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

RNS Number : 5243W

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc

10 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:	07 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	1,969,309	5.1520 GBP	5.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	SALES	1,816,322	5.1582 GBP	5.0780 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	PURCHASES	102,370	6.1470 EUR	6.1470 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	1,828	5.0866 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,535	5.1021 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	16,133	5.1033 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	28,151	5.1046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	20,110	5.1087 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	75,119	5.1115 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,900	5.1134 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	7,590	5.1159 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,657	5.1276 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a long position	2,298	5.1443 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	434	5.0920 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	42,573	5.0928 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	826	5.0964 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	26,398	5.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,706	5.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,751	5.1018 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,411	5.1054 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	43,291	5.1072 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	754	5.1095 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	604	5.1100 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,625	5.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,105	5.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,261	5.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	2,069	5.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,348	5.1101 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	90	5.1102 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,268	5.1119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,153	5.1119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,207	5.1119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	9,370	5.1125 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	56,400	5.1163 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	8,106	5.1164 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	501	5.1173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,428	5.1174 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,519	5.1178 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	6	5.1193 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,700	5.1210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	41	5.1212 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	1,296	5.1215 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,727	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	15,342	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	10,513	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	12,774	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	74,378	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	increasing a short position	3,326	5.1281 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	31,096	5.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	10,255	5.1007 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,535	5.1020 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	19,258	5.1072 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	58,447	5.1119 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	578	5.1146 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	5,732	5.1173 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	11,024	5.1184 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	1,967	5.1193 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	28,841	5.1210 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	102,370	5.1213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	39,726	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	3,153	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	681	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a long position	2,657	5.1290 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	258	5.0919 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43,291	5.1046 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	43,816	5.1080 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	14,175	5.1092 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	15,084	5.1122 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,250	5.1149 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	571	5.1149 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	963	5.1153 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,093	5.1213 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	1,400	5.1236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	9,900	5.1236 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	153,353	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	23	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	10,947	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	2,954	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4,972	5.1240 GBP
32 17/19p ordinary	CFD	reducing a short position	4	5.1500 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:	10 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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