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RNS Number : 9870M Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 16 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: 13 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 3,215,950 6.0592 GBP 5.9860 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 2,644,587 6.0600 GBP 5.9880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 24,544 7.1231 EUR 7.1231 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 839 6.0103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 389 6.0167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,161 6.0167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,005 6.0225 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 223 6.0251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,063 6.0251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 400 6.0289 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 800 6.0389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 200 6.0390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 700 6.0399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,583 6.0412 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 32,762 6.0473 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,776 6.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,646 6.0531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,587 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,480 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 890 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 935 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 124 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,734 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 473 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2 6.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,786 6.0082 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 43,263 6.0111 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,046 6.0124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15,196 6.0131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 49,406 6.0182 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,049 6.0188 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,822 6.0228 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,345 6.0310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 11,326 6.0339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 60 6.0413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 236 6.0413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,942 6.0413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15 6.0413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 324 6.0433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 369 6.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 592 6.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 554 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,051 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15,894 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,581 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 104,400 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 71,637 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 28,670 5.9953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 988 5.9983 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 359 6.0120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,778 6.0129 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,593 6.0131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,615 6.0145 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 925 6.0154 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 707 6.0155 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 133 6.0165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 501 6.0210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 29,058 6.0265 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,140 6.0292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,814 6.0292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 510 6.0294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 287 6.0363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,421 6.0404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,016 6.0404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 119,900 6.0434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 17,190 6.0435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,535 6.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,055 6.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7 6.0466 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 15,351 6.0475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,784 6.0475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,241 6.0524 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,478 6.0534 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 53,520 6.0544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 24,544 6.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,453 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,384 6.0584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 100 6.0585 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,100 6.0585 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,200 6.0585 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 38 6.0587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21 6.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11 6.0591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 188 6.0240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 117 6.0241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 586 6.0267 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 275 6.0286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 27,106 6.0292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,981 6.0294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,854 6.0349 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,967 6.0422 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14,711 6.0508 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,345 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,304 6.0580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 225 6.0580 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: 16 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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