Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc Replacement

UBS AG (EPT)

09 February 2026

 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 0999S released at 12:06 on the 06^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:	05 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	1270085	12.42620        GBP	12.34000        GBP
5p Ordinary	Sell	1297870	12.43000        GBP	12.34000        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	176773	12.3532288867644        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	6622	12.37499915        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	5442	12.416759        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4203	12.39537        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2231	12.37907217        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1320	12.366263        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	15111	12.38909073        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2570	12.374331        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	936	12.39976586        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	155458	12.36        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1671	12.36313373        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2	12.3595674        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	41517	12.37        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	10235	12.379857        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1355	12.38        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8079	12.4        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2450	12.385        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	13032	12.3651        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	31303	12.345        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1450	12.36724138        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	551	12.3575499092559        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	634	12.3532176656151        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1668	12.3953        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	20633	12.344545        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	43550	12.37236        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13199	12.3828        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	112700	12.36927        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	35303	12.351173        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	45196	12.4262        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	18022	12.3512        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	139	12.351187        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	56	12.3513        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	7790	12.351172        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	52681	12.37787446        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	52681	12.407408        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3245	12.379282        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1235	12.3818904659109        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1006	12.382477        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	944	12.381759        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	747	12.379728        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	293	12.360124        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	120	12.388217        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2638	12.40149356        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3007	12.379299        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1162	12.3820772279862        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1013	12.38237        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	931	12.381722        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	686	12.379722        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	113	12.388341        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1230	12.359666        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2758	12.37562001        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	150000	12.361728        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1332	12.3765826        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	5143	12.35        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	688	12.36587209        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13467	12.36        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	26239	12.364489        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	6339	12.380186        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	5442	12.389251        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1964	12.351171        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	344	12.372354        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2228	12.36411612        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	105754	12.392641195        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2243	12.3618546589389        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	18758	12.383        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:	09 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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