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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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