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RNS Number : 3396B Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 19 March 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: 14 March 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 PURCHASES 1,522,464 5.4880 GBP 5.3920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 1,694,954 5.4900 GBP 5.3940 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
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 815 5.4200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,630 5.4385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 220 5.4385 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,103 5.4488 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 200,873 5.4559 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 78,870 5.4599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,083 5.4626 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,165 5.4634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 78 5.4659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 700 5.4666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,500 5.4666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 18,151 5.4694 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 56,609 5.4718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 4,047 5.4736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13,475 5.4740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 62,234 5.4741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 49,154 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 31,505 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,100 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,383 5.4770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 299 5.4000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 908 5.4000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,016 5.4053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18,683 5.4053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 184 5.4161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4 5.4195 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,249 5.4234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7 5.4234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,210 5.4436 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,881 5.4457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 9,353 5.4513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 12 5.4545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5 5.4560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 697 5.4636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 210,145 5.4674 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 143,300 5.4679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 167 5.4679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 71 5.4703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 54,787 5.4735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 115 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 654 5.4761 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 199 5.4773 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 353 5.4781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 2,103 5.4277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,285 5.4457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 60,651 5.4513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,474 5.4628 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 654 5.4661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,315 5.4663 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 78,870 5.4717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 3,070 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,083 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,953 5.4146 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 400 5.4386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 512 5.4386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,800 5.4476 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 676 5.4477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4 5.4508 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 33 5.4544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,707 5.4545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 33,644 5.4621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 24,700 5.4621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 43,453 5.4622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 22 5.4659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 15 5.4659 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,804 5.4700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 922 5.4700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 255 5.4703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 57,355 5.4708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,755 5.4708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 195 5.4720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 32 5.4725 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 766 5.4726 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 884 5.4735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 779 5.4735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 124 5.4740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12 5.4741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,353 5.4741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 2,555 5.4747 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 500 5.4749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,500 5.4756 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,113 5.4757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,993 5.4757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,339 5.4759 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,559 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 9,848 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 40,308 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 282 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 275 5.4760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 15,953 5.4761 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 4,097 5.4769 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 6,973 5.4770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 87 5.4806 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: 19 March 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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