Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Senior Plc

UBS AG (EPT)

01 April 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:	31 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	453034	2.88120        GBP	2.84496        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	352023	2.88163        GBP	2.82000        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	625	2.86049472        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	19	2.82        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	16288	2.86039207        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	3973	2.86736999        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	22766	2.873138        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15953	2.864743        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	15675	2.872642        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	31183	2.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6401	2.87052326        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	6337	2.86986429        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2633	2.86742119        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	20686	2.86906578454704        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	35860	2.86537841613274        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	2	2.865        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	280	2.8666        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	12582	2.8643034        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	42	2.859914        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	8921	2.863576        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	4112	2.86843884        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	328	2.853476        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	28844	2.85979995839689        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	21556	2.88162506958619        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	13775	2.86402003034773        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29609	2.86        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5795	2.860143        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4921	2.860142        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	26508	2.86530957666704        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6	2.863532        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1089	2.86051423        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	142	2.866197        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	274	2.8600429        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	29	2.87034483        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	250002	2.868813        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9293	2.86643        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2342	2.87239646        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	710	2.86389961        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	9411	2.8671045        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3	2.853433        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2251	2.868734        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	41	2.86926653        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2100	2.8601        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:	01 April 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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