REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 1778N Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 17 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: 16 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 PURCHASES 2,372,118 6.0800 GBP 6.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 1,153,369 6.0800 GBP 6.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 30,228 7.1116 EUR 7.1116 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 171 8.2313 USD 8.2313 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 9,550 6.0361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 86,010 6.0495 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 18,007 6.0521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,255 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 38,745 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,479 6.0548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,278 6.0552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,335 6.0558 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 625 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,746 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,563 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 27,329 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 109 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,917 6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,265 6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 638 6.0586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,557 6.0588 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,420 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 968 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 172 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,900 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 500 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 42,153 6.0596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 104 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 229 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 237,467 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 566 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 55,383 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,889 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 368 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,100 6.0508 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,230 6.0537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,899 6.0538 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 46,197 6.0539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,132 6.0571 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 98,125 6.0583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,594 6.0583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 96 6.0583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 418 6.0583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 375 6.0587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,363 6.0594 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 700,000 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 86,700 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,040 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,457 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 24,728 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 425 6.0604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 224 6.0604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,809 6.0607 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 76,700 6.0649 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 976 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 87,177 6.0694 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 26,670 6.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,323 6.0753 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 530 6.0754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,666 6.0475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 515 6.0498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 824 6.0498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23,405 6.0500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 19,013 6.0551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,537 6.0561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,614 6.0561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,645 6.0563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,150 6.0566 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,639 6.0568 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,120 6.0573 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,600 6.0577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 152,525 6.0577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,400 6.0577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 500 6.0577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 718 6.0581 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 30,228 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 63,315 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 56 6.0596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,537 6.0597 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,368 6.0597 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,620 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,154 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 43,900 6.0629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,389 6.0695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 82 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,065 6.0385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,163 6.0475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 659 6.0475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 82 6.0476 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,844 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 262 6.0555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 811 6.0565 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,780 6.0571 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 171 6.0577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 351 6.0579 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 404 6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 252 6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 29,455 6.0587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 516 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,100 6.0597 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,483 6.0598 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 201 6.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 71 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,318 6.0684 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 424 6.0700 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: 17 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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