REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Aviva plc
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RNS Number : 9708N Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 23 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: 20 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 4,182,123 6.2520 GBP 6.1757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 6,490,615 6.2520 GBP 6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 157 8.3889 USD 8.3889 USD
(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 4,087 6.2216 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,236 6.2269 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,865 6.2288 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,865 6.2291 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 37 6.2297 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 62,512 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,642 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 832 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 179 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 112,174 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 53 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,751 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,091 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,263,464 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,108 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 16,141 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,572 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 84,008 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 17,475 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 31,567 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 22 6.2305 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 50,268 6.2307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 134,362 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13,819 6.2313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,781 6.2328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,247 6.2336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 28,798 6.2354 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 72,923 6.2366 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 31,546 6.2370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 47,210 6.2370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,380 6.2375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 34,215 6.2375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,900 6.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 35,270 6.2389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23,764 6.2432 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,202 6.2434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,398 6.2434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 17,304 6.1570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,234 6.2233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 776 6.2253 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,282 6.2271 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 890 6.2282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,591 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 17,952 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 840 6.2301 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 735 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 29 6.2310 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 56 6.2311 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,345 6.2312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,043 6.2323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 682 6.2327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 16,806 6.2352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,603 6.2357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,891 6.2358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 256 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,263,464 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 50,054 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 180,646 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 112,174 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 359,794 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,194 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,498 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,405 6.2309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,555 6.2309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,504 6.2309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,907 6.2309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,713 6.2312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 27,533 6.2316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,399 6.2316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 138,400 6.2317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,620 6.2325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,001 6.2327 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 32,253 6.2331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 96 6.2355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 266,604 6.2360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 160 6.2374 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 108 6.2410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 45,418 6.2421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,232 6.2484 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 328 6.2484 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 682 6.1984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 81,149 6.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,016 6.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 55,366 6.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,477 6.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,257 6.2266 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 665 6.2266 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 6.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 272 6.2294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 124,658 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 157 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 884 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 934,595 6.2300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 909 6.2328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 222 6.2333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 143 6.2333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,675 6.2353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,512 6.2363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,390 6.2366 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,940 6.2367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,100 6.2377 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,728 6.2380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 373,654 6.2387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 573 6.2418 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 510 6.2433 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 29 6.2434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 56 6.2434 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: 23 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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