Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc

UBS AG (EPT)

04 February 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	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:	03 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	788364	11.65500        GBP	11.59133        GBP
5p Ordinary	Sell	1040072	11.65500        GBP	11.59133        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	4901	11.610749        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	484	11.61882996        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	15264	11.6013594077568        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8794	11.6        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	716	11.607869        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	433	11.6013625866051        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	92821	11.600579394749        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1904	11.599827        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4277	11.60556037        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1767	11.60515207        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	900	11.599826        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	11290	11.6107776793623        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2096	11.6013597328244        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1298	11.619468        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	220322	11.63429998        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2661	11.620173        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	16084	11.62027947        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	428927	11.6        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	587	11.605082        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	17388	11.63601744        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	606	11.61975248        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1873	11.61065004        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	16490	11.6017398423287        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	261	11.61735632        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	450	11.65        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:	04 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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