Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Aviva plc

RNS Number : 8597V

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

04 February 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:	03 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 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	2,354,316	5.0860 GBP	5.0164 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	3,402,604	5.0880 GBP	5.0140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	26,396	6.1103 EUR	6.1103 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	10,304	5.0410 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,383	5.0441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,397	5.0441 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,420	5.0542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	9,440	5.0554 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,225	5.0556 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	957	5.0612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	136,717	5.0633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,597	5.0633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,395	5.0633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,184	5.0648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	90,765	5.0655 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	393,438	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,355	5.0185 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,691	5.0196 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,720	5.0220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,048	5.0220 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,128	5.0420 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,703	5.0445 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	440	5.0453 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,376	5.0459 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	73,685	5.0494 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	514	5.0528 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	35,667	5.0538 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	763	5.0549 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	50	5.0549 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	105	5.0549 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,076	5.0567 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,615	5.0599 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,041	5.0603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	847	5.0603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,209	5.0626 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,644	5.0636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	128	5.0636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	33,443	5.0636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	44	5.0636 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,112	5.0638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	11,995	5.0646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,339	5.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,693	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,103	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	55,932	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	186,000	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	36,444	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,062	5.0681 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	20,776	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,571	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	694,145	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,147	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18,109	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	232	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	23,026	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	68,079	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,927	5.0749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,257	5.0749 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,043	5.0866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,573	5.0866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,440	5.0463 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,030	5.0538 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	7	5.0560 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,225	5.0578 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,342	5.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,430	5.0620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	125	5.0639 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19	5.0646 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	267	5.0660 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	20,282	5.0701 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	26,396	5.0708 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21,705	5.0714 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	30,869	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	544	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,741	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,984	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	393,438	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30,459	5.0542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	866	5.0542 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,193	5.0575 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,180	5.0578 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,579	5.0612 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,119	5.0624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,579	5.0632 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	26,334	5.0640 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	30,031	5.0648 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,756	5.0671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	803	5.0671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	160,832	5.0704 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,326	5.0709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,500	5.0716 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	18,549	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,048	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	855	5.0860 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:	04 February 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[phone]

 

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