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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc

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RNS Number : 6011L  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  05 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:                                            Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc
 (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        Direct Line Insurance Group plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    04 June 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES- Direct Line Insurance Group plc
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this 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          SALES             4,911,392                   6.1759 GBP                            6.0820 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          PURCHASES         4,886,324                   6.1860 GBP                            6.0820 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          PURCHASES         117,297                     7.2441 EUR                            7.2441 EUR
 32 17/19p ordinary          SALES             569,720                     8.3771 USD                            8.3771 USD
 ADR                         PURCHASES         284,860                     16.7542 USD                           16.7542 USD

 

(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                  increasing a long position                                                     76,052                          6.0950 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4                               6.0967 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     44,405                          6.0990 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,270                           6.0991 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,224                           6.0997 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,313                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,127                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     78                              6.1001 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,510                           6.1005 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13                              6.1005 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,803                           6.1035 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     27,254                          6.1035 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     272                             6.1036 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,600                           6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     62,200                          6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     25,600                          6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     47,600                          6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     58,600                          6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     177,300                         6.1038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30,135                          6.1044 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     48,650                          6.1044 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,865                           6.1044 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     806                             6.1059 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     854                             6.1059 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30                              6.1120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     15                              6.1120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,661                          6.1128 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     85                              6.1135 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,800                           6.1190 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,700                           6.0957 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,072                           6.0965 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,714                           6.0965 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    33,400                          6.0986 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    123,297                         6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,711                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    289                             6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,735                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,705                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    174                             6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    66                              6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    90,100                          6.1011 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    68,418                          6.1026 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    296                             6.1042 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    218                             6.1049 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    418                             6.1049 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    52,516                          6.1049 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    45                              6.1049 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,164                           6.1070 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,487                           6.1087 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,015                          6.0965 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       20,818                          6.0965 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       17,418                          6.0976 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       583                             6.0978 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       19,782                          6.0993 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,827                           6.0996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       46,803                          6.0996 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,373                           6.0998 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,635                           6.0999 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       31,794                          6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,520                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       333                             6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       439                             6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       789                             6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       44,405                          6.1004 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       878                             6.1009 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       745                             6.1012 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10,002                          6.1014 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       152,809                         6.1016 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       79,186                          6.1020 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       100,839                         6.1021 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       74,814                          6.1024 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       26,457                          6.1025 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,488                           6.1026 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,643                           6.1027 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       22,489                          6.1030 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10,898                          6.1032 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       83,585                          6.1050 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10,504                          6.1083 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10,586                          6.1085 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       28,114                          6.1127 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       22                              6.1160 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,637                           6.1258 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       325                             6.1640 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       520                             6.1640 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,378                          6.0935 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      66                              6.0980 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20,427                          6.0997 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,058                           6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      13,663                          6.1000 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      454,702                         6.1014 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      64,630                          6.1057 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,380                           6.1074 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      80,214                          6.1079 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      286                             6.1299 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.
 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                         N/A                                           N/A                      N/A                            N/A          N/A

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option
 N/A                         N/A                  N/A                            N/A                   N/A

 

(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
 N/A                         N/A                             N/A      N/A

 

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:  05 June 2025
 Contact name:        Craig Horsley
 Telephone number:    +44 141 245-7736

 

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 dealing 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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