REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) -Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Direct Line InsuranceAnnouncement

25/06/2025 11:00

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RNS Number : 3733O  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  25 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  Direct Line Insurance Group 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:                                                    24 June 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES - Aviva 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

 10 10/11p ordinary          PURCHASES         1,139,162                   3.0866 GBP                            3.0579 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          SALES             4,019,166                   3.0940 GBP                            3.0580 GBP

 

(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
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,564                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     15                              3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     275                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,228                           3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,782                           3.0611 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,160                           3.0644 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     917                             3.0680 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,981                           3.0711 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     120                             3.0720 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3                               3.0564 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5                               3.0571 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25,963                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,345                           3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    238                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    42,794                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    19,986                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    109,835                         3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,399                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,830                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32,669                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6                               3.0581 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,751                           3.0604 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    30,225                          3.0649 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    17,329                          3.0650 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,972                           3.0682 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,669                           3.0708 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8                               3.0719 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,392                           3.0720 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,104                           3.0747 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       21,022                          3.0648 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,037                           3.0682 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,020                           3.0727 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,365                           3.0741 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      422                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      891                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      763                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      109,835                         3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      385                             3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11,727                          3.0580 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      31                              3.0583 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      91,374                          3.0614 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,547                           3.0622 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71,355                          3.0684 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,756                           3.0684 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      637                             3.0709 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,418                          3.0711 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      380                             3.0719 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      56,881                          3.0722 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      53,150                          3.0724 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      59,211                          3.0780 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      67,585                          3.0780 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:  25 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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