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RNS Number : 2582P GoldmanSachs International 01 July 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: 30 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 1,241,037 6.2500 GBP 6.1660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary Sales 987,320 6.2500 GBP 6.1520 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 long position 2 6.1650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,559 6.1668 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 42 6.1669 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 4,689 6.1670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,232 6.1682 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 24 6.1709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 317 6.1709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 86 6.1709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 39 6.1709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7 6.1735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 184 6.1735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 52 6.1735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 12 6.1735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 5,823 6.1737 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 7 6.1741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 63,100 6.1778 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,735 6.1785 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 34,951 6.1797 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,232 6.1798 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 10,272 6.1798 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 15,262 6.1800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 4,006 6.1804 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 96 6.1815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,247 6.1815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 910 6.1815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 216 6.1815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 31,531 6.1822 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7 6.1847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 195 6.1847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 53 6.1847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 13 6.1847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 10,663 6.1873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 647 6.1874 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 3,263 6.1882 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 12,519 6.1884 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 46,683 6.1885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 837 6.1885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 341 6.1885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,131 6.1887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,403 6.1888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 382 6.1888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 171 6.1888 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 144 6.1891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,194 6.1891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 637 6.1891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 151 6.1891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 941 6.1892 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 256 6.1892 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 172 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,997 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,632 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 388 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 659 6.1908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 414 6.1908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 235 6.1908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 139 6.1911 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,074 6.1913 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,839 6.1913 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 773 6.1913 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 29 6.1918 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,005 6.1918 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 274 6.1918 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 65 6.1918 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 22,631 6.1918 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,689 6.1919 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 42,249 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 42,249 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 10,272 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 3,661 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 9,869 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,262 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,261 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 32,046 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 12,164 6.1921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 50 6.1921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 136 6.1921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 323 6.1923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,566 6.1923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,690 6.1923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 729 6.1923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,600 6.1925 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 146 6.1937 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 71,000 6.1939 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 92,988 6.1939 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 126 6.1941 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 872 6.1943 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 16,098 6.1956 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 420 6.2098 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 86 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 62 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 17 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 4 6.2120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 235 6.2124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,732 6.2124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,560 6.2124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 410 6.2124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 24,506 6.2163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,300 6.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 285 6.2500 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: 01 July 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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