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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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14
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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2,621,665
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1.39%
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1,633,797
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0.87%
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(2)
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Cash-settled derivatives:
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and/or controlled:
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264,677
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0.14%
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538,729
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0.29%
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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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2,886,342
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1.54%
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2,172,526
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1.16%
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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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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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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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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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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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(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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71,557
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39.3544 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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46,792
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39.2523 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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45,271
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39.2129 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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41,740
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39.2583 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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30,156
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39.2359 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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26,534
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39.3654 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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15,078
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39.3175 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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13,194
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39.2278 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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11,383
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39.2750 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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10,570
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39.2512 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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7,524
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39.3821 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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7,345
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39.3764 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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6,263
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39.3004 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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5,512
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39.4111 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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4,045
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39.5032 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,433
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39.2691 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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3,334
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39.2300 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
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3,092
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39.2982 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,312
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39.4057 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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2,276
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39.5500 EUR
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Ordinary
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Purchase
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1,981
|
39.3651 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,777
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39.3095 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,774
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39.2697 EUR
|
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
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1,336
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39.3672 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1,228
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39.4653 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
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1,179
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39.3282 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
993
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39.3372 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
916
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39.3339 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
773
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39.4258 EUR
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ADR
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Purchase
|
700
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42.7157 USD
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
605
|
39.4889 EUR
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Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
564
|
39.1696 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
562
|
39.1970 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
541
|
39.2655 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
537
|
39.2313 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
533
|
39.4387 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
493
|
39.3487 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
486
|
39.2484 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
408
|
39.3281 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
394
|
39.4216 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
357
|
39.4198 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
313
|
39.3040 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
300
|
39.4353 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
265
|
39.2760 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
255
|
39.3571 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
250
|
39.3068 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
247
|
39.3280 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
238
|
39.3457 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
218
|
39.4900 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
186
|
39.5400 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
178
|
39.5700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
147
|
39.3500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
128
|
39.3200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
119
|
39.2200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
105
|
39.4624 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
95
|
39.0700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
94
|
39.3550 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
94
|
39.3600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
94
|
39.1000 EUR
|
|
ADR
|
Purchase
|
88
|
43.6000 USD
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
76
|
39.4643 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
63
|
39.3266 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
60
|
39.6200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
45
|
39.2255 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
37
|
39.5388 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
20
|
39.3300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
4
|
39.2400 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
39.2700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
39.5300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
39.3100 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
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39.4000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Purchase
|
1
|
39.4500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
54,929
|
39.3442 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
41,740
|
39.2583 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
32,580
|
39.4600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
23,652
|
39.2461 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
16,366
|
39.3916 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,774
|
39.2300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
11,383
|
39.2750 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,986
|
39.3331 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,951
|
39.2538 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,926
|
39.3814 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
8,622
|
39.3825 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
5,709
|
39.4659 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,859
|
39.3592 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
4,745
|
39.3995 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2,756
|
39.4111 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,777
|
39.3095 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,699
|
39.2774 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,520
|
39.2207 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,338
|
39.3572 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,262
|
39.3099 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,228
|
39.4653 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1,066
|
39.4387 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
993
|
39.3372 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
915
|
39.3107 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
859
|
39.4175 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
714
|
39.4198 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
704
|
39.3251 EUR
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
700
|
42.7157 USD
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
668
|
39.3672 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
618
|
39.3124 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
605
|
39.4889 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
571
|
39.6300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
567
|
39.4833 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
561
|
39.2678 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
510
|
39.3571 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
448
|
39.5489 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
291
|
39.3450 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
282
|
39.1696 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
281
|
39.1970 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
262
|
39.2668 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
243
|
39.2484 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
178
|
39.5700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
147
|
39.3500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
128
|
39.3200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
125
|
39.3068 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
119
|
39.2200 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
101
|
39.3103 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
95
|
39.0700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
94
|
39.1000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
94
|
39.3600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
94
|
39.3550 EUR
|
|
ADR
|
Sale
|
88
|
43.6000 USD
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
54
|
39.3389 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
38
|
39.5400 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
30
|
39.2700 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
7
|
39.2814 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
2
|
39.2600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
39.4000 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
39.5300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
39.4500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Sale
|
1
|
39.3100 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
|
1,343
|
39.2278 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Closing
Long
|
2,151
|
39.2300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
Futures
|
Closing
Short
|
9,090
|
EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
16
|
39.2271 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
20
|
39.3189 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
25
|
39.4597 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
29
|
39.2246 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
34
|
39.4649 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
43
|
39.3301 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
50
|
39.2385 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
51
|
39.4665 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
71
|
39.4613 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
89
|
39.2168 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
136
|
39.4208 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
258
|
39.4220 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
537
|
39.2313 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
786
|
39.5502 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
1,490
|
39.5500 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
2,617
|
39.3824 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Long
|
4,907
|
39.3819 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
92
|
39.2225 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
101
|
39.3103 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
255
|
39.3571 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
357
|
39.4198 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Decreasing Short
|
440
|
39.2249 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
533
|
39.4387 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
567
|
39.4833 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
1,520
|
39.2207 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Decreasing Short
|
5,709
|
39.4659 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
2,700
|
39.1899 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
6,667
|
39.2300 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Long
|
32,580
|
39.4600 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
125
|
39.3068 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
137
|
39.5956 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
476
|
39.4598 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
550
|
39.4107 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
CFD
|
Increasing Short
|
664
|
39.1720 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
668
|
39.3672 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
3,609
|
39.3663 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
4,449
|
39.2826 EUR
|
|
Ordinary
|
SWAP
|
Increasing Short
|
46,792
|
39.2523 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
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|
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
|
NO
|
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Date of disclosure:
|
15 Mar 2024
|
|
Contact name:
|
Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
|
|
Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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