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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC.

    23 June 2025 11:38:53
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 9935N
GoldmanSachs International
23 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:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(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:

AVIVA PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

20 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 the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES - disclosing today for 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

5,049,468

6.2510 GBP

6.1760 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

2,099,928

6.2520 GBP

6.1760 GBP

 

 

 

(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

Reducing a short position

52

6.1988 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,900

6.2100 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

891

6.2251 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

352,234

6.2274 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

546

6.2278 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

17,248

6.2284 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

616

6.2291 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

437

6.2292 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,607

6.2292 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

203

6.2292 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,744

6.2293 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

283,957

6.2294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

17,185

6.2294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

25,260

6.2294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

344

6.2295 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,263

6.2295 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,232

6.2296 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

4,974

6.2298 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

55,631

6.2299 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,223

6.2299 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

143,970

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,588

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

23,008

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,204

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

30,971

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

36,832

6.2300 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

377

6.2302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

185,235

6.2302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

713

6.2302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,690

6.2303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

370

6.2303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,556

6.2303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

876

6.2303 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

69,643

6.2304 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

46,680

6.2304 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22,889

6.2305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

179,266

6.2306 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

159

6.2308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

41,664

6.2308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,947

6.2309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,081

6.2310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

121

6.2310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,993

6.2310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

379

6.2310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,653

6.2312 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

753,251

6.2313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

948

6.2313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,483

6.2313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

225

6.2313 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

791,616

6.2314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,097

6.2314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

161

6.2314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,029

6.2314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

260

6.2314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

417

6.2315 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

144

6.2315 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,532

6.2315 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

782

6.2317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

199

6.2317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,874

6.2317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

185

6.2317 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7,590

6.2320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

643

6.2320 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,686

6.2323 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,878

6.2324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

198

6.2324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,898

6.2324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

446

6.2324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

72,575

6.2326 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,572

6.2326 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

565

6.2332 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

68

6.2332 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,059

6.2332 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

141

6.2332 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,472

6.2338 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

82,532

6.2339 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

14,951

6.2340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11,344

6.2341 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22,996

6.2346 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

497

6.2347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

59

6.2347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,825

6.2347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

124

6.2347 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

364

6.2350 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

245

6.2355 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

897

6.2355 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,101

6.2357 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,045

6.2357 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

262

6.2357 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

791,075

6.2368 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

20,696

6.2375 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

29,808

6.2379 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

250

6.2382 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

270,651

6.2386 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

75,600

6.2418 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

219

6.2421 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,588

6.2428 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

250

6.2428 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

16,766

6.2429 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22,272

6.2430 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,032

6.2433 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,592

6.2435 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

196

6.2437 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

15,451

6.2448 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,480

6.2452 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

21

6.2454 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,818

6.2458 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

179

6.2461 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

19

6.2461 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

660

6.2461 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

48

6.2461 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,316

6.2480 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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit






 

(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)


 

 



 

 

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:

23 June 2025
Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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 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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