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RNS Number : 8787F Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 06 March 2024
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 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: 28 February 2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader YES- Ageas SA/NV
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 10 10/11p PURCHASES 10,100,817 2.0800 GBP 1.5609 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p SALES 16,166,488 2.1050 GBP 1.5618 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
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 38,430 1.5703 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 1,396 1.5836 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 17,584 1.5845 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 9,648 1.5852 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 45,746 1.5875 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 13,872 1.5879 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 9 1.5921 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 145,067 1.5960 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 37,706 1.6017 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 25,908 1.6441 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 47,041 1.6486 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 49,408 1.6506 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 18,602 1.6607 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 3,606 1.6705 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 48,498 1.6839 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 2,283 1.7373 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 35 1.7632 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 2,022 1.8275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 4,566 1.8275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 10,639 1.9136 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 56,994 1.9206 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 89,265 1.9277 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 10,512 1.9451 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 373,739 1.9530 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 2,112 1.9653 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 15,619 1.9886 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 53,285 1.9972 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 58,340 2.0080 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 2,682 2.0080 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 7,190 2.0080 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 3,985 2.0080 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 10,722 2.0080 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 342 2.0119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 618 2.0119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 5,013 2.0119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 921 2.0119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 231 2.0119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 21,444 2.0180 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 7,971 2.0180 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 14,380 2.0180 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 5,364 2.0180 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 116,684 2.0180 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 37,658 2.0186 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 5,362 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 119,581 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 1,995 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 1,342 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 29,170 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 3,596 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 26,053 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 76,492 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 16,222 2.0221 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 2,454 2.0227 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 85,804 2.0239 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 3,468 2.0247 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 169,394 2.0270 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 51,900 2.0275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 14,834 2.0281 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 6 2.0339 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 21,444 2.0380 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 14,378 2.0380 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 116,679 2.0380 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 7,969 2.0380 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 5,366 2.0380 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 6,491 2.0647 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a long position 95,367 2.0803 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 4,200 1.5659 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 1,500 1.5681 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 5,635 1.5684 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 4,648 1.5700 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 17,303 1.5812 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 20,244 1.5816 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 10,833 1.5880 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 52 1.5959 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 7,025 1.6410 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 3,546 1.6825 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 943 1.6919 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 8,334 1.7363 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 6,177 1.7546 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 414,898 1.7610 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 86,756 1.7630 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 95,492 1.7815 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 60,000 1.7856 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 150,000 1.8000 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 8,225 1.8492 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 1,487 1.8497 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 81,982 1.8525 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 80,185 1.8572 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 3,158 1.8592 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 177,870 1.8842 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 968 1.8891 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 1,213,905 1.9119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 401,292 1.9139 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 401,248 1.9199 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 899 1.9331 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 100,718 1.9503 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 113,719 1.9645 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 169,730 1.9960 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 703 1.9961 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD increasing a short position 2,270 2.0223 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 26,203 1.5735 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 121 1.5880 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2,818 1.5919 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 4,881 1.6054 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2,667 1.6926 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 309 1.6926 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 6,968 1.7561 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2,022 1.7629 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 4,566 1.7630 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 13,872 1.8000 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 38,430 1.8457 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2 1.8735 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 53,180 1.8842 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 292,611 1.8905 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 10,460 1.8905 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 105 1.9001 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 236,095 1.9119 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 7,573 1.9259 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 5,222 1.9303 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 101,858 1.9410 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 11,589 1.9645 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 67,902 1.9870 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 3,468 2.0003 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 7,924 2.0212 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 15,272 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 443 2.0222 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 106,553 2.0223 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 16,720 2.0225 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 52,369 2.0238 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 8,933 2.0240 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 4,278 2.0242 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2,606 2.0247 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 18 2.0250 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 3,286 2.0266 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 2,288 2.0307 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 145,155 2.0321 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 41,943 2.0369 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 17,453 2.0440 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 5,167 2.0451 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 156,149 2.0499 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 219,384 2.0502 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 10,720 2.0513 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 93,568 2.0535 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 3,900 2.0545 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 927,847 2.0578 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 19,919 2.0784 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a long position 241 2.0822 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 5,129,764 1.5880 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 8,334 1.7542 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 95,492 1.7817 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 64,515 1.7821 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 10,284 1.7911 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 27 1.8000 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 79,352 1.8266 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 75,136 1.8275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 33,286 1.8275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 10,833 1.8831 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 1,207 1.8861 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 399,898 1.8887 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 60,000 1.9021 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 401,248 1.9107 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 100,362 1.9277 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 62,202 1.9437 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 21,016 1.9653 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 33,162 1.9939 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 2,270 1.9972 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 169,730 1.9990 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 161,935 2.0075 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 10,439 2.0169 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 2,000 2.0190 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 51,436 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 2,200 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 300 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 12,095 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 6,875 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 11,275 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 9,680 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 562,284 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 18,200 2.0220 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 38,487 2.0222 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 28,459 2.0222 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 19,415 2.0239 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 206,708 2.0258 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 38,874 2.0261 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 8,556 2.0268 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 78,668 2.0270 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 4,975 2.0274 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 165,630 2.0275 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 9,656 2.0297 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 6,856 2.0313 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 48 2.0320 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 12,916 2.0467 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 139,222 2.0542 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 89,018 2.0647 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 15,000 2.0700 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 412,992 2.0760 GBP
Ordinary 10 10/11p CFD reducing a short position 339 2.0960 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: 06 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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