Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC

GoldmanSachs International

09 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:	06 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	19,402,821	4.9195 GBP	4.8180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sales	4,504,713	4.9175 GBP	4.8180 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	Increasing a long position	12,329	4.8189 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,247	4.8267 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16	4.8269 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17	4.8274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10	4.8275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	54	4.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	220	4.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	140	4.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	877	4.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	18	4.8278 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	78	4.8279 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	143	4.8280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	155	4.8295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,625	4.8296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	21,500	4.8336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	12	4.8337 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4	4.8345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4	4.8350 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	75,331	4.8355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	36,400	4.8357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23,700	4.8358 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	11,460	4.8359 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	138,393	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	655	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,320	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	217,185	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,146	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,033	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,046	4.8360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	103	4.8361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,067	4.8361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	388	4.8361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,209	4.8366 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10,783	4.8367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	104,284	4.8367 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	37,720	4.8370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	12,724	4.8374 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,504	4.8375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	64,302	4.8404 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	191,896	4.8453 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,388	4.8488 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,857	4.8489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	187	4.8489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,568	4.8489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	165	4.8489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	94	4.8505 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	51,138	4.8507 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,613	4.8507 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	13,550	4.8507 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,422	4.8507 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	21	4.8527 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	163	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	46	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,753	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	220	4.8545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	100,385	4.8555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	6,500	4.8555 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,213	4.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,490	4.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,977	4.8560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,700	4.8563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	15,100	4.8563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	480,294	4.8577 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	197	4.8587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4	4.8588 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,326	4.8589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	315	4.8589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,653	4.8589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	281	4.8589 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	82	4.8605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,260	4.8608 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,332	4.8619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	3	4.8637 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,172	4.8638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	71,589	4.8638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,062	4.8638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,320	4.8638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2	4.8660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	44,439	4.8666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,588	4.8673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,006	4.8674 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,606	4.8675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	145	4.8675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,222	4.8675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	128	4.8675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	43,005	4.8675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16,163	4.8681 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	83	4.8684 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	44,439	4.8700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	44,439	4.8700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	596	4.8716 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12,202	4.8726 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,005	4.8743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	34,221	4.8745 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,141	4.8753 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	16	4.8763 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	11,468	4.8763 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	37,713	4.8763 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	34,564	4.8810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	783	4.8831 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1	4.8835 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	242,205	4.8843 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	191	4.8854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	59,685	4.8874 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	7,980	4.8882 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	139	4.8898 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4,540,974	4.8940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	5,046,436	4.8940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	4,540,974	4.8940 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	12,046	4.8964 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,734	4.8983 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:	09 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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