RNS Number : 8343T
GoldmanSachs International
17 January 2025
 

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 11 December for dealings on 10 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:

10 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

2,722,084

4.8240 GBP

4.7350 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

2,028,479

4.8240 GBP

4.4041 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 short position

10,035

4.7469 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

426

4.7516 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,784

4.7528 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

42,023

4.7530 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

934

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

252

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,734

4.7543 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

4.7550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

13

4.7550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

9

4.7550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3

4.7550 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

12,600

4.7551 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

4.7552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

346

4.7552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,271

4.7552 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,902

4.7559 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

26,912

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

141

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

969

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,613

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

270

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,830

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

689,205

4.7560 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

16,196

4.7561 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

46,198

4.7561 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19,277

4.7563 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,180

4.7564 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

83,200

4.7564 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1

4.7565 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5

4.7565 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4

4.7565 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,673

4.7567 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,500

4.7582 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

65,800

4.7651 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

2,100

4.7723 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,483

4.7723 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,800

4.7729 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,000

4.7736 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

40,992

4.7742 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,150

4.7746 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

11,478

4.7752 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

800

4.7756 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,079

4.7757 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

4,170

4.7761 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

6,037

4.7764 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19

4.7776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

18,636

4.7798 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,483

4.7830 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

33,883

4.7842 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

58

4.7847 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

16,157

4.7851 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,692

4.7862 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,586

4.7880 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,400

4.7881 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

5,491

4.7912 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,830

4.7944 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

246

4.7952 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,121

4.7970 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

43,507

4.7972 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

192

4.7975 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

189

4.7976 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

8

4.7988 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

962

4.7995 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,388

4.8078 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

4.8168 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

74

4.8168 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

276

4.8168 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

7

4.8168 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

14,187

4.8227 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,560

4.8229 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

212,000

4.8230 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









 

(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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