Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC

GoldmanSachs International

17 December 2024

 

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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	AVIVA PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	AVIVA PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	16 December 2024
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES - disclosing today for DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

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	888,353	4.7590 GBP	4.7000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sales	690,559	4.7590 GBP	4.7000 GBP

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,518	4.6999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	148	4.6999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	14,917	4.6999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,069	4.6999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	15,403	4.7000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	252	4.7000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	58,636	4.7000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,446	4.7000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,192	4.7003 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8,798	4.7007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,302	4.7007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,654	4.7012 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	965	4.7046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	95	4.7048 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	71	4.7053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	4.7053 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	173	4.7078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,466	4.7078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,670	4.7078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	160	4.7078 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	415	4.7079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	8,447	4.7094 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	124	4.7105 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	12	4.7105 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	24	4.7115 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	76	4.7127 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	4.7127 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,661	4.7130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,165	4.7143 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	31	4.7148 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	345	4.7150 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	240	4.7172 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	21	4.7172 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	38	4.7185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3	4.7185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	43,784	4.7201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,100	4.7202 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	445	4.7210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	42	4.7212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	2,115	4.7223 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,275	4.7235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	96	4.7250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	114	4.7256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	15,403	4.7258 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	58	4.7259 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,863	4.7263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	167	4.7293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,502	4.7293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	152	4.7293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,403	4.7293 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,824	4.7309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7323 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	4.7325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	536,876	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	536,876	4.7335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	4.7345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75	4.7345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15	4.7345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	57	4.7345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	236	4.7353 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,085	4.7372 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.7405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	4.7405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	50	4.7410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10	4.7410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	38	4.7410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12	4.7411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	46	4.7411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7411 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5	4.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19	4.7425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12	4.7437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	97	4.7437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	236	4.7437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	4.7437 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25	4.7590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,296	4.7590 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 e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising / exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)

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:	17 December 2024
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [phone]

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 disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 

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