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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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