Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) -Direct Line Insurance Group plc

RNS Number : 5955R

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

30 December 2024

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	Direct Line Insurance Group 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:	27 December 2024
(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 - Aviva 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

10 10/11p ordinary

SALES

8,992,331

2.5430 GBP

2.5040 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

PURCHASES

1,016,234

2.5500 GBP

2.5220 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
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,735,525	2.5040 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	4,208	2.5279 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,917	2.5300 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,389	2.5311 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16,579	2.5327 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	13,297	2.5359 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	15,640	2.5359 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	22,970	2.5375 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	1,735	2.5399 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	12,720	2.5416 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	21,233	2.5418 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	157	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	6,986	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	3,246	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	38,801	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	83,479	2.5085 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	166,207	2.5334 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	4,330	2.5347 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	531	2.5347 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	981	2.5355 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	153	2.5367 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,636	2.5379 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	124,274	2.5397 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	243,494	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,303	2.5275 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	4,208	2.5320 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	6,986	2.5347 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,480	2.5347 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	12,917	2.5375 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,821	2.5379 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,361	2.5400 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	6,205	2.5280 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	40,639	2.5284 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,800	2.5286 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,000	2.5298 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,565	2.5311 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,633	2.5324 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	613	2.5334 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,854	2.5335 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	790,000	2.5340 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,064	2.5354 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	210	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	36	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	294	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,401	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,635	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	62,752	2.5357 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	651	2.5361 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155	2.5361 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,317	2.5361 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	120,552	2.5361 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	31,925	2.5362 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,932	2.5362 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,330	2.5375 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	323,721	2.5377 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	24,033	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	155	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,663	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,631	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	62,823	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,743	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	286	2.5382 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	531	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	12,636	2.5420 GBP
10 10/11p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	3,172	2.5420 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:	30 December 2024
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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