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RNS Number : 7844M Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 13 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: 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: 12 June 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 PURCHASES 2,077,718 6.1160 GBP 6.0360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 1,950,887 6.1160 GBP 6.0320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 44,344 7.1385 EUR 7.1385 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 1,217 6.0445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,055 6.0676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,535 6.0676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1 6.0718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 63,200 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 140,400 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 53,400 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 100 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 45,200 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,100 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 20,000 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 400 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,200 6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,546 6.0722 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 387 6.0746 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 699 6.0746 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23,231 6.0797 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,753 6.0798 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,062 6.0799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,335 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 525 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 541 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,601 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,294 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 832 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,978 6.0807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,042 6.0813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,131 6.0813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 217 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 48,700 6.0473 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,300 6.0511 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 32,152 6.0611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,403 6.0627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,369 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 741 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 348 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,176 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,231 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,118 6.0679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 32,821 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,958 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,461 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,389 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,679 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,054 6.0732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 107 6.0734 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 477 6.0735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,314 6.0735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 100,137 6.0735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 331 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 120,415 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 28,346 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41,258 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,720 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,865 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,747 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,911 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 51 6.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 624 6.0565 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,911 6.0570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 497 6.0605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 80 6.0627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,860 6.0672 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 6.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 6.0699 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,405 6.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 57,147 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,208 6.0731 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 84,700 6.0737 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,274 6.0743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 499 6.0747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,765 6.0748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,201 6.0749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,630 6.0773 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 217 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 220 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 80,841 6.0803 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 44,344 6.0807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 58 6.0809 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,175 6.0822 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 682 6.0830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,340 6.0832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 42,694 6.0673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 305 6.0676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 190 6.0676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 870 6.0723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 60,158 6.0724 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,846 6.0724 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 16,125 6.0724 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,060 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,924 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 816 6.0730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 22,847 6.0744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 272 6.0751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,714 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 170 6.0800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 6.1160 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: 13 June 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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