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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 : 7522G  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  13 March 2024

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b), 2(c)(i))

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:                                                    06 March 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         6,404,117                   2.1959 GBP                            2.1452 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          SALES             5,029,598                   2.1960 GBP                            2.1420 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                                                     529                             2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13                              2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,093                           2.1665 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     12,715                          2.1698 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     110,741                         2.1698 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     14,164                          2.1705 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     17,923                          2.1726 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30,955                          2.1745 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     675                             2.1770 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    223                             2.1507 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11                              2.1599 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,993                           2.1624 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    96,260                          2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    23,488                          2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    25,898                          2.1636 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,207                           2.1661 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    96,754                          2.1662 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,576                           2.1663 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,265                           2.1672 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    400,863                         2.1690 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    68,940                          2.1690 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,710                           2.1690 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    445,197                         2.1690 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    859                             2.1705 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    504                             2.1709 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,387                           2.1713 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,957                           2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10,796                          2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,644                           2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    58,127                          2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,247                           2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    239,759                         2.1719 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    200                             2.1722 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,076                           2.1728 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,243                           2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    239,759                         2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10,796                          2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,952                           2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,644                           2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    58,121                          2.1733 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,766                           2.1736 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    463,685                         2.1744 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    40,979                          2.1752 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    528                             2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    790                             2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    47,952                          2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,625                          2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,160                           2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,449                           2.1753 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,871                          2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    174,376                         2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    719,276                         2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21,740                          2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,930                           2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32,386                          2.1762 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,500                           2.1770 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,934                           2.1775 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,166                           2.1830 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,486                           2.1846 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,217                          2.1846 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32,942                          2.1850 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    10,355                          2.1850 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,619                           2.1959 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,320                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,257                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,618                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,147                           2.1775 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       28,456                          2.1787 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       553                             2.1860 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,259,275                       2.1420 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      223                             2.1493 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      100,000                         2.1505 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      546                             2.1628 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      64,101                          2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      971                             2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,695                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,960                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      873                             2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,014                           2.1630 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      139,825                         2.1673 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      76                              2.1715 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,889                           2.1715 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30,600                          2.1718 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      4,009                           2.1720 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      59,195                          2.1747 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,710                           2.1798 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,535                           2.1813 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,746                          2.1814 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      92                              2.1830 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,166                           2.1876 GBP
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      357                             2.1890 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.
 Ordinary 10 10/11p          CALL                                  PURCHASING                                  521,394                                       260.6420                 E                              05/06/2024   0.0335 GBP

 

(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:  13 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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