Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Aviva plc

Apr 22 2025 08:00 BSTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 5521F

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

18 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:	17 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

2,848,374

5.2870 GBP

5.2040 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

PURCHASES

2,596,390

5.2900 GBP

5.1990 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	increasing a long position	5,900	5.2181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	600	5.2181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,700	5.2181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,945	5.2181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	52,605	5.2181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,600	5.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23,000	5.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29,735	5.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	157,816	5.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,900	5.2304 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	284	5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	868	5.2340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,248	5.2390 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	24,367	5.2429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	105,210	5.2474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,890	5.2474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,800	5.2474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,300	5.2474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,300	5.2474 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	326	5.2498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,421	5.2565 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27,578	5.2596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	48,775	5.2690 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	153,501	5.2701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,936	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	55,974	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	49,461	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,373	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	26,969	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	24,619	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34,491	5.2748 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,306	5.2176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,623	5.2236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,474	5.2238 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,935	5.2283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,385	5.2288 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,266	5.2442 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,946	5.2465 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	97,370	5.2467 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,371	5.2532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,336	5.2532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	620	5.2619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,057	5.2622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	59,412	5.2634 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	44,234	5.2658 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	169	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,723	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	455	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	128,781	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	464	5.2661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,550	5.2673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19,793	5.2679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,400	5.2724 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,277	5.2781 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	60	5.2427 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,248	5.2428 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	16,063	5.2481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	49,124	5.2481 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	101	5.2484 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27,578	5.2524 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	154	5.2550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	456	5.2550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	358	5.2550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,217	5.2550 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	143,700	5.2566 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,130	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	559	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,454	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,435	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,401	5.2691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	582	5.2698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,321	5.2166 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	173	5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	87	5.2200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,740	5.2214 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21,931	5.2292 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	61	5.2306 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	46,542	5.2357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,007	5.2405 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,732	5.2429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	791	5.2491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,410	5.2491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,471	5.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,974	5.2572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	298	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,946	5.2660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,155	5.2676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	169	5.2700 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	560	5.2737 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:	22 April 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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