REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Replacement of Aviva plc
31/01/2025 15:30
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RNS Number : 5195V Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 31 January 2025
AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))
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: 28 January 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 1,972,116 5.1000 GBP 5.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 1,182,365 5.1000 GBP 5.0650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 16,691 6.0434 EUR 6.0434 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 17,998 5.0650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,871 5.0650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 28,670 5.0655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,439 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 185 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,453 5.0700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 20,553 5.0766 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,323 5.0801 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 30,793 5.0810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,227 5.0814 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,148 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 59,647 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 32,134 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 80,795 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 62,213 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 600 5.0736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,340 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,197 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,725 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 430 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,591 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,556 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 715 5.0739 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 327 5.0743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 269 5.0744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 120 5.0744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,056 5.0747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 55 5.0749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 333 5.0753 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21,162 5.0758 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,631 5.0760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,530 5.0761 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,900 5.0761 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 440 5.0767 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 95,862 5.0774 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,182 5.0775 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 46,090 5.0776 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,892 5.0777 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 527 5.0778 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,667 5.0783 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 64,412 5.0788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 29,156 5.0788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 32,403 5.0789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,500 5.0806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,500 5.0808 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,153 5.0808 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,150 5.0808 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,678 5.0833 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,044 5.0836 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,928 5.0894 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 25 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21,651 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 29,496 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 27,249 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,092 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,248 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23,086 5.0684 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 16,691 5.0695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 382 5.0801 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,304 5.0807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34,501 5.0807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 68,325 5.0825 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 35,170 5.0679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,133 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 198 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,133 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,662 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 83,948 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4 5.0680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,400 5.0682 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 140 5.0683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 600 5.0700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,795 5.0716 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,572 5.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 106,564 5.0735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 50 5.0736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 269 5.0745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 303 5.0766 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,294 5.0766 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 79 5.0768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 145 5.0771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 41 5.0772 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 384 5.0788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,163 5.0789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 18,475 5.0806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 61,536 5.0807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 841 5.0808 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,928 5.0827 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: 31 January 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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