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RNS Number : 7206H Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc 07 May 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: 02 May 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 2,406,297 5.7140 GBP 5.6200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 2,700,727 5.7140 GBP 5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 9,165 6.6631 EUR 6.6631 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary PURCHASES 17,721 7.5642 USD 7.5642 USD
32 17/19p ordinary SALES 17,721 7.5642 USD 7.5642 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 4,992 5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 900 5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 12,500 5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 14,365 5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,500 5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 27,427 5.6535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 247,261 5.6610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,465 5.6625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,924 5.6636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 174,938 5.6686 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,621 5.6713 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 13,355 5.6730 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,395 5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,600 5.6744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 8,455 5.6754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 6,900 5.6757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 23,126 5.6771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 28 5.6773 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 135,104 5.6777 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 175 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 539 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 322 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 34 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 11,148 5.6788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 25,691 5.6793 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 79 5.6815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 51,817 5.6838 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,309 5.6849 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 5,794 5.6849 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 588 5.6865 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 2,289 5.6889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 1,090 5.6907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 47,410 5.6931 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 9,815 5.6954 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 7,401 5.6965 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 777 5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 146 5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 26,808 5.7014 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a long position 3 5.7020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,466 5.6202 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 277 5.6296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,624 5.6296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,796 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 101,536 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 563 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 18 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,543 5.6420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 27,073 5.6449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,751 5.6582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 21,517 5.6651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 34 5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 353 5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 42 5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 27,076 5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 13,973 5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 7,933 5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 20,578 5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 169 5.6706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,441 5.6706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 11,736 5.6707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 355 5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,032 5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 8,754 5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 355 5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 42 5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 42 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,452 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 14,125 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 124 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 5,972 5.6781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 50,739 5.6781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 272 5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 42 5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 354 5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 213 5.6866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,813 5.6866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 52,726 5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 6,147 5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 354 5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 355 5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 588 5.6916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 4,976 5.6916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 210 5.6926 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 1,769 5.6929 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 354 5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 19 5.6984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 160 5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 3,703 5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 338 5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 355 5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 41 5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD increasing a short position 355 5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,473 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,850 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,151 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 11,766 5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 26,285 5.6426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 7,792 5.6526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 8,075 5.6582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12,466 5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 6,393 5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 18,427 5.6707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 384,659 5.6711 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 33,006 5.6732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 13,947 5.6732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 47,410 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 12 5.6792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,044 5.6792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 4,575 5.6817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 9,165 5.6830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 39 5.6854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 409 5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 102 5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 1,369 5.6908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 368 5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a long position 44 5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31,982 5.6264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,000 5.6326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 12,400 5.6326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 88 5.6335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 3,466 5.6368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,623 5.6397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 27,073 5.6463 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 11,736 5.6535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,857 5.6634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 21,357 5.6667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 30 5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 43,869 5.6698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,234 5.6698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 366 5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 7,751 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 135 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 340 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,672 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 87,543 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 14,125 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 282 5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 5,648 5.6819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 10,315 5.6827 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 43,047 5.6833 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,975 5.6843 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 11,117 5.6844 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 1,072 5.6871 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 30 5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 30 5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 365 5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary CFD reducing a short position 31 5.7070 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: 07 May 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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