REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Aviva plc
26/06/2025 14:45
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RNS Number : 6158O Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 26 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: 23 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 SALES 2,399,156 6.2300 GBP 6.1680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 2,047,713 6.2340 GBP 6.1700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 73,530 7.2261 EUR 7.2261 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 919 6.1768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 870 6.1768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 917 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 690 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,297 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 69 6.1783 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 88,480 6.1786 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,162 6.1792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,517 6.1792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 73,530 6.1796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 44,826 6.1799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13,132 6.1813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,081 6.1816 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,801 6.1816 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 168 6.1837 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,017 6.1840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 27,162 6.1847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,769 6.1850 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,176 6.1854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,160 6.1854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 43,672 6.1860 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 513 6.1862 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 25,146 6.1869 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 14,355 6.1873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,219 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 272,547 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 22,901 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 64,310 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 34,969 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 50,009 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 188 6.1893 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,834 6.1897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 77,379 6.1898 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 888 6.1900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,013 6.1911 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,434 6.1950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 81,951 6.1956 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,637 6.1957 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 24,275 6.1960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,415 6.1967 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,198 6.1981 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,647 6.1983 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 479 6.2009 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,024 6.2021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,937 6.2021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 29,890 6.2044 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,044 6.2171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 68,260 6.2244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 38,831 6.2244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 111,157 6.2244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,099 6.2244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 29,784 6.2244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 491 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 538 6.1785 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 47,711 6.1806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 53,133 6.1837 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 646 6.1865 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 377 6.1880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,130 6.1896 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1 6.1900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,849 6.1940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 961 6.1943 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,396 6.1953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,125 6.2060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21,600 6.2114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 34,514 6.2142 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,800 6.2302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,928 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,291 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 48 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,878 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 294 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 107,609 6.1781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 800 6.1785 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 113 6.1789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 43,434 6.1792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 289 6.1880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 463 6.1880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 373 6.1885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,745 6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 57,600 6.1923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 29,750 6.1943 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 16,041 6.1991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 844 6.1991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,235 6.2026 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 855 6.2055 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 198,604 6.2210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 14,710 6.2210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 213,248 6.2210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 137,940 6.2210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 49,087 6.2210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 67 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 52,015 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 27,450 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 377 6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6 6.1810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 94 6.1868 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,102 6.1876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,334 6.1876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 410 6.1876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,224 6.1876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 86,700 6.1880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,090 6.1962 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,849 6.1983 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 961 6.2044 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,118 6.2272 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: 26 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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