17th Mar 2025 11:01
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: | 14 March 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 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 | 2,874,420 | 5.4880 GBP | 5.3900 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | Sales | 3,957,970 | 5.4900 GBP | 5.3940 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 | 1,304 | 5.3996 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 3,238 | 5.4000 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 1,541 | 5.4000 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 3,899 | 5.4006 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 91 | 5.4112 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,899 | 5.4194 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 708 | 5.4207 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 193 | 5.4207 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 48 | 5.4207 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 12,449 | 5.4290 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 610,250 | 5.4400 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 49 | 5.4424 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 21,100 | 5.4456 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 53,294 | 5.4479 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 24,282 | 5.4479 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 24,128 | 5.4491 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 13,930 | 5.4513 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 38,400 | 5.4517 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 73,034 | 5.4573 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 513 | 5.4618 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 3,600 | 5.4666 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 16,000 | 5.4666 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a short position | 7,912 | 5.4668 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 513 | 5.4668 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 109 | 5.4713 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a short position | 1,151 | 5.4725 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 11 | 5.4729 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 29 | 5.4734 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a long position | 2,739 | 5.4747 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23,041 | 5.4750 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,484 | 5.4752 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,457 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 77,134 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 3,152 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 38,976 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Opening a long position | 6,155 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 867 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,216 | 5.4756 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 12,449 | 5.4759 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Increasing a long position | 31,795 | 5.4760 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 23,040 | 5.4760 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 1,688 | 5.4760 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,070 | 5.4760 GBP |
32 17/19p ordinary | CFD | Reducing a short position | 3,154 | 5.4760 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 |
32 17/19p ordinary | Forward | Selling | 83 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5.7074 GBP |
(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) |
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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
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(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
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| Date of disclosure: | 17 March 2025 |
| Contact name: | Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka |
| Telephone number: | +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817 |
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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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