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

RNS Number : 0094V

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

28 January 2025

 

AMENDMENT(2(a), 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:	24 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	2,190,526	5.1120 GBP	5.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	3,230,019	5.1120 GBP	5.0340 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	20,963	6.0248 EUR	6.0248 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	1,491	5.0618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,730	5.0627 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	236,415	5.0630 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	73,844	5.0651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	63	5.0658 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	17,991	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	5,882	5.0662 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,963	5.0705 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	52,936	5.0709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	85,032	5.0710 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,365	5.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	19,064	5.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,878	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,323	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,688	5.0771 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	80	5.1039 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,700	5.0438 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,900	5.0502 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,080	5.0562 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	689	5.0572 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	46,443	5.0605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	16,241	5.0618 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,659	5.0623 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,283	5.0633 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	234	5.0638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	684	5.0657 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,304	5.0676 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	32,594	5.0685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	668	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,981	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101,192	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,684	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	239,072	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,090	5.0725 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,330	5.0736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,323	5.1022 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	578	5.1022 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,108	5.1040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	23,360	5.0605 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	33	5.0615 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,730	5.0645 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	143	5.0653 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,269	5.0669 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,210	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,327	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,831	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,688	5.1012 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	662	5.1034 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	227	5.1040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,328	5.1040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	692	5.1040 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,153	5.1043 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,649	5.0435 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8	5.0513 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	872	5.0557 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	775	5.0590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	65,497	5.0624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	5,523	5.0638 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	46,443	5.0651 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	442	5.0652 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,045	5.0653 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,287	5.0657 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	11,713	5.0661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	218,655	5.0670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,269	5.0675 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,859	5.0681 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	83,394	5.0683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	204	5.0689 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	238,803	5.0693 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,200	5.0698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,700	5.0698 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,542	5.0702 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	72,624	5.0707 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	799	5.0712 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,265	5.0712 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	700	5.0717 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,803	5.0718 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	89,331	5.0719 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	13,151	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	20,881	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,108	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	115,851	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	47,912	5.0720 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	546	5.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,586	5.0729 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,449	5.0736 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	8,783	5.0744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,293	5.0751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	564	5.0751 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,596	5.0753 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:	28 January 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	[phone]

 

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