Form 8.3 - Ageas SA/NV

Citadel Group

19 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 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.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	AGEAS SA/NV
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:      For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	18 March 2024
(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

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: Common Stock	ISIN BE0974264930
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	651,326	0.34	4,473	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	32,620	0.01	204,449	0.10
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	683,946	0.36	208,922	0.11

Class of relevant security: Common Stock	ISIN US00844W2089
	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 purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	0	0.00	0	0.00

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	114	39.6800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	61	39.7000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	263	39.7100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	381	39.7400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	261	39.7500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	407	39.7600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	299	39.7700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	531	39.8000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	5	39.8050 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	840	39.8100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	920	39.8200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	159	39.8250 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,271	39.8300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,077	39.8400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,974	39.8500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	660	39.8600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	623	39.8700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	722	39.8800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	165	39.8900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	40	39.8950 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	183	39.9000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,287	39.9100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	425	39.9200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	153	39.9300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	755	39.9400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	826	39.9500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	4	39.9550 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,109	39.9600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	29	39.9700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	720	39.9800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	547	39.9900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,415	40.0000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	789	40.0100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	606	40.0200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	486	40.0300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	295	40.0400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	304	40.0500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	664	40.0600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	867	40.0700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	779	40.0800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	429	40.0900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	229	40.1000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	8,255	40.1400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2	43.4400 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	25	39.6700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	317	39.6900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	431	39.7100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	205	39.7200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,888	39.7300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	165	39.7400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	440	39.7500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	340	39.7600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	151	39.7800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,318	39.7812 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	14,498	39.7882 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	199	39.7900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,261	39.8000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	930	39.8100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	742	39.8200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	778	39.8238 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	467	39.8240 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	422	39.8253 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	796	39.8300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	293	39.8326 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	177	39.8370 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,558	39.8400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	752	39.8421 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,764	39.8500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,772	39.8537 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	3,465	39.8600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	941	39.8700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,877	39.8800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,073	39.8900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	406	39.9000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	731	39.9100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	682	39.9200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	319	39.9300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	571	39.9400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,322	39.9500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,105	39.9600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	363	39.9700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	301	39.9729 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	890	39.9737 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	303	39.9750 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	183	39.9750 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	537	39.9800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	609	39.9900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,167	40.0000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,248	40.0100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	74	40.0111 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	122	40.0114 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	364	40.0117 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	123	40.0120 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,238	40.0200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	403	40.0300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	403	40.0600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	476	40.0700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,021	40.1382 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	3,369	40.1382 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	10,043	40.1382 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	3,428	40.1384 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	57	43.6500 USD

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,306	39.8453 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	525	39.8505 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	2,421	39.8577 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	600	39.8617 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	6,295	39.8705 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	4,750	39.8716 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,832	39.8724 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	782	39.8834 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	500	39.8840 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	783	39.8892 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	3,664	39.9029 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	162	39.9034 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	5,537	39.9166 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	8,415	39.9171 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	998	39.9319 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	3,019	39.9663 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	5,110	39.9750 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	289	39.9869 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	2,144	40.0442 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	329	40.0851 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	3,343	40.1040 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	13,221	40.1363 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	4,298	40.1400 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	1,726	40.1400 EUR

(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 e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

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:	19 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 [phone].

*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.

 

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