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GoldmanSachs International

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:	(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:	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 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

610,586
249,947

5.4380 GBP
6.3380 EUR

5.3780 GBP
6.3380 EUR

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

1,545,519

5.4380 GBP

5.3780 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 short position	1	5.3765 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,342	5.3866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,360	5.3909 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	37	5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	580	5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	158	5.3948 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	8,996	5.3949 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,055	5.3958 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6,200	5.3980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,700	5.3982 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	428	5.4007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,425	5.4018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	566	5.4021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	249	5.4021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	7,131	5.4032 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	944	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,457	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,128	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	547	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6,546	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,937	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	443	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,637	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	240	5.4036 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	596	5.4055 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	605	5.4068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	145,064	5.4069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	12,100	5.4077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	13,800	5.4077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	217	5.4082 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	41,068	5.4091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	14,421	5.4097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	23,569	5.4106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,813	5.4113 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	92	5.4120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	64	5.4121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	843	5.4125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	41,526	5.4130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	19,788	5.4148 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	13,379	5.4153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	59,772	5.4160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	481	5.4178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,000	5.4195 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	41	5.4204 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,447	5.4241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29	5.4281 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,965	5.4295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,097	5.4298 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,024	5.4307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	38,050	5.4332 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	130,799	5.4336 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	141,648	5.4357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2,159	5.4370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	221	5.4373 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	24,063	5.4375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	161,212	5.4375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,686	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,545	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	154,533	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	33,308	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	5,587	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6,264	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8,996	5.4379 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	96,513	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	74,611	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	264	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8,981	5.4380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	560	5.4381 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,640	5.4387 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	8	5.4393 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a long position	39,200	7.2040 USD
32 17/19p ordinary	SWAP	Increasing a long position	16,699	7.2268 USD

(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:	28 April 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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