RNS Number : 7672T
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
17 January 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

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:

16 January 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-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

PURCHASES

2,573,068

2.6240 GBP

2.5920 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

SALES

683,168

2.6240 GBP

2.5980 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

10,317

2.6040 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

1,967

2.6102 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

398

2.6123 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

262

2.6123 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

594

2.6145 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

33,702

2.6156 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

3,161

2.6178 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a long position

654

2.6180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

3,608

2.6014 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

50,000

2.6024 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,042

2.6024 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

150,000

2.6033 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,170

2.6075 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

117,717

2.6095 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

7,577

2.6098 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

4,305

2.6100 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

18,816

2.6120 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

103,445

2.6140 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,237

2.6142 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

increasing a short position

1,432,288

2.6171 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

3,161

2.6061 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

12,703

2.6083 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

20,523

2.6095 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

8,203

2.6099 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,967

2.6100 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

4,075

2.6110 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,216

2.6110 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

3,274

2.6111 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

53

2.6120 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,219

2.6154 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

1,562

2.6180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

4,588

2.6180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

2,987

2.6180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a long position

284

2.6180 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

85

2.6020 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

40,538

2.6059 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

16,342

2.6102 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

239,239

2.6124 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

947

2.6143 GBP

10 10/11p ordinary

CFD

reducing a short position

26,729

2.6180 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:

17 January 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.

 

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

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