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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 : 6702U  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  24 January 2025

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:                                                    20 January 2025
 (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         3,174,201                   2.6300 GBP                            2.6133 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          SALES             904,496                     2.6360 GBP                            2.6140 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 long position                                                     173                             2.6160 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     16,965                          2.6162 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,220                           2.6162 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     11,763                          2.6167 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     21,367                          2.6169 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     13,672                          2.6193 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     608                             2.6202 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,135                           2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,197                           2.6230 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    397,400                         2.6133 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    100,000                         2.6133 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,120                           2.6160 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    500,000                         2.6172 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    97,826                          2.6186 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    239                             2.6188 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    56,639                          2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    12,644                          2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    56,375                          2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    81,138                          2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    15,806                          2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    108,799                         2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    131,718                         2.6207 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    24,341                          2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,913                          2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    16,992                          2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,793                           2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    4,742                           2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39,515                          2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    32,640                          2.6213 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    65,860                          2.6216 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    7,903                           2.6216 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    40,569                          2.6216 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    54,399                          2.6216 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,322                           2.6216 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    21                              2.6220 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    30,137                          2.6224 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    39,495                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    73,024                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,738                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    50,974                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    11,380                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    14,225                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    97,919                          2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    118,548                         2.6227 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    28,188                          2.6231 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    28,319                          2.6231 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    242                             2.6253 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       61,830                          2.6160 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       26,564                          2.6160 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       332                             2.6198 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       608                             2.6200 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       18,381                          2.6202 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       21,458                          2.6202 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      79,300                          2.6187 GBP
 10 10/11p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      80,713                          2.6207 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:  24 January 2025
 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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