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RNS Number : 9464H GoldmanSachs International 08 May 2025
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made
on 8(th) April for dealings on 4(th) 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: 04 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 2,385,795 5.5561 GBP 5.2220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 5,148,139 5.5220 GBP 5.2200 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 Opening a short position 446 5.2512 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,074 5.2539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,191 5.2539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4 5.2539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,213 5.2539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,587 5.2540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,671 5.2540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,334 5.2541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,802 5.2544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 10 5.2546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 141 5.2547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 71,076 5.2547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 32,716 5.2548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 55,879 5.2551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 42,400 5.2551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 133 5.2561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 12,403 5.2569 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7 5.2585 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14 5.2587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,503 5.2605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,266 5.2609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 5,372 5.2609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,082 5.2609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 2,622 5.2609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 74,449 5.2620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,205 5.2632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 278 5.2650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,189 5.2651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 169,302 5.2655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 299 5.2665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 66 5.2671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 18,636 5.2678 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 420 5.2682 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 358,397 5.2687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 306,377 5.2688 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 164,527 5.2744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 614 5.2761 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 202,007 5.2766 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 13,285 5.2812 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,299 5.2827 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 700 5.2852 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 7,300 5.2852 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 5,600 5.2852 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,326 5.2858 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,739 5.2871 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 36,800 5.2878 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 43,019 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,497 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 12,178 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 6,183 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 32,843 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 20,586 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 892 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 748 5.2900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,399 5.2908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 25,830 5.2910 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 145,372 5.2911 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,600 5.2937 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 34,440 5.2937 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,924 5.2940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,075 5.2961 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,253 5.2961 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 203,781 5.3045 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,300 5.3070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,980 5.3099 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 172,200 5.3108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 18,000 5.3108 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 7 5.3144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,755 5.3162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,513 5.3185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 115,419 5.3315 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 581 5.3347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 166,502 5.3403 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 709 5.3411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 4,671 5.3462 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 446 5.3462 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 904 5.3469 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 341 5.3489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 500 5.3540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 14,100 5.3547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 277,599 5.3631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 37 5.3632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,588 5.3646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 99,019 5.3704 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,310 5.3736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,421 5.3771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,685 5.3836 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 56,600 5.3901 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,004 5.3902 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 373 5.3996 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 140 5.4028 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,897 5.4250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 78,293 5.4342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 150 5.4831 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 585 5.4831 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 353 5.4853 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 176 5.5039 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 84 5.5141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 633 5.5176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 69,398 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2 5.5480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1 5.5480 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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