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RNS Number : 2121N GoldmanSachs International 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: (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: 16 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 1,916,186 6.0780 GBP 6.0280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 7,051,895 6.0800 GBP 6.0300 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 392 6.0389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 213 6.0391 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,379 6.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,379 6.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 137 6.0441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 617 6.0454 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 85,109 6.0455 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 110,618 6.0461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 316 6.0472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 19,400 6.0474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 185 6.0490 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 2,093 6.0491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 357 6.0491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,000 6.0511 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,422 6.0513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 657 6.0513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 259 6.0513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 171 6.0513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 11,688 6.0518 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 228,878 6.0518 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 119,185 6.0519 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 179 6.0522 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 392 6.0522 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 357 6.0526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,441 6.0528 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 199 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 143,749 6.0545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,198 6.0548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 99,074 6.0549 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,418 6.0551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 400 6.0551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,466 6.0551 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 607 6.0552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 36,070 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 140 6.0557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 625 6.0557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,914 6.0557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 165 6.0557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,443 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 49,335 6.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 671 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,906 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 129 6.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 268,617 6.0563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 41,212 6.0563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 485,491 6.0567 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 48 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 178 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12 6.0574 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 7,705 6.0578 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 142 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 412 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,514 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 193 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 15,017 6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 99,952 6.0584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 60 6.0589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,137 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 676 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 44 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 161 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 10 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 39 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 270 6.0592 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 700 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,147 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 430 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,500 6.0595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14,665 6.0596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 111,864 6.0598 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 183,326 6.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 99,074 6.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,047 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 36,069 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,093 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 316 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 179 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 102 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 304 6.0606 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 103,245 6.0608 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,092 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 607 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 681 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,612 6.0609 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 20,171 6.0611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 185 6.0612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16,253 6.0612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 67,559 6.0618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 619 6.0625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 383 6.0629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 104 6.0629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 25 6.0629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 11 6.0629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,386 6.0637 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2 6.0638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 16 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 59 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 72 6.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,396 6.0648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 18,592 6.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 6,219 6.0685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 202 6.0690 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,821 6.0701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,316 6.0701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 408 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 417 6.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 114 6.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 773 6.0751 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: 17 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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