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REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC

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RNS Number : 9124H  GoldmanSachs International  08 May 2025

 

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:                                                    07 May 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES - disclosing today 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         3,167,881                   5.8260 GBP                            5.7540 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          Sales             3,640,456                   5.8270 GBP                            5.7490 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                  Reducing a short position                                                      345,914                         5.7520 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      45,527                          5.7531 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      140,907                         5.7542 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     163                             5.7598 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,482                           5.7667 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,053                           5.7706 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       4,258                           5.7757 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,200                           5.7776 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      544                             5.7794 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    69,899                          5.7796 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     11,868                          5.7798 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       5,219                           5.7800 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,418                           5.7800 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       167                             5.7800 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       352                             5.7800 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      212                             5.7804 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     12,673                          5.7825 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       906                             5.7827 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       244                             5.7827 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       27                              5.7827 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       57                              5.7827 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      12,469                          5.7850 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    55,545                          5.7862 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,131                           5.7863 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       313                             5.7863 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       37                              5.7863 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       78                              5.7863 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    85                              5.7871 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,212                           5.7871 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    329                             5.7871 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    49                              5.7871 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     981                             5.7880 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     3,236                           5.7880 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,958                          5.7883 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,842                           5.7884 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,051                           5.7888 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    41                              5.7918 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    41,706                          5.7923 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    310                             5.7939 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      100                             5.7941 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      22,260                          5.7949 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,954                           5.7961 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        34,263                          5.7969 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,500                           5.7994 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     4,600                           5.7995 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      21,328                          5.7999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    292                             5.8010 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,941                           5.8015 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       527                             5.8015 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       83                              5.8015 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       144                             5.8015 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,010                           5.8026 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,988                           5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       781                             5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       15,028                          5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       4,021                           5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       29,139                          5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       447                             5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       7,999                           5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       943                             5.8038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    187                             5.8041 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,878                           5.8041 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    780                             5.8041 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    140                             5.8041 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    344                             5.8043 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       30,239                          5.8044 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    559                             5.8067 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    152                             5.8067 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      67,034                          5.8069 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       34,263                          5.8073 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      22,220                          5.8094 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,789                           5.8096 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    429                             5.8096 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    130                             5.8100 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,983                           5.8100 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    538                             5.8100 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     128,231                         5.8123 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       20,000                          5.8131 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,298                          5.8132 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      38,261                          5.8151 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     8,836                           5.8151 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     11,125                          5.8151 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     17,692                          5.8151 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     12,865                          5.8151 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        23,190                          5.8153 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,304                           5.8154 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     31,600                          5.8155 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      40,466                          5.8156 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,967                           5.8156 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        78,696                          5.8159 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,734                           5.8159 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      330                             5.8159 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       75,685                          5.8160 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,649                           5.8160 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    132,043                         5.8160 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    145                             5.8161 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    104,983                         5.8161 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    19,088                          5.8161 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    575                             5.8161 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    538                             5.8164 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,704                           5.8165 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    642                             5.8167 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,332                           5.8167 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,990                           5.8167 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    264                             5.8167 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,198                           5.8168 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       597                             5.8168 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       71                              5.8168 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       173                             5.8168 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,325                           5.8169 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       359                             5.8169 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       67                              5.8169 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        2,649                           5.8177 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     14,226                          5.8180 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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