Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Direct Line Insurance Group plc

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 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:	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	Direct Line Insurance Group 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:	04 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 this offer?      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES-Aviva 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
10 10/11p ordinary	PURCHASES	1,283,589	2.3896 GBP	2.2960 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	SALES	1,673,904	2.3896 GBP	2.2940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	PURCHASES	58,529	2.7900 EUR	2.7900 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
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,077,649	2.2940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	47,905	2.3313 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	103,110	2.3465 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,699	2.3465 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	121,810	2.3537 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,842	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,256,917	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,077,649	2.2940 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,176	2.2981 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21,282	2.3152 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,993	2.3155 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,212	2.3204 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,585	2.3204 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	45,010	2.3213 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,065	2.3249 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,423	2.3251 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,957	2.3262 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,282	2.3282 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,815	2.3313 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,670	2.3322 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,237	2.3380 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41,177	2.3384 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,910	2.3432 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,128	2.3451 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,760	2.3455 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,011	2.3462 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21,220	2.3494 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	345,056	2.3631 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	98,695	2.3652 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,745	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	404	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	53	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,443	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	95	2.3681 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,052	2.3682 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	2.3200 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	35,249	2.3264 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,272	2.3421 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,361	2.3421 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51,386	2.3473 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	417	2.3481 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	212	2.3527 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,996	2.3602 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,131	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	98	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,842	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,212	2.3069 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	91	2.3180 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	61,115	2.3183 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,200	2.3214 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,400	2.3214 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,868	2.3232 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,423	2.3255 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,257	2.3262 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	62,266	2.3312 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,429	2.3336 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,624	2.3357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19	2.3410 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	28,915	2.3438 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	107,885	2.3470 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,052	2.3471 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	242,630	2.3477 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,389	2.3499 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29,959	2.3511 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	74,301	2.3532 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,217	2.3535 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27,100	2.3537 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	177	2.3540 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,101	2.3547 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27,618	2.3584 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	110,251	2.3678 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	92	2.3678 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	679	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,795	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,533	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,634	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25,133	2.3680 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,472	2.3680 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
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 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:	05 December 2024
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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