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RNS Number : 7695G GoldmanSachs International 30 April 2025
Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity transactions, the disclosure made
on 28(th) April for dealings on 25(th) April has been updated. Section 2(a)
has been updated.
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: 25 April 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader NO
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 611,250 5.7074 GBP 5.3780 GBP
249,947
6.3380 EUR
6.3380 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 1,545,519 5.4380 GBP 5.3780 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 Increasing a short position 1 5.3765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,342 5.3866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,360 5.3909 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 37 5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 580 5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 158 5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 8,996 5.3949 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,055 5.3958 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,200 5.3980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,700 5.3982 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 428 5.4007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,425 5.4018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 566 5.4021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 249 5.4021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,131 5.4032 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 944 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 5,457 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,128 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 547 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 6,546 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,937 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 443 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 3,637 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 240 5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 596 5.4055 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 605 5.4068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 145,064 5.4069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,100 5.4077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 13,800 5.4077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 217 5.4082 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 41,068 5.4091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 14,421 5.4097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 23,569 5.4106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,813 5.4113 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 92 5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 64 5.4121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 843 5.4125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 41,526 5.4130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,788 5.4148 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,379 5.4153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 59,772 5.4160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 481 5.4178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,000 5.4195 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 41 5.4204 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 7,447 5.4241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 29 5.4281 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,965 5.4295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,097 5.4298 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5,024 5.4307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 38,050 5.4332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 130,799 5.4336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 141,648 5.4357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,159 5.4370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 221 5.4373 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 24,063 5.4375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 161,212 5.4375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,686 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,545 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 154,533 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 33,308 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,587 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,264 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,996 5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 96,513 5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 74,611 5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 264 5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 8,981 5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 560 5.4381 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,640 5.4387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 8 5.4393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing a long position 39,200 7.2040 USD
32 17/19p ordinary SWAP Increasing a long position 16,699 7.2268 USD
(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: 30 April 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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