Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Aviva plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

20 January 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 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:	Direct Line Insurance Group plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	17 January 2025
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES - 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	2,039,742	4.9730 GBP	4.9330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	1,729,442	4.9740 GBP	4.9350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	38,198	5.8660 EUR	5.8660 EUR

(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	increasing a long position	28,670	4.9435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21,108	4.9448 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	672	4.9500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	220	4.9500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31,623	4.9531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,276	4.9535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,536	4.9546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	38,198	4.9561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,611	4.9594 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,809	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,900	4.9364 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,500	4.9376 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	377	4.9420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,347	4.9467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,784	4.9494 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,376	4.9521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	998	4.9521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,113	4.9529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,700	4.9531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,822	4.9544 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,466	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,321	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	82,612	4.9552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,000	4.9554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	125,600	4.9555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,346	4.9629 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	661	4.9630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,450	4.9500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	72	4.9509 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	267	4.9519 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4	4.9530 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	61,492	4.9538 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24,348	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,894	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	53	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	799	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,611	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	56	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36,591	4.9552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26,166	4.9572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	163	4.9580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,586	4.9583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,952	4.9583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,003	4.9583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,100	4.9583 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	198,646	4.9603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	52,841	4.9603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	99,972	4.9603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	125,318	4.9603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	781	4.9619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,204	4.9631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	393	4.9631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,066	4.9633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,474	4.9633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,351	4.9633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,065	4.9633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,677	4.9633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,966	4.9386 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	355	4.9413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	23,755	4.9441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	285	4.9521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	269,386	4.9525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	82,612	4.9531 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,784	4.9539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24,574	4.9542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,117	4.9548 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22,410	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,960	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51,127	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	239	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	324	4.9550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,912	4.9561 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,346	4.9587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,231	4.9590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,249	4.9591 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,717	4.9594 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,091	4.9622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,395	4.9637 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	482	4.9650 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
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)        Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
32 17/19p ordinary	PUT	Exercised against	4,913,000	460.0000 GBP

(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)
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:	20 January 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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