RNS Number : 4682F

Citadel Group

04 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	1 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:	1,072,634	0.57	1,172	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	71,148	0.03	321,993	0.17
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	1,143,782	0.60	323,165	0.17

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	307	38.8100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	327	38.8300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	3,092	38.8400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,171	38.8500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	416	38.8600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	236	38.8700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,200	38.8800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	912	38.8900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	160	38.9100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	896	38.9600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	635	38.9700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	701	38.9800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,763	38.9900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	698	39.0000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	582	39.0100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,638	39.0200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	879	39.0300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	438	39.0400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	72	39.0500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	678	39.0600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	274	39.0700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	557	39.0900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,234	39.1000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	163	39.1100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	554	39.1200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	17	39.1300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	553	39.1400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	709	39.1500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,175	39.1600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	340	39.1700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	204	39.2000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	883	39.2100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	966	39.2200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,137	39.2300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,569	39.2400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	952	39.2500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	155	39.2550 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,852	39.2600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,967	39.2700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	2,200	39.2800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,676	39.2900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	635	39.3000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,278	39.3100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	529	39.3200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	574	39.3300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	208	39.3400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	160	39.3500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	24	39.3600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	597	39.3700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	5,968	39.3713 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	92	39.3800 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	723	39.3831 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	34	39.3900 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	200	39.4000 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	127	39.4100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1	39.4200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	260	39.4300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	96	39.4400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	216	39.4600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	39.4700 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,084	39.5200 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	823	39.5300 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	196	39.5400 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	374	39.5452 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	23	39.5500 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	1,985	39.5600 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	30	39.6100 EUR
Common	Buy Transaction	208	42.1700 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	233	42.2500 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	7	42.2501 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	11	42.2750 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	20	42.2762 USD
Common	Buy Transaction	1,767	42.2800 USD
Common	DVP Transaction	208	42.1700 USD
Common	DVP Transaction	20	42.2762 USD
Common	RVP Transaction	208	42.1700 USD
Common	RVP Transaction	20	42.2762 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	49	38.8000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	420	38.8300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	13	38.8400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	44	38.8500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	821	38.8600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,556	38.8700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	608	38.8800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	428	38.8900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	569	38.8958 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	170	38.9000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	171	38.9100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	154	38.9200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	42	38.9400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	902	38.9500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	912	38.9600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	485	38.9700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,933	38.9757 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,171	38.9781 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	200	38.9800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	677	38.9900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,036	39.0000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,087	39.0100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,720	39.0200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	59	39.0300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	4,573	39.0400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	127	39.0450 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,421	39.0500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	15	39.0600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,383	39.0700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	679	39.0800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	92	39.0900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	14	39.1000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	220	39.1100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	290	39.1200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	90	39.1300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	645	39.1400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	231	39.1500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	436	39.1800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	159	39.1900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	30	39.2100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	170	39.2200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	30	39.2300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	511	39.2400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	712	39.2500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	78	39.2600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	469	39.2700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	302	39.2800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,038	39.2900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,107	39.3000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	187	39.3100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	280	39.3300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	59	39.3400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	412	39.3600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	195	39.3700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	12	39.3800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	140	39.3900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	52	39.4000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	541	39.4100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,244	39.4200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	9	39.4300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	190	39.4400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	468	39.4500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	203	39.4600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,526	39.4700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	254	39.4800 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	216	39.4900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	38	39.5000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	48	39.5100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	932	39.5200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	248	39.5300 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,271	39.5400 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	2,170	39.5500 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	1,415	39.5600 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	305	39.5700 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	289	39.5900 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	900	39.6000 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	216	39.6100 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	469	39.6200 EUR
Common	Sell Transaction	233	42.2500 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	3	42.2750 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	4	42.2800 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	270	42.2900 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	1	42.3000 USD
Common	Sell Transaction	1	42.3500 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	3,548	38.8970 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	708	38.9006 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	5,833	39.0007 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	5,500	39.0082 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	1,387	39.0198 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	11,453	39.0309 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	3,188	39.0400 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	1,833	39.0400 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	6,198	39.0703 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	27,838	39.0775 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	265	39.0992 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	208	39.1240 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	635	39.1999 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	22	39.2400 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	171	39.2404 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	158	39.2450 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	170	39.2517 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	154	39.2849 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	862	39.3031 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	362	39.3035 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	76	39.3100 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,095	39.3183 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	52	39.3300 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	744	39.3391 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	930	39.3542 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	392	39.3834 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	749	39.3934 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	247	39.4160 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,666	39.4316 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	1,931	39.4321 EUR
Common	CFD	Reducing short position	363	39.4810 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	611	39.4938 EUR
Common	CFD	Increasing short position	79	39.5700 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:	4 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.

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