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RNS Number : 6093M Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 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: 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: 11 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 1,395,514 6.1500 GBP 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 1,370,113 6.1520 GBP 6.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 23,206 7.2480 EUR 7.2480 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 16,991 8.3221 USD 8.3221 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 14,097 6.1341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,727 6.1357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 756 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 19,053 6.1364 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 16 6.1381 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 211 6.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 52,900 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 100 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 17,400 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 600 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,575 6.1399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,820 6.1413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 80,336 6.1423 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 98 6.1432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,111 6.1432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 771 6.1432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,039 6.1435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,140 6.1438 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 393 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,078 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,867 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,313 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,173 6.1335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 150 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 37,182 6.1346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,609 6.1362 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 32,798 6.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 353 6.1388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 24 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 206 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 231 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,091 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,441 6.1428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,700 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,991 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,218 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 493 6.1444 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 931 6.1444 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,584 6.1313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6 6.1333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 304 6.1335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,296 6.1339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8 6.1350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14 6.1357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,655 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,775 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 300 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,700 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,900 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,500 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 100 6.1391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,275 6.1394 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,629 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,832 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,944 6.1398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 74,700 6.1405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 242 6.1410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,407 6.1412 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,562 6.1417 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,525 6.1417 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,115 6.1417 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 214 6.1424 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,315 6.1428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 590 6.1430 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23,206 6.1432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,802 6.1433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 46,198 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 427 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,244 6.1444 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,716 6.1444 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 454 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 726 6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 25,510 6.1356 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 198 6.1357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 893 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,055 6.1408 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,536 6.1408 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 11,906 6.1414 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 18,777 6.1420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,140 6.1432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 30,075 6.1438 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 44,675 6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,348 6.1440 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: 12 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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