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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc

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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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