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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

20 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:	19 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	SALES	3,124,722	5.9183 GBP	5.8540 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	2,623,352	5.9189 GBP	5.8529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	5,463	7.0109 EUR	7.0109 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	9,769	5.8774 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	245	5.8784 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,006	5.8792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,946	5.8795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,234	5.8837 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,012	5.8885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,477	5.8913 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,646	5.8921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,805	5.8921 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	611	5.8926 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	468	5.8931 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	466	5.8935 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,210	5.8956 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,265	5.8965 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,932	5.8989 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,113	5.8989 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,463	5.9024 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,183	5.9047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	173,200	5.9071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	133	5.9101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	43,700	5.9153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,761	5.9168 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,996	5.9171 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,435	5.9176 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,002	5.9179 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,603	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	817	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	515	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,322	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	139,608	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,015,549	5.8820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,201	5.8871 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,887	5.8876 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,902	5.8931 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,256	5.8979 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	434	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,976	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	742	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,722	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	135	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	48	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	92	5.8784 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	185	5.8804 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	362	5.8804 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,967	5.8894 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51,486	5.8903 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,810	5.8917 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	44,261	5.8936 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	98	5.8991 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,945	5.9000 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,083	5.9041 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,463	5.9041 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	27,320	5.9049 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	81	5.9060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,436	5.9122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,630	5.9145 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	731	5.9152 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,093	5.9168 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,603	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	60,779	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,058	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	481	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,234	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,106	5.9185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	276	5.9189 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33,674	5.8795 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,015,549	5.8820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	484	5.8915 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,890	5.8972 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	36,459	5.8982 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,929	5.8996 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,320	5.8997 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,082	5.9002 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,043	5.9003 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	461	5.9043 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,772	5.9145 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,004	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	66,605	5.9180 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	45	5.9180 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:	20 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.

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