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RNS Number : 9935N GoldmanSachs International 23 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: 20 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 5,049,468 6.2510 GBP 6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 2,099,928 6.2520 GBP 6.1760 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 52 6.1988 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,900 6.2100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 891 6.2251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 352,234 6.2274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 546 6.2278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 17,248 6.2284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 616 6.2291 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 437 6.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,607 6.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 203 6.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 1,744 6.2293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 283,957 6.2294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,185 6.2294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 25,260 6.2294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 344 6.2295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,263 6.2295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,232 6.2296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 4,974 6.2298 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 55,631 6.2299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,223 6.2299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 143,970 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,588 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 23,008 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 1,204 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 30,971 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 36,832 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 377 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 185,235 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 713 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,690 6.2303 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 370 6.2303 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,556 6.2303 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 876 6.2303 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 69,643 6.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 46,680 6.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 22,889 6.2305 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 179,266 6.2306 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 159 6.2308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 41,664 6.2308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,947 6.2309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,081 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 121 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,993 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 379 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,653 6.2312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 753,251 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 948 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,483 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 225 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 791,616 6.2314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,097 6.2314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 161 6.2314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,029 6.2314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 260 6.2314 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 417 6.2315 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 144 6.2315 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,532 6.2315 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 782 6.2317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 199 6.2317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,874 6.2317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 185 6.2317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 7,590 6.2320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 643 6.2320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,686 6.2323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,878 6.2324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 198 6.2324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,898 6.2324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 446 6.2324 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 72,575 6.2326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,572 6.2326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 565 6.2332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 68 6.2332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,059 6.2332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 141 6.2332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,472 6.2338 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 82,532 6.2339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14,951 6.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 11,344 6.2341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 22,996 6.2346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 497 6.2347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 59 6.2347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,825 6.2347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 124 6.2347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 364 6.2350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 245 6.2355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 897 6.2355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,101 6.2357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,045 6.2357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 262 6.2357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 791,075 6.2368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 20,696 6.2375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 29,808 6.2379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 250 6.2382 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 270,651 6.2386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 75,600 6.2418 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 219 6.2421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 1,588 6.2428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 250 6.2428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 16,766 6.2429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 22,272 6.2430 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,032 6.2433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 2,592 6.2435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 196 6.2437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 15,451 6.2448 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,480 6.2452 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 21 6.2454 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,818 6.2458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 179 6.2461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19 6.2461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 660 6.2461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 48 6.2461 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,316 6.2480 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: 23 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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