Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva plc.


    13 June 2025 23:11:08
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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
13 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:

12 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

2,077,718

6.1160 GBP

6.0360 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SALES

1,950,887

6.1160 GBP

6.0320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

PURCHASES

44,344

7.1385 EUR

7.1385 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

1,217

6.0445 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

4,055

6.0676 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,535

6.0676 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1

6.0718 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

63,200

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

140,400

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

53,400

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

100

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

45,200

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,100

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

20,000

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

400

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

5,200

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

12,546

6.0722 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

387

6.0746 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

699

6.0746 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

23,231

6.0797 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

7,753

6.0798 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

8,062

6.0799 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,335

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

525

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

541

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

8,601

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

2,294

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

832

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

6,978

6.0807 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,042

6.0813 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

10,131

6.0813 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

217

6.1160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

48,700

6.0473 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

14,300

6.0511 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

32,152

6.0611 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,403

6.0627 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,369

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

741

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

348

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,176

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

8,231

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,118

6.0679 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

32,821

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,958

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

5,461

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,389

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

8,679

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

5,054

6.0732 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

107

6.0734 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

477

6.0735 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,314

6.0735 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

100,137

6.0735 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

331

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

120,415

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

28,346

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

41,258

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

3,720

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

6,865

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,747

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

10,911

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

51

6.1160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

624

6.0565 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,911

6.0570 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

497

6.0605 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

80

6.0627 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,860

6.0672 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1

6.0680 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1

6.0699 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

11,405

6.0710 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

57,147

6.0730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,208

6.0731 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

84,700

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,274

6.0743 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

499

6.0747 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

11,765

6.0748 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

11,201

6.0749 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

5,630

6.0773 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

217

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

220

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

80,841

6.0803 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

44,344

6.0807 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

58

6.0809 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

6,175

6.0822 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

682

6.0830 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

14,340

6.0832 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

42,694

6.0673 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

305

6.0676 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

190

6.0676 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

870

6.0723 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

60,158

6.0724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

12,846

6.0724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

16,125

6.0724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3,060

6.0730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

3,924

6.0730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

816

6.0730 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

22,847

6.0744 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

272

6.0751 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

4,714

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

170

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

1

6.1160 GBP

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

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:

13 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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