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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

21 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:	20 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	4,488,651	6.0760 GBP	5.9200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	3,727,817	6.0800 GBP	5.9140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	40,087	7.2113 EUR	7.2113 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	1,088	5.9209 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	568	5.9257 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	345	5.9541 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,963	5.9619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,303	5.9986 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	37,425	6.0031 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,964	6.0085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,152	6.0085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	494	6.0100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	34,463	6.0151 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,308	6.0157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,723	6.0157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,651	6.0157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	112,907	6.0245 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	36,889	6.0245 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,909	6.0257 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	29,696	6.0284 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21,377	6.0309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	145,760	6.0400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	200	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,300	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,800	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	88,800	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,400	6.0407 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	186,811	6.0439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	579	6.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	27,841	6.0519 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	317,800	6.0526 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,035	6.0601 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,467	6.0647 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,853	6.0653 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	620	6.0683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,345	6.0685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,624	6.0702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	40,087	6.0707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,871	6.0721 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	77,634	6.0722 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	473	6.0731 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,135	6.0731 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,123	6.0731 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,359	6.0731 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	707	6.0732 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	349	6.0735 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,030	6.0736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	132,246	6.0737 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	32,820	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,897	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	287	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	352	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	176,378	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,867	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	31,373	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24,140	5.9685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	146	6.0028 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,068	6.0051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,221	6.0080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,160	6.0109 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	256	6.0321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,415	6.0335 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	660,826	6.0357 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	33,176	6.0425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,168	6.0537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,040	6.0623 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,801	6.0723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,116	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,900	5.9240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,815	5.9269 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,305	5.9431 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	78	5.9830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36	6.0120 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	166,361	6.0233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,695	6.0343 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,828	6.0343 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,946	6.0425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,868	6.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	100	6.0582 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	318	6.0587 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	218	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,373	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	36,680	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	750	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	657	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	269	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,310	6.0749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	483	5.9911 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	673	5.9911 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	33,176	6.0031 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,191	6.0199 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,435	6.0309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	587	6.0363 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	272	6.0402 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,116	6.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25,132	6.0639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,051	6.0695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	742	6.0740 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	25	6.0740 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:	21 May 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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