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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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