Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Aviva plc

May 06 2025 08:00 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 3363H

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

05 May 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:	02 May 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	2,406,297	5.7140 GBP	5.6200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	2,687,163	5.7140 GBP	5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	9,165	6.6631 EUR	6.6631 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	17,721	7.5642 USD	7.5642 USD
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	17,721	7.5642 USD	7.5642 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	4,992	5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	900	5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,500	5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,365	5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,500	5.6224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27,427	5.6535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	247,261	5.6610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,465	5.6625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,924	5.6636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	174,938	5.6686 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,621	5.6713 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,395	5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,600	5.6744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,455	5.6754 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,900	5.6757 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23,126	5.6771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	28	5.6773 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	135,104	5.6777 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	175	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	539	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	322	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,148	5.6788 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25,691	5.6793 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	79	5.6815 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51,817	5.6838 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,309	5.6849 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,794	5.6849 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	588	5.6865 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,289	5.6889 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,090	5.6907 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	47,410	5.6931 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,815	5.6954 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,401	5.6965 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	777	5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	146	5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	26,808	5.7014 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3	5.7020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,466	5.6202 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	277	5.6296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,624	5.6296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,796	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101,536	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	563	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,543	5.6420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,073	5.6449 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,751	5.6582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21,517	5.6651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34	5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	353	5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,076	5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,973	5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,933	5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,578	5.6703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	169	5.6706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,441	5.6706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,736	5.6707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	355	5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,032	5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,754	5.6736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	355	5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,452	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,125	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	124	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,972	5.6781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50,739	5.6781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	272	5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,165	5.6830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	213	5.6866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,813	5.6866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52,726	5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,147	5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	355	5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	588	5.6916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,976	5.6916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	210	5.6926 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,769	5.6929 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	354	5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19	5.6984 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	160	5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,703	5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	338	5.6990 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	355	5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	355	5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,473	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,850	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,151	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,766	5.6416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26,285	5.6426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,792	5.6526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,075	5.6582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,466	5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,393	5.6662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	18,427	5.6707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	384,659	5.6711 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33,006	5.6732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,947	5.6732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	47,410	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12	5.6792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,044	5.6792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,575	5.6817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39	5.6854 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	409	5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	102	5.6876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,369	5.6908 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	368	5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	44	5.6986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,982	5.6264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,000	5.6326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,400	5.6326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	88	5.6335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,466	5.6368 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,623	5.6397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	27,073	5.6463 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,736	5.6535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,857	5.6634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21,357	5.6667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6680 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43,869	5.6698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,234	5.6698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	366	5.6770 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,751	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	135	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	340	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,672	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	87,543	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,125	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	282	5.6810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,648	5.6819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,315	5.6827 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43,047	5.6833 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,975	5.6843 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,117	5.6844 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,072	5.6871 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.6890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30	5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.6960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.7050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	365	5.7070 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31	5.7070 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:	06 May 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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