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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 : 0291P  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  05 December 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 November 2024
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES- Aviva 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

 10 10/11p ordinary          PURCHASES         6,890,958                   2.3000 GBP                            2.1020 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          SALES             14,393,660                  2.3000 GBP                            2.1508 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
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    829                             2.1680 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,273                           2.1715 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           2.1813 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,692                           2.2247 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,401                           2.2311 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    53,428                          2.2326 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,305                           2.2333 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    26,780                          2.2340 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,249                           2.2371 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    240                             2.2378 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,072                           2.2433 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    852                             2.2433 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    526                             2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,451                           2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    802                             2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    68,973                          2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    88,104                          2.2441 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    67,622                          2.2464 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    727,436                         2.2506 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    71,454                          2.2621 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    41,822                          2.2705 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,271                           2.2723 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    34,633                          2.2850 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,067                           2.2902 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    591                             2.2921 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       157,422                         2.1647 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       64,791                          2.2418 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,532                           2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,088                           2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       34,468                          2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       48,876                          2.2475 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34,750                          2.1534 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,499                          2.1534 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34,750                          2.1543 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      22,499                          2.1543 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      28,324                          2.1745 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           2.1780 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      9,002                           2.1893 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      27,800                          2.1893 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      32,491                          2.2068 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      69,170                          2.2097 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          2.2280 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,100                           2.2285 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      6,115                           2.2288 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      19,124                          2.2339 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      400                             2.2340 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      181,556                         2.2373 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      34,633                          2.2391 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      53,380                          2.2416 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,585,850                       2.2418 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      92,444                          2.2422 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37,393                          2.2429 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,873                           2.2438 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      30,200                          2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      101,620                         2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      48,593                          2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      184,426                         2.2440 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,653                           2.2453 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,220,458                       2.2494 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      979,542                         2.2494 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      659,096                         2.2505 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      375,183                         2.2506 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      17,760                          2.2507 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      67,827                          2.2566 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      60,000                          2.2567 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      300,000                         2.2596 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      16,904                          2.2665 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      222,206                         2.2757 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      138,745                         2.2800 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      246,143                         2.2830 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,069                           2.2875 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 December 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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