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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Ageas NV - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Replacement of Ageas SA/NV

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RNS Number : 6929F  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  05 March 2024

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(c)(i), SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8)

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  Ageas SA/NV
 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:                                                    01 March 2024
 (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

 Ordinary                    PURCHASES         1,802                       33.4829 GBP                           33.4829 GBP
 Ordinary                    SALES             1,802                       33.4829 GBP                           33.4829 GBP
 Ordinary                    SALES             142,835                     39.5450 EUR                           38.8300 EUR
 Ordinary                    PURCHASES         253,222                     39.6100 EUR                           38.8500 EUR
 Ordinary                    PURCHASES         1,836                       42.3018 USD                           42.3018 USD
 Ordinary                    SALES             112,356                     42.4203 USD                           42.3018 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
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     12                              38.9683 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,215                           39.0125 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     4,189                           39.0190 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,387                           39.0198 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     731                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     43                              39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,812                           39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     265                             39.0988 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     571                             39.1620 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     110,520                         39.2000 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,205                           39.2176 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     446                             39.2313 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     22                              39.2396 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,808                           39.4054 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     62                              39.4519 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     184                             39.4545 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     611                             39.4938 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     416                             39.5217 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     29                              39.5300 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    140                             38.9033 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    319                             38.9036 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10,401                          39.0313 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    687                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    294                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    549                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,205                           39.0421 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,027                           39.0565 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,198                           39.0703 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    27,838                          39.0775 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,701                           39.0908 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    52                              39.0948 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,337                           39.1051 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,050                           39.1520 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    394                             39.1533 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    465                             39.1787 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12                              39.1925 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    914                             39.2138 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    890                             39.2429 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    973                             39.3018 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             39.3300 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    58                              39.3406 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    710                             39.3406 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    398                             39.3433 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,548                           38.8970 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       708                             38.9010 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,095                           38.9683 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       61                              38.9944 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       141                             39.0100 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,215                           39.0210 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,221                           39.0213 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,579                           39.0259 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,128                           39.0313 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,757                           39.0330 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,188                           39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12,211                          39.0501 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,518                           39.1051 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,794                           39.1429 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       18,340                          39.1997 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       282                             39.2000 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       235                             39.2015 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       788                             39.2364 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       416                             39.2972 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       430                             39.3141 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,857                          39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      364                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      549                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      465                             39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,621                           39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,517                           39.0400 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      208                             39.1240 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      687                             39.1505 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      251                             39.1583 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      665                             39.2273 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      480                             39.2313 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,440                           39.2619 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71                              39.2800 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      64                              39.2888 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      870                             39.3080 EUR
 Ordinary                    CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      148                             39.5200 EUR

 

(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.
 Ordinary                    CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  6,678                                         42.4521                  E                              31/05/2024   0.5270 EUR

 

(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:  05 March 2024
 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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