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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 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:	01 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

2,082,397

5.6300 GBP

5.5740 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SALES

1,188,228

5.6300 GBP

5.5760 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	1,556	5.5971 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,868	5.6005 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,002	5.6005 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,907	5.6010 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,697	5.6024 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,256	5.6054 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3	5.6067 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	409	5.6069 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	375	5.6071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75	5.6076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	229	5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5	5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	39	5.6090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	400	5.6112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,411	5.6112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	54,500	5.6112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,900	5.6112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	97	5.6131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,019	5.6142 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,068	5.6179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,779	5.6179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	88,615	5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,442	5.6081 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	157	5.6082 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,429	5.6085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17	5.6095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	978	5.6117 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	502	5.6118 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	333,478	5.6163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,290	5.6163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	49,377	5.6163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	227,521	5.6163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11	5.5778 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	44,583	5.6051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,494	5.6079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,336	5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9	5.6080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,556	5.6081 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	130,466	5.6088 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,612	5.6089 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,896	5.6095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39	5.6115 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	5.6119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17	5.5971 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	796	5.6077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,707	5.6089 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	58	5.6097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29	5.6097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,429	5.6100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26	5.6123 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	286	5.6124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,803	5.6136 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,865	5.6151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	274	5.6177 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,914	5.6178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	978	5.6179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	502	5.6179 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:	02 May 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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