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RNS Number : 8027G Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 30 April 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: 29 April 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 SALES 3,939,378 5.5780 GBP 5.4816 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 2,966,448 5.5800 GBP 5.4840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 60,111 6.5436 EUR 6.5436 EUR
(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 4,600 5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,500 5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,907 5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 31,564 5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 400 5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,895 5.5037 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 66,274 5.5163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 444 5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,356 5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 29,393 5.5308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23,000 5.5372 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 53,140 5.5398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 627 5.5419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 34,671 5.5426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,668 5.5487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 16,082 5.5489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 49,131 5.5489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,397 5.5495 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 54 5.5526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 157 5.5562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 190,255 5.5580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,221 5.5586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 63,329 5.5618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 620 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 41,120 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 845 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,583 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 144,897 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 640 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 60,111 5.5625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 42,871 5.5630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,164 5.5631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 184 5.5646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,955 5.5655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,977 5.5709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,055 5.5709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,960 5.5045 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7 5.5100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 33 5.5120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 58,097 5.5344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,542 5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,051 5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 48,574 5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 71,195 5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,660 5.5521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 66,000 5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,609 5.5532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 510,382 5.5532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,732 5.5560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,327 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,462 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 287 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 22,777 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 88 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 28 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,895 5.5003 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,343 5.5153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34,671 5.5341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 24,194 5.5344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 46 5.5500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 33,040 5.5506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 29 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,460 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,105 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,531 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 785 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 960 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,327 5.4957 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,543 5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,462 5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 204 5.5300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,092 5.5380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 58,097 5.5398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,610 5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,390 5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 13,900 5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,363 5.5413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 38,695 5.5446 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,511 5.5446 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,910 5.5478 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,509 5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10,165 5.5485 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,309 5.5498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 900 5.5514 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,960 5.5580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17,357 5.5605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 37,188 5.5612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 486 5.5616 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 979 5.5619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 26,429 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 421,739 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 18,548 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 190 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 254,781 5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31,668 5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,082 5.5631 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: 30 April 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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