GoldmanSachs International Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment Aviva PLC

RNS Number : 2199W

GoldmanSachs International

06 February 2025

 

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 5^th February for dealings on 4^th February have been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated.

 

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:	04 February 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	765,999	5.0640 GBP	5.0140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	Sales	912,053	5.0640 GBP	5.0170 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	Increasing a long position	259	5.0244 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	43,377	5.0263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20,414	5.0263 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	5.0264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	633	5.0264 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	150	5.0286 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	68	5.0299 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	2	5.0300 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	24,253	5.0312 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	23,241	5.0317 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	408	5.0318 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	104	5.0318 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	22	5.0330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	319	5.0330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	86	5.0330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10	5.0330 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	5,701	5.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,455	5.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,550	5.0369 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	34,404	5.0375 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	2,204	5.0389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1	5.0389 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	929	5.0408 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6	5.0410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	25	5.0410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21	5.0410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2	5.0410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	1	5.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	34,741	5.0445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	44,831	5.0451 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	39,313	5.0456 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,400	5.0471 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	14,500	5.0471 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	7,065	5.0480 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	31,124	5.0482 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	19,826	5.0482 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	79	5.0484 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	1,400	5.0490 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22	5.0492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	70	5.0492 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	16,804	5.0502 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	15,070	5.0510 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,632	5.0512 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,026	5.0529 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1,161	5.0546 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	23,519	5.0552 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3,351	5.0556 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	29	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4,877	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,211	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	993	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	929	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	633	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	16,804	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,047	5.0564 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	115,787	5.0564 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	436	5.0564 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	138	5.0566 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	223	5.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,815	5.0737 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:	06 February 2025
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	[phone] / [phone]

 

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 [phone].

 

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