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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

27 May 2025

AMENDMENT(2(a), 2(b))

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:	23 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	3,917,116	6.1220 GBP	5.9960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	5,130,700	6.1220 GBP	5.9920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	37,573	7.2665 EUR	7.2665 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	767	6.0067 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	163	6.0140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,567	6.0258 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	86,134	6.0302 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,468	6.0496 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	54,036	6.0588 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	26,722	6.0630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	618	6.0641 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,920	6.0691 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	149	6.0695 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,159	6.0741 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	289	6.0769 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,116	6.0783 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	491	6.0813 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	30,722	6.0817 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	248	6.0818 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,480	6.0851 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,525	6.0858 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	62,372	6.0885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,143	6.0885 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,334	6.0890 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,853	6.0916 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,424	6.0922 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,357	6.0922 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	30,207	6.0947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	332	6.0955 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	191,079	6.0956 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	389	6.0958 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,027	6.0983 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,502	6.0992 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,460	6.0998 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,952	6.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,590	6.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,111	6.1028 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	72	6.1029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,385	6.1040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,594	6.1045 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	750	6.1047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,532	6.1047 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,381	6.1049 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,715	6.1056 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	37,573	6.1068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,938	6.1068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	63,198	6.1068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,762	6.1071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,019	6.1071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,706	6.1071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,444	6.1071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	307	6.1071 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	46,400	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	111,700	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,100	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	96,100	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	10,300	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	330,000	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	107,400	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,100	6.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,505	6.1075 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,783	6.1075 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,004	6.1076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75,000	6.1076 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	43,242	6.1079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,308	6.1079 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	95	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51,381	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,154	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	181,266	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,076	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,336	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,329	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	675	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	102	6.1081 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	930	6.1095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	320	6.1106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	105	6.1106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29,102	6.0537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,950	6.0909 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6	6.0909 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	58,068	6.1025 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,098	6.0334 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,907	6.0537 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	226,827	6.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,915	6.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,562	6.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,372	6.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	42,404	6.0764 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	20,503	6.0792 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,722	6.0894 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	57,730	6.0926 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51,381	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	436	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	17,513	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	67	6.1200 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	29,102	6.0630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	185	6.0722 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,629	6.0933 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19,753	6.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,239	6.1050 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,384	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,770	6.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3	6.1080 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:	27 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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