RNS Number : 6256R
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
30 December 2024
 

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 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- 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

525,146

4.6400 GBP

4.6170 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SALES

727,051

4.6430 GBP

4.3990 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

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

35,448

4.6228 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

939

4.6250 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

12,902

4.6271 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,053

4.6278 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

9,581

4.6304 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

21,257

4.6305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

940

4.6318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

21

4.6335 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

43

4.6260 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

9,720

4.6307 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

36,019

4.6307 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

97,772

4.6309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

32,128

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

2,431

4.6322 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

268

4.6327 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

18,459

4.6352 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

3,693

4.6215 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

160

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,469

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,050

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

13,523

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

980

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

89

4.6269 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

517

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

634

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

20,016

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,625

4.6324 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

5,888

4.6337 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,495

4.6341 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

5,923

4.6290 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

98,242

4.6307 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

47,636

4.6308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

32,128

4.6310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

60,200

4.6318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

7,561

4.6325 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

14,663

4.6334 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

10,542

4.6374 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:

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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