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Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

02 July 2025

AMENDMENT(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:	01 July 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	6,513,224	6.2471 GBP	6.1388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	7,339,437	6.2497 GBP	6.1326 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	30,772	7.1543 EUR	7.1543 EUR
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	5,808	8.4225 USD	8.4225 USD
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	5,808	8.4225 USD	8.4225 USD

(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	2,551	6.0231 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,474	6.0309 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	11,789	6.0658 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,621	6.1388 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	85	6.1395 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	236,548	6.1396 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	316,718	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,768	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,193	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	696	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	84,274	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,700	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	671	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	108,800	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	192,614	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	51	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	122	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,900	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	119,800	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,500	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,900	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,600	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,500	6.1439 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	28,398	6.1445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	33,952	6.1462 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,926	6.1465 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21,560	6.1545 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	797	6.1570 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,364	6.1600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	685	6.1612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,073	6.1673 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	108,529	6.1687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	14,303	6.1687 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	600	6.1689 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,195	6.1692 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	73,719	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	109,228	6.1703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,193	6.1718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,184	6.1736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,377	6.1744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,488	6.1755 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	618	6.1758 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,190	6.1807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,319	6.1810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,308	6.1810 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	256,022	6.1818 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	86	6.1827 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,125	6.1830 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,000	6.1839 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	429	6.1844 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	41,030	6.1850 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,433	6.1873 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	25,869	6.1875 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	82,273	6.1881 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	50,769	6.1881 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,240	6.1884 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,337	6.1906 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	440	6.1947 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	118,063	6.1960 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,858	6.0097 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,254,171	6.0586 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43,679	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	19,848	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,025	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,668	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	213	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,136	6.1409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	64,204	6.1440 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,927	6.1457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	125,000	6.1480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	69,809	6.1563 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,713	6.1619 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	441,372	6.1632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,392,321	6.1632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	67,281	6.1632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101,780	6.1633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	312,069	6.1633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	82,843	6.1633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,720	6.1636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	69	6.1666 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	249	6.1692 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,055	6.1694 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,048	6.1694 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,947	6.1694 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	90,756	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	258,839	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	364,185	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	263,443	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	66,215	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	573,710	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	49,210	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	591,231	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,021,714	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	386,895	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,570	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	657,505	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	94,597	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,547,774	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	284,963	6.1702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	78,716	6.1703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,121	6.1703 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,796	6.1704 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,582	6.1705 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,538	6.1706 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,762	6.1710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,209	6.1717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,286	6.1736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	357	6.1742 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,771	6.1818 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,117	6.1868 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	107,359	6.1887 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,053,543	6.2028 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	647,699	6.2028 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	291,991	6.2029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	59,789	6.2029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	385,535	6.2029 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	933	6.2044 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	28,216	6.2051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,860,648	6.2051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	200	6.2085 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	24	6.2112 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	400	6.2144 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	63	6.1397 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	354,611	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	125	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	264,553	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	644	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,340	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,562	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21,560	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,117	6.1401 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	270	6.1409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	8,865	6.1409 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	42,174	6.1421 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	30,772	6.1422 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19,064	6.1452 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,946	6.1457 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,851	6.1472 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	178,700	6.1477 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24,327	6.1533 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	24,264	6.1679 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	43,050	6.1683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,900	6.1683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,950	6.1683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,643	6.1729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	16,456	6.1750 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	43,050	6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,950	6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13,900	6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,369	6.1791 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,296	6.1818 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	71,675	6.1819 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,427	6.1825 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,627	6.1828 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	802	6.1846 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	45,879	6.1850 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	15,557	6.1869 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,884	6.1949 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51	6.2044 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	276	6.2044 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,279	6.2121 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2	6.2140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	666	6.2500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,015	6.1400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	37,000	6.1507 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,009	6.1631 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	503	6.1667 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43,679	6.1760 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	471	6.1771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	879	6.1772 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,476	6.1780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	16,771	6.1875 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	931	6.1882 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,278	6.2033 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:	02 July 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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