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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

03 June 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:	02 June 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	1,628,941	6.2020 GBP	6.0877 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	1,790,530	6.2020 GBP	6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	50,750	7.3278 EUR	7.3278 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	793	6.1198 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	633	6.1198 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	231	6.1198 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	432	6.1198 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,963	6.1233 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	366	6.1276 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	409	6.1295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,486	6.1321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,129	6.1321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,436	6.1321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,381	6.1321 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	36,419	6.1395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	263	6.1425 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,281	6.1473 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	300	6.1492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,800	6.1492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	100	6.1492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,300	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,000	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,000	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	211,500	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	44,900	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	52,500	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	73,600	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	28,200	6.1493 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	199,646	6.1508 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,890	6.1510 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	443	6.1523 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,200	6.1523 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,853	6.1554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	32,800	6.1632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,848	6.1716 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,802	6.1733 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	122	6.1742 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,243	6.1744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	8,857	6.1776 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,192	6.1796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	156,093	6.1811 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	68	6.1818 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	377	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	332	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	37,016	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	665	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	60,906	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,627	6.1840 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,955	6.1842 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,336	6.1980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	13,400	6.1295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	244	6.1320 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,274	6.1352 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,900	6.1361 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	52,247	6.1380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,002	6.1522 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	876	6.1603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	131,727	6.1603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,020	6.1603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	62	6.1603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	486	6.1677 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,754	6.1723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,146	6.1723 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,565	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,389	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	559	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	328	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	105,202	6.1851 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	281	6.1920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	754	6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	471	6.0880 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	244	6.1221 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,194	6.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,247	6.1295 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,460	6.1340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	359	6.1348 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,530	6.1355 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,158	6.1364 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	758	6.1370 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,082	6.1380 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	920	6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,752	6.1399 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,448	6.1406 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	260	6.1429 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	25,017	6.1468 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,195	6.1494 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,609	6.1514 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,866	6.1522 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,453	6.1641 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,673	6.1641 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,716	6.1677 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	294	6.1733 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	202,331	6.1734 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,106	6.1751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,416	6.1783 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	30,995	6.1784 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,015	6.1806 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	50,750	6.1819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7,236	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	132,978	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	949	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	30,424	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	596	6.1824 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	40,800	6.1826 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	652	6.1829 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	548	6.1412 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	219	6.1470 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	52,247	6.1473 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,359	6.1539 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,643	6.1604 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,377	6.1651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	32,943	6.1811 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,565	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,902	6.1820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,402	6.1841 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:	03 June 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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