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Goldman Sachs (EPT) - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Aviva PLC
13th June 2025, 11:00
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RNS Number : 8171M
GoldmanSachs International
13 June 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:

(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:

12 June 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 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

3,294,994

6.1180 GBP

6.0310 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

Sales

1,799,895

6.1160 GBP

6.0360 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

Opening a short position

58,153

6.0515 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

3,300

6.0515 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

228

6.0567 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

600

6.0580 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6,109

6.0592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,663

6.0592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

395

6.0592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

175

6.0592 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,915

6.0600 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,601

6.0600 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

20,267

6.0608 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

971

6.0611 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

19,589

6.0621 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,366

6.0628 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

57,288

6.0647 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

27,085

6.0657 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

22,532

6.0662 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

38,222

6.0678 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

169,736

6.0687 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,682

6.0693 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

816

6.0705 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

971

6.0705 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

186

6.0706 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,800

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

11,500

6.0721 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,599

6.0722 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

5,648

6.0724 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,849

6.0728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,592

6.0728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

378

6.0728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

168

6.0728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

5,687

6.0728 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,081

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

299

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

76

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

34

6.0737 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

736

6.0739 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

200

6.0739 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

12,400

6.0742 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

789

6.0747 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

865

6.0753 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

236

6.0753 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,219

6.0755 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,188

6.0758 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

323

6.0758 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,563

6.0776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

426

6.0776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

177

6.0776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

151

6.0776 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

958

6.0779 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

214

6.0779 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

4,295

6.0781 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

509

6.0784 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

146

6.0784 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

37

6.0784 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

16

6.0784 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

978

6.0785 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

590,158

6.0789 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,044

6.0790 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

106

6.0791 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

2,818

6.0791 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

15,593

6.0793 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

331,600

6.0794 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,333

6.0796 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

30,316

6.0796 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,519

6.0797 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

587

6.0798 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

108,925

6.0798 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

57,288

6.0799 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

40,037

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

364,464

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,687

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

42,249

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

2,666

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

50,020

6.0800 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

179,220

6.0801 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

8,146

6.0805 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

714

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

926

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

232

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

32,111

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

245

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

252

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

164

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

733

6.0808 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

155

6.0809 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

18,794

6.0809 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,940

6.0809 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,126

6.0811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,425

6.0811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

389

6.0811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

247

6.0811 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

13,942

6.0815 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

149

6.1122 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

30

6.1160 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,281

6.1166 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

115

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

159

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

34

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

212

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

177

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

6

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

39

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4

6.1440 GBP

32 17/19p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

4

6.1440 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:

13 June 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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