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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Replacement of Aviva plc

30th Jun 2025 13:43

RNS Number : 0219P
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
30 June 2025
 

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:

26 June 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

2,437,864

6.2460 GBP

6.1960 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SALES

2,945,420

6.2460 GBP

6.1943 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

PURCHASES

9,365

7.2774 EUR

7.2774 EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

SALES

193,605

8.5367 USD

8.5257 USD

 

(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

8

6.1988 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

252

6.1992 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

20,069

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

264

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,988

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9,330

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

12,070

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

100

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

31,100

6.2010 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

13,011

6.2017 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

32

6.2019 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,342

6.2065 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

42,220

6.2065 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

7,796

6.2069 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

13,700

6.2070 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,762

6.2080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

441

6.2090 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

13,763

6.2091 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

77,379

6.2098 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,336

6.2106 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

19

6.2106 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,336

6.2106 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,665

6.2111 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

10,901

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,276

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

74,133

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

100

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

200

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

23,217

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

25,701

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

19,287

6.2112 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

13,500

6.2123 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

10,123

6.2127 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

17,546

6.2181 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

53,305

6.2189 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

82,196

6.2190 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

10,794

6.2225 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

271

6.2255 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,017

6.2258 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

68

6.2268 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

102

6.2355 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

9,218

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

471

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

46,069

6.2016 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

62,097

6.2097 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,364

6.2176 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,600

6.2344 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

10,400

6.2364 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

79,939

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

96

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

849

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,354

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

7,272

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

105

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

10,022

6.2001 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

241

6.2005 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

8,309

6.2007 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

15,010

6.2007 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

407

6.2012 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

9,365

6.2014 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

20,378

6.2015 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

15,090

6.2066 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

12,238

6.2098 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

4,639

6.2133 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

39,192

6.2142 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

948

6.2153 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

840

6.2153 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

165,533

6.2181 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

335

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

37,775

6.1975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

10,932

6.1975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

255,120

6.1978 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

174,060

6.1978 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,678

6.1995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,593

6.1995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

375

6.1995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,695

6.1995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

35,849

6.1997 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

10

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

5

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

45,883

6.2000 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1

6.2100 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

5,600

6.2110 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1,381

6.2133 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3

6.2133 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

515

6.2150 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

494

6.2246 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

170

6.2252 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

323

6.2252 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

186

6.2291 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

16

6.2360 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:

30 June 2025

Contact name:

Craig Horsley

Telephone number:

+44 141 245-7736

 

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

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

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