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REG - Morgan Stanley & Co. - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Aviva plc

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RNS Number : 9845O  Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc  30 June 2025

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  Aviva 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:                                                    27 June 2025
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    YES- Direct Line Insurance Group 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

 32 17/19p ordinary          SALES             1,701,620                   6.2260 GBP                            6.1800 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          PURCHASES         1,509,906                   6.2280 GBP                            6.1860 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          PURCHASES         18,524                      7.2682 EUR                            7.2682 EUR
 32 17/19p ordinary          SALES             5,511                       8.5205 USD                            8.5205 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
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     14,554                          6.1980 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     19                              6.2028 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,141                           6.2028 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,547                           6.2061 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     77,380                          6.2084 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     24,700                          6.2086 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     46,100                          6.2086 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     5,300                           6.2086 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     182,700                         6.2086 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     58,900                          6.2086 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     8,740                           6.2095 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,353                           6.2098 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     846                             6.2098 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     84,200                          6.2102 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10,874                          6.2102 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,118                           6.2102 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     10,699                          6.2118 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     102                             6.2119 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     6,134                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     30,947                          6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     336                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,540                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     1,634                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,126                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     383                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     3,722                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     275                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     7,046                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     32                              6.2129 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2                               6.2140 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a long position                                                     2,390                           6.2185 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,187                           6.1900 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    3,820                           6.2059 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    8,278                           6.2068 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,524                           6.2096 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    1,539                           6.2098 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    385                             6.2099 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,794                           6.2100 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    24,261                          6.2114 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    6,115                           6.2114 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    2,146                           6.2115 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    102,571                         6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    35,682                          6.2128 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  increasing a short position                                                    246                             6.2220 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       153                             6.1900 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       95                              6.1900 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       6,647                           6.1928 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,050                           6.1998 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       22,040                          6.2016 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,182                           6.2023 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       76,168                          6.2051 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       33,415                          6.2059 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       276                             6.2060 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,676                           6.2077 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,443                           6.2077 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       4,813                           6.2093 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       3,010                           6.2093 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       31,191                          6.2098 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       2,543                           6.2099 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       7,631                           6.2099 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       42,992                          6.2099 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       13,175                          6.2103 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       23,800                          6.2103 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       18,524                          6.2104 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       37                              6.2117 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       8,699                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,245                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       123                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,221                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       12                              6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       10,699                          6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       333                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       1,953                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       5,949                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a long position                                                       309                             6.2125 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      2,313                           6.1926 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      7,989                           6.1926 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      36,814                          6.1929 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      53,958                          6.1929 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      287                             6.2006 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3                               6.2033 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      344                             6.2038 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      182                             6.2039 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      505                             6.2045 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      273                             6.2051 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,040                           6.2051 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,297                           6.2051 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,255                           6.2051 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,527                           6.2053 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      210                             6.2079 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      75                              6.2079 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      11,993                          6.2079 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,397                           6.2090 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      142,691                         6.2090 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,313                           6.2090 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      5,511                           6.2101 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      18,489                          6.2104 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      495                             6.2115 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      37,195                          6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      193                             6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      3,820                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      1,187                           6.2120 GBP
 32 17/19p ordinary          CFD                  reducing a short position                                                      245                             6.2124 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:  30 June 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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