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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

15 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:	14 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	5,510,179	5.7861 GBP	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	5,099,775	5.7861 GBP	5.6820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	48,373	6.7899 EUR	6.7846 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	105	5.7100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,451	5.7127 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	154,818	5.7159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,300	5.7171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	149,800	5.7171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,900	5.7171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25,300	5.7171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29,063	5.7171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,025	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,228	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	416	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	425	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,670	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,215	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,438	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,480	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,692	5.7213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,300	5.7223 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	939	5.7229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	535	5.7249 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	252,400	5.7256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25,815	5.7283 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	180,708	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	66,744	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,623	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	110,952	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,407	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50,616	5.7286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,000	5.7295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,752	5.7307 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,983	5.7328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27,507	5.7328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,771	5.7352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	82	5.7399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,642	5.7415 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,855	5.7442 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,500	5.7470 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	218	5.7554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	66,744	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,622	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	110,953	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	180,707	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,407	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50,617	5.7586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	81,710	5.7611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,300	5.7611 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	319	5.7631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	77	5.7639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	315	5.7751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,632	5.7167 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	34,936	5.7187 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	90,814	5.7197 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,744	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	256	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,625	5.7229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,544	5.7235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,265	5.7251 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,526	5.7255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	356	5.7255 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	44	5.7256 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16	5.7259 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,000,000	5.7320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	973	5.7320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,772	5.7360 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	68,371	5.7439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	110,733	5.7439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	236,266	5.7439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	457	5.7491 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,486	5.7537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,682	5.7581 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	225,850	5.7687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	481,886	5.7687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	139,449	5.7687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,912	5.6847 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,986	5.6886 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21,739	5.6958 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,100	5.6958 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19,686	5.7040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,749	5.7065 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	54,069	5.7077 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	76	5.7082 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,924	5.7091 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26,324	5.7097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33,434	5.7105 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	380	5.7107 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	86,041	5.7131 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33,755	5.7151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	326,821	5.7161 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,149	5.7176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	32,418	5.7189 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,180	5.7195 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	136,593	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,215	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	661	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	379	5.7201 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	105,293	5.7203 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	266	5.7212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,223	5.7212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,390	5.7229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	64,112	5.7230 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	32,058	5.7236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,625	5.7241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,447	5.7241 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	193	5.7261 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,685	5.7261 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,863	5.7270 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15,474	5.7296 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	606	5.7320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	151	5.7320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	463	5.7320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	964	5.7347 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	347	5.7371 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,040	5.7537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	87,262	5.7038 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	237,948	5.7038 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	162,394	5.7038 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	298,021	5.7038 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	997	5.7063 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	832	5.7100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,200	5.7114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,600	5.7114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	973	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,716	5.7200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,735	5.7205 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,397	5.7231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29,700	5.7231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,971	5.7231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,197	5.7234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,049	5.7234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	718	5.7234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	86	5.7234 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	393,932	5.7235 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,258	5.7274 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	980	5.7284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20,659	5.7313 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	544	5.7596 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,231	5.7836 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:	15 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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