REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Aviva Plc
10/06/2025 15:45
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RNS Number : 2610M Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 10 June 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: 05 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 1,123,504 6.1561 GBP 6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 1,845,163 6.1561 GBP 6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 30,346 7.3079 EUR 7.3079 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 59,172 6.1052 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 35,900 6.1052 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,400 6.1052 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 45,300 6.1052 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,900 6.1052 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,865 6.1062 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,426 6.1069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,129 6.1084 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 75 6.1130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 66,985 6.1226 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 542 6.1229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 258 6.1234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 417 6.1251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 330 6.1275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 56,000 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 44,000 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 300 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,200 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23,100 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 164,200 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 53,600 6.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 326 6.1285 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 171 6.1285 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,923 6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6 6.1360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,900 6.1390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,935 6.1458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,489 6.1470 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 22,109 6.1530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,950 6.1545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 10,821 6.1554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,990 6.1554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 909 6.1559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 79 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 171,979 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 164 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,417 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 475 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 866 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 356 6.1563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,779 6.1086 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,100 6.1157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 28,800 6.1167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,078 6.1189 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 16,018 6.1209 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,395 6.1268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 28,700 6.1311 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 17,943 6.1311 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,988 6.1388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,525 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 112,461 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 552 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 101 6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 429 6.1405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15,661 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 58,482 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,266 6.1041 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 356 6.1103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,859 6.1103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 186 6.1103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,311 6.1174 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,796 6.1236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 20,107 6.1250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,181 6.1265 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 491 6.1268 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23 6.1291 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 21,853 6.1332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 54,900 6.1335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,441 6.1348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,560 6.1348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 23,340 6.1386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 210 6.1428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,229 6.1434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 34,437 6.1434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,258 6.1434 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 38,916 6.1437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 22,006 6.1529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 30,346 6.1541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,784 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 390 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,296 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,046 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 56 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,660 6.1561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 607 6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 380 6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 249,288 6.1149 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 66,951 6.1273 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 19,806 6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 695 6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 912 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,206 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,668 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,713 6.1376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 231,557 6.1427 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,423 6.1541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 57 6.1560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,962 6.1560 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: 10 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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