Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc Replacement

UBS AG (EPT)

13 February 2026

 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 6297S released at 11:55 on the 11^th of February 2026. Amendments to section 2a. All other information remains unchanged.

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:	UBS Investment Bank, London
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Beazley plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	10 February 2026
(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"	NA

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
5p Ordinary	Buy	2732815	12.43530        GBP	12.28091        GBP
5p Ordinary	Sell	860240	12.42000        GBP	12.28754        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
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	670	12.2898        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	54	12.30315        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	3583	12.35645891        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2785	12.3011984        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	9883	12.3583865239391        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	51	12.304047        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1080	12.3        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	92581	12.296444        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	13285	12.2875423409861        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	14679	12.392697        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8274	12.3915464        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	5013	12.381586        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2374	12.40125526        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	342	12.29589545        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1409	12.3635432560681        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	54730	12.290234        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2479	12.300123        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1025	12.301834        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	713	12.305123        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	11	12.281228        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	27460	12.29        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12243	12.39384955        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	574	12.301835        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	7122	12.37077577        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	770	12.39115115        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12082	12.2918432378745        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2066	12.423064        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	78733	12.40868        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13044	12.398673        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	512754	12.36235        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	22952	12.4124        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12753	12.39238        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	43362	12.3685        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	8928	12.398017        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	352512	12.32235        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	88128	12.30984001        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	725057	12.41        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1631	12.298443        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1199	12.299402        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	223	12.30123        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	705024	12.349255        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 February 2026
Contact name:	Richard Howard
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

 

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