%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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|
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and/or controlled:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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|
|
|
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TOTAL:
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500,000
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0.27%
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0
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0.00%
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Class of relevant security:
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Convertible Bond BE0933899800
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
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Relevant securities owned
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and/or controlled:
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1,750,000
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0.93%
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0
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0.00%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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(3)
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Stock-settled derivatives (including
options)
|
|
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and
agreements to purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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|
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TOTAL:
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1,750,000
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0.93%
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0
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0.00%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and other executive
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options)
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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.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL
TRADER
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(a)
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Purchases and sales
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Class of
relevant
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
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Price per
unit
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security
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securities
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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70,694
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37.8020 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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30,000
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37.7615 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
26,063
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37.9150 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
23,519
|
37.8095 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19,766
|
37.7601 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
13,480
|
37.8685 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,378
|
37.7956 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,274
|
37.7723 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
12,207
|
37.8961 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
11,786
|
37.9180 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,680
|
37.7979 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
10,474
|
37.8285 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
6,448
|
37.8118 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
5,329
|
37.9000 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,635
|
37.9132 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
2,104
|
37.9005 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,822
|
37.9927 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,753
|
37.9130 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,680
|
38.1248 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,656
|
38.6623 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,482
|
37.7102 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,435
|
37.7503 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,333
|
37.8960 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,279
|
37.9200 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,240
|
38.1921 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,199
|
37.8056 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,130
|
37.9274 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
997
|
37.9037 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
961
|
38.0478 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
843
|
37.7366 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
835
|
37.9838 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
788
|
37.8829 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
720
|
38.1928 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
666
|
37.7139 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
590
|
37.9367 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
564
|
38.0306 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
425
|
37.7758 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
399
|
37.8159 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
331
|
38.1186 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
305
|
37.8250 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
262
|
37.9337 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
257
|
38.0700 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
241
|
38.1499 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
234
|
37.7603 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
155
|
37.6600 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
154
|
37.9600 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
138
|
38.4500 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
124
|
38.0500 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
117
|
37.9094 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
115
|
38.1800 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
70
|
37.8804 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
57
|
37.9100 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
54
|
37.6800 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
19
|
38.0615 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
16
|
37.8000 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
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37.9900 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
84,745
|
37.7940 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
70,694
|
37.8020 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
29,131
|
37.8000 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
20,948
|
37.8285 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
19,244
|
37.8048 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
12,053
|
37.7986 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
6,448
|
37.8118 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,680
|
37.8962 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,667
|
37.9147 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,404
|
37.9047 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,253
|
37.9713 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,645
|
37.6955 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,341
|
37.6559 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,370
|
37.8190 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
3,288
|
38.0342 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,920
|
37.6858 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,590
|
37.7873 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,324
|
37.7463 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,161
|
38.4478 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,983
|
38.0700 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,670
|
37.9838 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,567
|
37.8757 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,482
|
37.7102 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,435
|
37.7503 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,236
|
37.7942 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,128
|
38.0306 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
997
|
37.9037 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
921
|
38.0021 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
843
|
37.7366 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
828
|
38.6623 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
647
|
37.7159 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
404
|
37.7397 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
394
|
37.8829 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
360
|
38.1928 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
305
|
37.8250 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
248
|
38.0500 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
234
|
37.9094 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
155
|
37.6611 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
155
|
37.6600 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
103
|
37.7062 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
91
|
37.6396 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
29
|
37.6486 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
27
|
37.6800 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
19
|
37.6450 EUR
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
|
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Class of
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Product
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Nature of
dealing
|
Number of
|
Price per
|
relevant
|
description
|
|
reference
|
unit
|
security
|
|
|
securities
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
4,089
|
37.8000 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
5,054
|
37.8020 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,199
|
37.8056 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,400
|
37.9464 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
16
|
37.6484 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
16
|
37.7423 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
40
|
37.6396 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
45
|
37.6346 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
51
|
37.7062 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
87
|
37.7416 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
88
|
37.8000 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
117
|
37.9094 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
124
|
38.0500 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
134
|
37.7529 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
187
|
37.6926 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
245
|
37.6384 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
562
|
37.6999 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
589
|
37.7950 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
694
|
37.6416 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
835
|
37.9838 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
925
|
37.7595 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
968
|
38.0700 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
2,161
|
38.4478 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
7,273
|
37.7986 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
10,449
|
37.8410 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
19,244
|
37.8048 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
13
|
37.6484 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
51
|
37.6396 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
52
|
37.7062 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
209
|
37.7537 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,015
|
38.0700 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,067
|
37.7600 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,236
|
37.7942 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
1,477
|
37.7004 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,590
|
37.7873 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
3,370
|
37.8190 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
4,780
|
37.7986 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
19
|
38.0615 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
27
|
37.6800 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
57
|
37.9100 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
70
|
37.8803 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
125
|
38.0474 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
138
|
38.4500 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
158
|
38.1930 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
164
|
38.1642 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
240
|
38.1251 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
257
|
38.0700 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
262
|
37.9337 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
394
|
37.8829 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
399
|
37.8159 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
435
|
38.2075 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
589
|
38.8550 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
836
|
38.0479 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,082
|
38.1919 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
1,440
|
38.1248 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
12,207
|
37.8961 EUR
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
26,063
|
37.9150 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
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to
the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the
offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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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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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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05 Mar 2024
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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