Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Replacement of Direct Line

Morgan Stanley & Co. Int'l plc
06 March 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

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:

29 February 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- Ageas SA/NV

 

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

Ordinary 10 10/11p

SALES

4,408,889

2.0512 GBP

1.9985 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

PURCHASES

10,843,954

2.0560 GBP

1.5700 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

PURCHASES

10,508

2.5731 USD

2.5524 USD

 

(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

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

23

1.9975 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

6,141

2.0149 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

72,572

2.0190 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

304

2.0198 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

847

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

75,772

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

6

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

29,905

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

61,447

2.0214 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

30,173

2.0268 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

1,902

2.0305 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

44,634

2.0333 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

3,088

2.0358 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a long position

1

2.0465 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

139,339

2.0074 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

5,000

2.0102 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

935

2.0156 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

2,591

2.0157 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

29,863

2.0158 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

4,718

2.0166 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

39,258

2.0168 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

190

2.0170 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

23,000

2.0180 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

961

2.0181 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

12,794

2.0187 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

15,123

2.0194 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

9,533

2.0195 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

32,000

2.0199 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

35,373

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

30,733

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

15,259

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

14,721

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

737

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

14,743

2.0201 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

588,908

2.0248 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

15,839

2.0256 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

40,902

2.0308 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

3,000

2.0313 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

1,015,353

2.0332 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

1,153,049

2.0341 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

9,889

2.0344 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

22,322

2.0345 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

13,585

2.0347 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

331,207

2.0349 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

200,000

2.0360 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

586,133

2.0361 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

15,585

2.0364 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

26,718

2.0366 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

351,877

2.0372 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

436,288

2.0386 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

48

2.0390 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

2,231

2.0390 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

100

2.0390 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

4,799

2.0391 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

4,518

2.0392 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

1,260

2.0393 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

3

2.0398 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

925,377

2.0399 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

1,073

2.0403 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

203,000

2.0410 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

14,083

2.0419 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

9,340

2.0421 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

100

2.0440 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

5,767

2.0479 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

640,104

2.0492 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

increasing a short position

104,555

2.0502 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

70,419

2.0194 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

15,385

2.0198 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

22,551

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

29,905

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

1

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

177

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

1,290

2.0201 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

9,810

2.0233 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

14,667

2.0233 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

135,730

2.0251 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

15,749

2.0251 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

4,939

2.0302 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

115

2.0330 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

54,150

2.0347 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

9,771

2.0360 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

1,699

2.0387 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

61,519

2.0393 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

64,223

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

32,166

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

8,048

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

21,570

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

175,022

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a long position

11,956

2.0420 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

15,739

2.0079 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

12,020

2.0087 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

93,889

2.0169 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

2,984

2.0173 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

12,995

2.0190 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,519

2.0193 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

3,427

2.0193 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

166,440

2.0195 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

190

2.0198 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

71,921

2.0198 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

52,843

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

2,231

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

3,171

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

14,721

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

189

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

30,733

2.0200 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,099

2.0216 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

285,750

2.0219 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

55

2.0226 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,270

2.0226 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

2,191

2.0230 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

14,743

2.0234 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,239

2.0236 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

4,658

2.0240 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

31,843

2.0258 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

136,400

2.0260 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

19,597

2.0264 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

6,816

2.0268 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

3,024

2.0270 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,331

2.0270 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

7,801

2.0274 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

10,551

2.0274 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

9,533

2.0300 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

4,009

2.0321 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

12,305

2.0323 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

5,767

2.0337 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

16,881

2.0338 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1,145

2.0341 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

2,172

2.0352 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

1

2.0360 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

3,594

2.0369 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

32,782

2.0383 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

23,835

2.0390 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

99

2.0397 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

3,919

2.0407 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

20

2.0410 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

202

2.0410 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

10,547

2.0412 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

102

2.0414 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

15,819

2.0419 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

12

2.0500 GBP

Ordinary 10 10/11p

CFD

reducing a short position

6,216

2.0512 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:

06 March 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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