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RNS Number : 9463H GoldmanSachs International 08 May 2025
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made
on 7(th) April for dealings on 3(rd) April has been updated. Section 2(a) has
been updated.
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form AVIVA PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is AVIVA PLC
connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken: 03 April 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader YES - disclosed earlier for DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC
making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 Purchases/ sales Total number of securities Highest price per unit paid/received Lowest price per unit paid/received
32 17/19p ordinary Purchases 4,212,467 5.6080 GBP 5.5130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 5,055,817 5.6060 GBP 5.5120 GBP
(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
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,245 5.5263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,365 5.5265 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,884 5.5283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 292 5.5291 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 928 5.5314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 42 5.5321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 104 5.5332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 35 5.5332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 367 5.5332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 15 5.5332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 61 5.5355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,879 5.5391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,983 5.5405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,343 5.5419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 5,182 5.5424 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 98,316 5.5428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14,389 5.5429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 37,567 5.5435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,189 5.5441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 22,892 5.5454 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 363 5.5462 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,150 5.5471 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,490 5.5472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,094 5.5472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 1,490 5.5472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 29,959 5.5476 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 116 5.5477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 11,549 5.5477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 61,600 5.5478 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 76,076 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 783 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,087 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 284 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 36,717 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 68,155 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 15,658 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 25,171 5.5481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 27,883 5.5481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 28,229 5.5481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 21,113 5.5481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 539 5.5487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 51,510 5.5491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 13,941 5.5497 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,667 5.5500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,143 5.5520 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 199 5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 68 5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 700 5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 29 5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 25,622 5.5536 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,274 5.5542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 137,656 5.5544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 860 5.5547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 444 5.5557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 700 5.5559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 179,352 5.5568 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,334 5.5575 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,334 5.5587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 15,658 5.5587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 108 5.5603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,458 5.5614 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 144 5.5621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,899 5.5623 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 136,786 5.5630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 9,259 5.5631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 579 5.5632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 81,917 5.5634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,746 5.5635 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 129,755 5.5638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,528 5.5642 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 131,400 5.5655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 286,458 5.5659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 25,317 5.5671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 21 5.5673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 36,717 5.5673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,527 5.5687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 600 5.5701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 64,413 5.5709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,662 5.5719 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,488 5.5721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 968 5.5730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 4,887 5.5747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,845 5.5749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 347 5.5772 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 34,758 5.5772 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,458 5.5780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 137,019 5.5805 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 16,200 5.5808 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,537 5.5811 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 52,660 5.5813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 40,856 5.5831 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 827 5.5847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2 5.5853 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,576 5.5861 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,200 5.5873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 25 5.5874 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 23 5.5940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 8 5.5940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 113 5.5940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 79 5.5940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 3 5.5940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 47,873 5.6053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 18,904 5.6053 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
3. 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 exempt
principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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
Date of disclosure: 08 May 2025
Contact name: Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number: +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817
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.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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