Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc – Company Announcement

Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc

Apr 30 2025 09:21 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 8027G

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

30 April 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:	29 April 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	SALES	3,939,378	5.5780 GBP	5.4816 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	2,966,448	5.5800 GBP	5.4840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	60,111	6.5436 EUR	6.5436 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	4,600	5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,500	5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,907	5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31,564	5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	400	5.5017 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,895	5.5037 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	66,274	5.5163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	444	5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,356	5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29,393	5.5308 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23,000	5.5372 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	53,140	5.5398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	627	5.5419 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34,671	5.5426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,668	5.5487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16,082	5.5489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	49,131	5.5489 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,397	5.5495 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	54	5.5526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	157	5.5562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	190,255	5.5580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,221	5.5586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	63,329	5.5618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	620	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	41,120	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	845	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,583	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	144,897	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	640	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	60,111	5.5625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	42,871	5.5630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,164	5.5631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	184	5.5646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,955	5.5655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,977	5.5709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,055	5.5709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,960	5.5045 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7	5.5100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	33	5.5120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58,097	5.5344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,542	5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,051	5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48,574	5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	71,195	5.5420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,660	5.5521 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	66,000	5.5525 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,609	5.5532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	510,382	5.5532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,732	5.5560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,327	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,462	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	287	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,777	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	88	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	28	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,895	5.5003 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,343	5.5153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	34,671	5.5341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24,194	5.5344 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	46	5.5500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33,040	5.5506 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	29	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,460	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,105	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,531	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	785	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	960	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,327	5.4957 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,543	5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,462	5.5200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	204	5.5300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,092	5.5380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	58,097	5.5398 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,610	5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,390	5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,900	5.5407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,363	5.5413 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	38,695	5.5446 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,511	5.5446 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,910	5.5478 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,509	5.5479 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,165	5.5485 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,309	5.5498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	900	5.5514 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,960	5.5580 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,357	5.5605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37,188	5.5612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	486	5.5616 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	979	5.5619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26,429	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	421,739	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,548	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	190	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	254,781	5.5620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,668	5.5624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,082	5.5631 GBP

(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

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

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

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 April 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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