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

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RNS Number : 6174M  GoldmanSachs International  12 June 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:                                                    11 June 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         1,339,395                   6.1510 GBP                            6.1240 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          Sales             1,253,110                   6.1540 GBP                            6.1240 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                                                      55                              6.1234 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8                               6.1246 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    163                             6.1291 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    21                              6.1291 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    601                             6.1291 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    41                              6.1291 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4                               6.1299 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1                               6.1299 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15                              6.1299 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1                               6.1299 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       4,188                           6.1313 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    306                             6.1316 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    44                              6.1316 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,128                           6.1316 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    85                              6.1316 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        5,529                           6.1319 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,416                           6.1322 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    347                             6.1329 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    38                              6.1329 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,280                           6.1329 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    87                              6.1329 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,847                           6.1330 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       7,693                           6.1330 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        4,044                           6.1334 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     3,744                           6.1334 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    156                             6.1340 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    21                              6.1340 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    576                             6.1340 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    42                              6.1340 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     433                             6.1340 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,341                           6.1345 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,089                           6.1346 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       829                             6.1347 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    85                              6.1348 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    26                              6.1348 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    312                             6.1348 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    67                              6.1348 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      635                             6.1349 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     63,793                          6.1349 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       49,357                          6.1361 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      686                             6.1361 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    266                             6.1363 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    32                              6.1363 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    982                             6.1363 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    73                              6.1363 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      482                             6.1374 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    116,875                         6.1374 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,968                           6.1376 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,524                           6.1376 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,353                           6.1378 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,736                           6.1378 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       15,118                          6.1379 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       16,731                          6.1380 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,167                           6.1383 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,714                           6.1384 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     11,235                          6.1384 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      43,891                          6.1385 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        3,300                           6.1385 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      23,500                          6.1385 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,171                           6.1390 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    69,334                          6.1393 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     800                             6.1397 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     5,800                           6.1397 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    573                             6.1399 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,113                           6.1399 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    339                             6.1400 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    53                              6.1400 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,249                           6.1400 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    104                             6.1400 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      768                             6.1404 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    14,867                          6.1406 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     10,811                          6.1407 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     3,416                           6.1408 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,704                           6.1412 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      31,322                          6.1417 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     200                             6.1420 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,309                           6.1421 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     16,974                          6.1425 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      144                             6.1428 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      588                             6.1428 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      176                             6.1428 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     105                             6.1430 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,024                           6.1431 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        34,358                          6.1431 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    424                             6.1433 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,563                           6.1433 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    379                             6.1436 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    118                             6.1436 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,081                           6.1436 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    301                             6.1436 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,359                           6.1436 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     12,567                          6.1437 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     211,348                         6.1438 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      41,903                          6.1439 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      49,357                          6.1439 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,188                           6.1440 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       5,529                           6.1440 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,341                           6.1440 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    107,883                         6.1440 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    140,793                         6.1441 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       6,407                           6.1441 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    611                             6.1442 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    67                              6.1442 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,254                           6.1442 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    153                             6.1442 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       16,353                          6.1443 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    226,566                         6.1444 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       907                             6.1444 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     179                             6.1446 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     96                              6.1446 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    405                             6.1448 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,492                           6.1448 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       12,747                          6.1449 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       59,805                          6.1449 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       35,047                          6.1449 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       143                             6.1453 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    244                             6.1461 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:  12 June 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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