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RNS Number : 6578I GoldmanSachs International 14 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: 13 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 1,823,902 5.7640 GBP 5.7100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 2,809,015 5.7600 GBP 5.7120 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 678 5.7156 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 173,586 5.7160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,381 5.7182 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 975 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 14,968 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 9,459 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,186 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 11,275 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,263 5.7206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 96 5.7233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 529 5.7233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 50 5.7233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,030 5.7233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 971 5.7248 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 701 5.7249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,485 5.7249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,636 5.7249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 382 5.7249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 19 5.7263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 215 5.7263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 58 5.7263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9 5.7263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 925 5.7271 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9 5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 47 5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 13 5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 251 5.7294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 4,550 5.7317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 46,372 5.7317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,109 5.7321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5 5.7329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,900 5.7330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 6,400 5.7338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 72,500 5.7338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 238 5.7341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 64 5.7341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 54 5.7342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 653 5.7342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 177 5.7342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 24 5.7342 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 438 5.7354 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 42 5.7358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 49,288 5.7359 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,484 5.7365 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,239 5.7365 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,204 5.7365 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,185 5.7374 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,248 5.7375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 20,117 5.7381 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 15,261 5.7383 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 30,000 5.7385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 287,000 5.7385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 177,493 5.7393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,995 5.7393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 43 5.7395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 4,439 5.7401 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 197 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,122 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 842 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 93 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,259 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 345 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,540 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 15,271 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 18,937 5.7402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 500 5.7404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 2,230 5.7404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 349,268 5.7407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 59,449 5.7407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 119,437 5.7407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 103 5.7409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 28 5.7409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 8,013 5.7411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 685 5.7414 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 823 5.7415 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 796 5.7415 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 25,746 5.7416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,129 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,046 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 47,233 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 78,593 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,510 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 168,067 5.7419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 464 5.7420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 209 5.7420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 67,451 5.7420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 26,622 5.7420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 99,281 5.7420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,629 5.7421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 51 5.7421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 50,460 5.7422 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 841 5.7422 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 50 5.7423 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 382 5.7423 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 729 5.7424 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 793 5.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,498 5.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6 5.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 72 5.7428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 241 5.7429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 90 5.7429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 89 5.7429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,157 5.7431 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 26,199 5.7433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 16,407 5.7433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 676 5.7441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 8 5.7449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 125 5.7449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 89 5.7449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 24 5.7449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10 5.7449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 46 5.7458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 598 5.7458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 158 5.7458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 72 5.7458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 90,801 5.7461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 15,261 5.7463 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 3,629 5.7479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,120 5.7480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 464 5.7484 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 964 5.7486 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 268 5.7488 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 31,724 5.7492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,021 5.7496 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6 5.7509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 98 5.7509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 27 5.7509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 395 5.7521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 11 5.7529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 129 5.7529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 35 5.7529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,841 5.7593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 96 5.7593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 5,443 5.7593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 37 5.7599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7 5.7601 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: 14 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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