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GoldmanSachs International

12 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:	09 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

1,321,844

5.8585 GBP

5.7880 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

2,044,856

5.8600 GBP

5.7880 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	2	5.7914 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	17	5.7914 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	61	5.7914 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	5.7914 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8	5.7991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	60	5.7991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	220	5.7991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	19	5.7991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	289	5.7992 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	25,100	5.8016 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6,647	5.8046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	5.8051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	14	5.8051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	46	5.8051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4	5.8051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	107,064	5.8060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	60	5.8061 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	845	5.8064 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	94	5.8064 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	48	5.8064 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	434	5.8064 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,448	5.8083 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	649	5.8091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	9,954	5.8091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,699	5.8091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	253	5.8091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,508	5.8092 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	3,026	5.8100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	40,274	5.8102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	692	5.8118 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	122	5.8140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	21,805	5.8141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	376	5.8144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	14,954	5.8157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,583	5.8162 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	268	5.8199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,224	5.8203 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	28,061	5.8218 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,403	5.8224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	603	5.8250 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	13,014	5.8277 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	316	5.8282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,164	5.8282 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,900	5.8286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	45	5.8306 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	472	5.8316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,743	5.8316 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	155	5.8325 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	86	5.8329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	492	5.8329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,795	5.8329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	209	5.8329 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	5.8331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	9,452	5.8331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	23,920	5.8331 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	350	5.8333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	98,453	5.8333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	167	5.8333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	192,592	5.8333 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,200	5.8335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,900	5.8335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	25,758	5.8339 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,623	5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	22	5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,964	5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	8,133	5.8340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	16,981	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	22,178	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	40,386	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,502	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	68,305	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,043	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	4,986	5.8341 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	83,482	5.8345 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	656	5.8346 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	72	5.8348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	650	5.8361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,466	5.8366 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	6,751	5.8377 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	16,981	5.8380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	48	5.8406 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	94	5.8406 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	266	5.8406 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	137	5.8406 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,043	5.8416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	85	5.8441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	24,512	5.8454 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	16,427	5.8458 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	5,623	5.8535 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	256,702	5.8573 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

(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:	12 May 2025
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

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