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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Aviva PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Replacement of Aviva plc

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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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