Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Senior Plc

UBS AG (EPT)

31 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:	30 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"	NO

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	1602957	2.83158        GBP	2.77277        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	766916	2.83501        GBP	2.77000        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	Increasing a long position	13775	2.79091760463956        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7280	2.8        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	132019	2.81        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	24340	2.79980402629417        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	28260	2.78599575369073        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3028	2.782725        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2929	2.80914        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2183	2.79150919        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	7250	2.79978485        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	108	2.811444        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	271	2.791715        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	577	2.790584        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4239	2.799944        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	17049	2.802594        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26996	2.79986        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	26508	2.79534555441753        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	38403	2.8170915        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3615	2.817693        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	14724	2.79239367        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11497	2.80524484555797        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	74	2.80094595        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21256	2.7968        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3525	2.79039879144681        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3938	2.79620619679025        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2313	2.79273670869001        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	969	2.78        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3628	2.79885680726295        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	11111	2.80368958825668        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	84	2.785        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	1228	2.78192997        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16765	2.796989        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	396003	2.8028        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	10000	2.82        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	92504	2.77277        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9895	2.80546867        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	34574	2.7960317        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	685	2.800042        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	84767	2.8        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	735300	2.8014        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	685	2.79687591        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:	31 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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