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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. Direct Line Ins Grp - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Replacement of Direct Line

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RNS Number : 6933F  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  05 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:                                                    29 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          SALES             4,408,889                   2.0512 GBP                            1.9985 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          PURCHASES         10,530,969                  2.0560 GBP                            1.5700 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          PURCHASES         10,508                      2.5731 USD                            2.5524 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 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     23                              1.9975 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,141                           2.0149 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     72,572                          2.0190 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     304                             2.0198 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     847                             2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     75,772                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6                               2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     29,905                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     61,447                          2.0214 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30,173                          2.0268 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,902                           2.0305 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     44,634                          2.0333 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,088                           2.0358 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1                               2.0465 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    139,339                         2.0074 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           2.0102 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    935                             2.0156 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,591                           2.0157 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    29,863                          2.0158 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,718                           2.0166 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39,258                          2.0168 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    190                             2.0170 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    23,000                          2.0180 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    961                             2.0181 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12,794                          2.0187 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,123                          2.0194 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,533                           2.0195 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32,000                          2.0199 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    35,373                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    30,733                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,259                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,721                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    737                             2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,743                          2.0201 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    588,908                         2.0248 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,839                          2.0256 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    40,902                          2.0308 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,000                           2.0313 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,015,353                       2.0332 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,153,049                       2.0341 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,889                           2.0344 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    22,322                          2.0345 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    13,585                          2.0347 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    331,207                         2.0349 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200,000                         2.0360 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    586,133                         2.0361 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,585                          2.0364 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26,718                          2.0366 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    351,877                         2.0372 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    436,288                         2.0386 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    48                              2.0390 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,231                           2.0390 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             2.0390 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,799                           2.0391 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,518                           2.0392 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,260                           2.0393 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3                               2.0398 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    925,377                         2.0399 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,073                           2.0403 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    203,000                         2.0410 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,083                          2.0419 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    9,340                           2.0421 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100                             2.0440 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,767                           2.0479 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    640,104                         2.0492 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    104,555                         2.0502 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       70,419                          2.0194 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       15,385                          2.0198 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       22,551                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       29,905                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1                               2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       177                             2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,290                           2.0201 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,810                           2.0233 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       14,667                          2.0233 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       135,730                         2.0251 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       15,749                          2.0251 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,939                           2.0302 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       115                             2.0330 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       54,150                          2.0347 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       9,771                           2.0360 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,699                           2.0387 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       61,519                          2.0393 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       64,223                          2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       32,166                          2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,048                           2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       21,570                          2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       175,022                         2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       11,956                          2.0420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15,739                          2.0079 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,020                          2.0087 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      93,889                          2.0169 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,984                           2.0173 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,995                          2.0190 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,519                           2.0193 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,427                           2.0193 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      166,440                         2.0195 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      190                             2.0198 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      71,921                          2.0198 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      52,843                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,231                           2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,171                           2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      14,721                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      189                             2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30,733                          2.0200 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,099                           2.0216 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      285,750                         2.0219 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      55                              2.0226 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,270                           2.0226 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,191                           2.0230 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      14,743                          2.0234 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,239                           2.0236 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,658                           2.0240 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      31,843                          2.0258 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      136,400                         2.0260 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      19,597                          2.0264 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,816                           2.0268 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,024                           2.0270 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,331                           2.0270 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,801                           2.0274 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,551                          2.0274 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9,533                           2.0300 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,009                           2.0321 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12,305                          2.0323 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,767                           2.0337 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      16,881                          2.0338 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,145                           2.0341 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,172                           2.0352 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1                               2.0360 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,594                           2.0369 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      32,782                          2.0383 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      23,835                          2.0390 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      99                              2.0397 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,919                           2.0407 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      20                              2.0410 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      202                             2.0410 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      10,547                          2.0412 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      102                             2.0414 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      15,819                          2.0419 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      12                              2.0500 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,216                           2.0512 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:  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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