Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Senior plc

UBS AG (EPT)

03 March 2026

 

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	Senior plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	Advent International Limited
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	02 March 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
10p ordinary	Buy	3847493	3.06388        GBP	2.94044        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	828259	3.06000        GBP	2.94350        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
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12266	3.00206017        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13354	2.9835        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2469	3.00879910895099        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	705	3.06        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	39793	2.97124192458121        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3298	2.945        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	4657	2.98040004        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	22136	2.9760152        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	16754	2.99259044        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1038	2.981344        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11377	3.05694032        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	72220	2.9842        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	30995	2.97        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1	2.99        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	605	2.97466116        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	16744	2.98731679956999        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2280	2.997669        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	124572	2.98359061        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	90099	2.98716865506165        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	45734	2.97881438        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	40971	2.98444534        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2884	2.96655687        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	10	2.9925        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	70222	2.98539509        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	114681	2.99455576483803        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18	2.97448906        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	19985	3.00050531661546        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5284	3.01034917        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2128	2.99564614537594        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1320	2.984777        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	10245	2.974747        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	23482	2.97        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1396	3.025179        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	18353	3.00228246059497        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5747	2.97020706455542        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	711	3.0112        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	127234	2.940441        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	3000000	3.0015        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5317	2.970149        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	217	3.003917        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	439	3.014806        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	328	2.984329        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	825	2.970145        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	227384	2.99556211030961        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	47598	2.9702227499895        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5566	3.06387643        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	24411	2.97022274998976        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:	03 March 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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