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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0764K
GoldmanSachs International
26 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:

(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:

23 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 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

2,099,655

6.1300 GBP

5.9800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

1,814,332

6.1419 GBP

5.9760 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

7

6.0005 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

156

6.0048 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,309

6.0048 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

626

6.0048 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

91

6.0048 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

373

6.0104 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,334

6.0141 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

871

6.0166 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,698

6.0166 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

20,434

6.0236 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,559

6.0241 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,621

6.0329 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

18,153

6.0334 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,108

6.0366 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4,100

6.0404 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

60

6.0415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

799

6.0415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

217

6.0415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

35

6.0415 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

105

6.0475 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

12,853

6.0512 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,158

6.0569 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,932

6.0580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

29,600

6.0589 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,864

6.0600 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

111

6.0623 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,558

6.0623 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

422

6.0623 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50

6.0623 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,161

6.0628 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

20,372

6.0628 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

9,577

6.0628 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,980

6.0628 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,141

6.0644 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,341

6.0649 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,660

6.0649 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,773

6.0658 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

77,208

6.0660 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

724

6.0669 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

56

6.0696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

842

6.0696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

228

6.0696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

28

6.0696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

19,250

6.0696 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

39,659

6.0726 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

14,665

6.0726 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

17,535

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

118

6.0739 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

2,204

6.0755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,940

6.0759 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

21,944

6.0782 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

440

6.0801 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50

6.0810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

735

6.0810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

201

6.0810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

24

6.0810 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

77

6.0815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,140

6.0815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

309

6.0815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

40

6.0815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,581

6.0817 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

428

6.0817 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,071

6.0852 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,126

6.0855 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

10,249

6.0871 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11,252

6.0873 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

68,097

6.0881 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

876

6.0887 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

238

6.0887 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

74

6.0888 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

902

6.0888 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

244

6.0888 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

43

6.0888 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,550

6.0917 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

12,197

6.0923 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

12,197

6.0923 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

313

6.0941 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4,808

6.0941 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,304

6.0941 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

136

6.0941 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,891

6.0949 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,849

6.0955 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

502

6.0955 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

33,000

6.0962 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

3,204

6.0991 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

958

6.0991 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

210

6.0995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

321

6.1003 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

34,488

6.1006 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

156

6.1007 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

816

6.1007 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

221

6.1007 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,083

6.1015 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

354

6.1021 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4

6.1026 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

29,317

6.1038 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,208

6.1039 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

13

6.1040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

198

6.1040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

54

6.1040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6

6.1040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

271

6.1040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

31,904

6.1041 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,204

6.1049 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

553

6.1049 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

17,535

6.1050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

500

6.1069 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

7,676

6.1069 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,081

6.1069 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

218

6.1069 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,928

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,800

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,700

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

628

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,719

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,821

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

358

6.1074 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

439

6.1075 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

10,000

6.1077 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

4,006

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

30,211

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

24,738

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,164

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

138,296

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,493

6.1079 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

56,374

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

527

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

26

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

63,746

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

540

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

379,890

6.1080 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,033

6.1081 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

68,235

6.1081 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

106,898

6.1081 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

693

6.1089 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,979

6.1092 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,489

6.1100 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

737

6.1121 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









 

(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)


 

 



 

 

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:

26 May 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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