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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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