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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

28 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:	25 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	PURCHASES	2,500,258	5.4380 GBP	5.3800 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	2,281,810	5.4382 GBP	5.3820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	12,983	6.3608 EUR	6.3608 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	148	5.3830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,576	5.3970 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,459	5.4002 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,506	5.4024 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,309	5.4047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	23,481	5.4119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,991	5.4148 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,996	5.4247 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,273	5.4247 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,798	5.4294 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,284	5.4352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	18,555	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	535	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,072	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29,163	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	162	5.3820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	899	5.3838 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,225	5.3933 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,548	5.3989 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	472	5.4060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	481	5.4104 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,543	5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,684	5.4151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	164	5.4195 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	38	5.4205 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	321	5.4205 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	71,868	5.4277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,358	5.4305 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,019	5.4332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	749	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,941	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,847	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	40,014	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,238	5.3999 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	67,473	5.4099 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,880	5.4203 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	400	5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,135	5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,853	5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	487	5.4249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25,891	5.4275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	236,620	5.4275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,001	5.4275 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	216	5.4316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,580	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	276	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	49,939	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,455	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	68	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	396	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35	5.3830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	749	5.3870 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29,780	5.4047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,225	5.4050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	616	5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	201	5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	180	5.4140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,046	5.4146 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,684	5.4151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,961	5.4165 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,068	5.4167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	36,300	5.4227 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,563	5.4271 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,029	5.4280 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,983	5.4332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	22,981	5.4333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	69	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	74,611	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,273	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,673	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	50,086	5.4380 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:	28 April 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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