RNS Number : 8342T
GoldmanSachs International
17 January 2025
 

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on10 December for dealings on 09 December has been updated. Section 2(a) and 2(b) has been updated.

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:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(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:

AVIVA PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

09 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 the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES - disclosing today for 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

2,007,186

4.8510 GBP

4.8060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

1,460,771

4.8480 GBP

4.8040 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

Reducing a long position

3,474

4.8050 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,063

4.8060 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

33,883

4.8151 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,100

4.8186 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

17

4.8218 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

109

4.8218 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

406

4.8218 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

11

4.8218 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

7,116

4.8244 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

330

4.8246 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

588

4.8250 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19

4.8255 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,879

4.8271 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

702

4.8271 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,259

4.8271 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,879

4.8271 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

4.8272 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

53

4.8277 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

69

4.8287 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

14

4.8289 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

33

4.8294 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

29

4.8299 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

2,445

4.8302 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

6,777

4.8305 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22

4.8308 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

212,000

4.8309 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

8,471

4.8311 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

10,500

4.8314 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

48,489

4.8315 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

55,353

4.8318 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

48,821

4.8319 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

10,599

4.8327 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,368

4.8329 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

3,474

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

67,807

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

8,056

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

908

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,039

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,884

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9,204

4.8330 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22

4.8331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

22,807

4.8331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,445

4.8331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

3,884

4.8331 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

526

4.8333 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

21,900

4.8333 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

40,074

4.8333 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

4.8336 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

30

4.8336 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

109

4.8336 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3

4.8336 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9,649

4.8337 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

6,030

4.8339 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

411

4.8339 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

729

4.8340 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,668

4.8348 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11

4.8352 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

50,226

4.8353 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,026

4.8356 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3

4.8365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

20

4.8365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

75

4.8365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2

4.8365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

100

4.8365 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

11,977

4.8369 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6

4.8386 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

71,800

4.8395 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

588

4.8474 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

446

4.8480 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2

4.8510 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing a long position

4,850

6.1720 USD

 

 

 

(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









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit






 

(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)


 

 



 

 

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:

17January 2025
Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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 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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