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

RNS Number : 5119V

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

31 January 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:	29 January 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	1,693,040	5.1360 GBP	5.0897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	1,521,583	5.1380 GBP	5.0900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	4,720	6.1010 EUR	6.1010 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	568	5.1051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	186	5.1051 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	18,186	5.1111 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,006	5.1122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,695	5.1122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,846	5.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,141	5.1153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	207,150	5.1164 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,720	5.0900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	960	5.1083 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,158	5.1083 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,494	5.1084 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,826	5.1090 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,692	5.1092 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	588	5.1100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	176	5.1103 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,155	5.1106 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,369	5.1110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	80,000	5.1111 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	500	5.1124 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	863	5.1130 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	458	5.1137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,843	5.1137 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,258	5.1138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,447	5.1139 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,130	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,190	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	80,823	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,604	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,901	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,980	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,769	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	215	5.1141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	220	5.1141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	412	5.1141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,070	5.1157 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	241	5.1159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,093	5.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	325	5.1169 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	908	5.1229 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	100	5.1252 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	51	5.1060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39,568	5.1110 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	16,421	5.1126 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	21	5.1129 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	28,925	5.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,475	5.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,720	5.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,725	5.1138 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,650	5.1139 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,572	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	13	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,566	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,502	5.1147 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,980	5.0900 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	144	5.1026 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	604	5.1060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15,142	5.1060 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	908	5.1068 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,070	5.1074 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,383	5.1098 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	21,197	5.1104 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	588	5.1107 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	51,223	5.1114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	32,094	5.1114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	90,907	5.1114 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	105,589	5.1133 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	23,902	5.1135 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	85,317	5.1140 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155,200	5.1141 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	41,031	5.1146 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,512	5.1160 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	89,787	5.1163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,780	5.1224 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,086	5.1232 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	556	5.1244 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:	31 January 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[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 dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

 

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