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

RNS Number : 8751X

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

20 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:	19 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	PURCHASES	1,999,210	5.0600 GBP	4.9590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	2,047,799	5.0603 GBP	4.9590 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	146,246	5.9956 EUR	5.9956 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	2	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	41,471	4.9637 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	345	4.9650 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,438	4.9670 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,048	4.9743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	209	5.0328 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	393	5.0503 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6	4.9600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,993	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,830	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	279	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	61,640	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	310	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	389	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	59,496	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	18	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	22,499	4.9613 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,901	4.9617 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	21,096	4.9620 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	146,246	4.9621 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	25,400	4.9622 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,472	4.9624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	14,589	4.9625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,354	4.9645 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	637	4.9647 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	101	4.9656 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43,524	4.9661 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,840	4.9665 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,911	4.9671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	225	4.9671 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	164,325	4.9709 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	5,802	4.9768 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	144,809	4.9799 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,177	4.9820 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6,643	4.9832 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	7,795	4.9878 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	94,846	4.9884 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,332	4.9896 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,862	4.9897 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	29	4.9912 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	30,685	4.9919 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	27,301	4.9980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,573	5.0119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	139	5.0181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	421	5.0500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	17,200	5.0500 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,626	5.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	324	4.9624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	22,485	4.9625 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	14,905	4.9785 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,214	4.9879 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	776	5.0119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	209	5.0181 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,569	5.0400 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	230	5.0416 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	262	5.0426 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,535	5.0442 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	934	5.0473 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	9,361	5.0487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,087	5.0487 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	129	5.0498 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,479	5.0499 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,701	5.0532 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,256	5.0584 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	444	5.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	914	5.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	146	5.0600 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,016	4.9603 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	35,926	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	152,928	4.9610 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,581	4.9624 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	604	4.9683 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,354	4.9685 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	139	4.9743 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,201	4.9744 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	34,269	4.9758 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	700	4.9796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	19,600	4.9796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,700	4.9796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,200	4.9796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,800	4.9796 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	296,472	4.9807 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	7,795	4.9925 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	435	4.9959 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	894	4.9980 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	17,329	5.0206 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	290	5.0240 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:	20 February 2025
Contact name:	Craig Horsley
Telephone number:	+44 141 245-7736

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 +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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