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RNS Number : 7624E Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 11 April 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: 08 April 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 3,509,885 5.2220 GBP 4.9960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 4,194,703 5.2240 GBP 5.0090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 12,810 6.0663 EUR 6.0663 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 102 5.0336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,451 5.0336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 281 5.0336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,818 5.0353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,692 5.0353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 900 5.0639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,882 5.0645 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,671 5.0974 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 811 5.0984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,955 5.0984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,189 5.1138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 27,112 5.1173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 958 5.1278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 41,110 5.1399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,863 5.1542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 56,497 5.1556 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 215 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 212 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,569 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 112 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 223 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,531 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 726 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 155,500 5.1661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 582 5.2001 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 388 5.2107 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 539 5.0001 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,046 5.0947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41,068 5.1144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 230,743 5.1208 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,367 5.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 144 5.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,058 5.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,613 5.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 213 5.1363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 861 5.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,634 5.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,232 5.1464 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,979 5.1467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 839 5.1477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 37,918 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 46,618 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,134 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 54 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,779 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 26,846 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,785 5.1582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 696 5.1583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 2,269 5.1598 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3 5.1607 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,040 5.1671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 533 5.1903 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 726 5.0200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 86,010 5.0357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9 5.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,307 5.1097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,651 5.1125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,062 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 40,138 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 24,370 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,727 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 57,627 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,727 5.1274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 40,999 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 395 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 600 5.1584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 76 5.1645 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 28,633 5.1745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 131 5.1788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 131 5.1788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 783 5.1789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,371 5.1789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,153 5.1789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 588 5.1789 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,200 5.1891 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,485 5.2033 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,445 5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,721 5.0200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,665 5.0200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 544 5.0200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,882 5.0217 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 27,199 5.0614 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,300 5.0655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 247,548 5.1173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 108,675 5.1385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,055 5.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,058 5.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 410,816 5.1387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,309 5.1399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,665 5.1445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1 5.1500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 42 5.1576 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 51,114 5.1579 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 112 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,564 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 63,910 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 88 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 638 5.1580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 68,821 5.1639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 76,126 5.1699 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 8,294 5.1754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,810 5.1837 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: 11 April 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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