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RNS Number : 3059T Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 14 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 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: 09 January 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 4,175,594 4.7951 GBP 4.5535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 4,467,825 4.7954 GBP 4.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 64,791 5.7221 EUR 5.7221 EUR
(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 13,212 4.7015 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 78,277 4.7289 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,515 4.7522 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,807 4.7531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 647 4.7550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,047 4.7550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,629 4.7550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3,429 4.7550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 21,016 4.7604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 47,466 4.7666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 15,518 4.7666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,159 4.7691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,909 4.7695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,855 4.7719 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,638 4.7720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 18,937 4.7745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,422 4.7904 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 321 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,611 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 182 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,488 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 260 4.6885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 703 4.7090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,283 4.7220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 400 4.7475 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 300 4.7483 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 10,224 4.7485 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,335 4.7523 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 49,900 4.7547 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,729 4.7552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 116,537 4.7559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41,848 4.7593 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,578 4.7604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 51,452 4.7639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 23,008 4.7639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,296 4.7647 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,673 4.7662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 15,890 4.7756 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 120 4.7767 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,573 4.7773 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 120 4.7831 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18 4.7834 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 12,860 4.7900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21,999 4.7907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,389 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 700 4.7954 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,614 4.7090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 73,341 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 92,086 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 650,906 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,633 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 47,073 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,437 4.7135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,638 4.7220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,212 4.7278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 19,049 4.7467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 113,483 4.7467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,467 4.7559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,475 4.7564 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,352 4.7648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 30,654 4.7648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,439 4.7648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,315 4.7648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,722 4.7648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,855 4.7678 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,130 4.7691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 54,141 4.7708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,687 4.7708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,075 4.7708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,220 4.7708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,042 4.7708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,473 4.7734 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,066 4.7734 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 70,000 4.7822 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,939 4.7830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1 4.7840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,931 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,468 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,709 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,792 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 182 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 26,126 4.7887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,159 4.7907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 10,744 4.7916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 64,791 4.7923 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 598 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 422,938 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 30,781 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,480 4.7953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 5,265 4.7953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,161 4.7953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 37,088 4.7953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,084 4.7953 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5 4.6800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 252 4.6826 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 163 4.6833 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 105 4.6835 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 354 4.7085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 352 4.7212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,496 4.7491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 40,792 4.7503 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 116,537 4.7531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,812 4.7595 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,007 4.7597 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,280 4.7626 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 13,058 4.7665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 109,571 4.7665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,844 4.7665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 28,049 4.7674 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 13,283 4.7691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 17,078 4.7795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,648 4.7799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 79 4.7840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,482 4.7841 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,056 4.7878 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 233 4.7900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 171,774 4.7940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 36,235 4.7945 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 589 4.7947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,358 4.7948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 18,899 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 415,456 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10,131 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 40 4.7950 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 703 4.7950 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: 14 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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