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

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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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