Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc

UBS AG (EPT)

05 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:	04 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	7412762	12.64978        GBP	12.40000        GBP
5p Ordinary	Sell	3935653	12.64978        GBP	12.39752        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	21010	12.54        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1319	12.60484244        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	14669	12.487028        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	6445	12.485245        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	727	16.92476        USD
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	119	12.43929702        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	29331	12.5937        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	3330	12.62493994        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1181	12.627477        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	300102	12.561201        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	568173	12.56071903        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	4538	12.57194483        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	506	12.399566        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	575	12.5632753086956        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	57172	12.3975199398307        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	26556	12.57        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	20000	12.635        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	436	12.601055        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	66594	12.521908        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	23066	12.61379064        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	15550	12.588975        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13481	12.6019        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	8151	12.593423        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	7537	12.588768        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	4609	12.599088        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1037	12.590339        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1006	12.582868        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	131	12.573212        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3725	12.60126        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3802	12.588642        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	16414	12.4        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	50000	12.47869        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1650000	12.578627        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	100000	12.4124        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	100000	12.4186        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	112200	12.59745098        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	52869	12.464964        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	45196	12.6163        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	896	12.427611        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	101715	12.5052        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	39590	12.447435        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	17153	12.5125        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	13198	12.4837        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	80000	12.6        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	36844	12.588453        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	20447	12.601611        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12797	12.589425        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12473	12.593247        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	6830	12.598167        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3313	12.593013        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1440	12.581786        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	762	12.573934        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	5484	12.58819        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	987	12.5883958807599        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	33455	12.56291496        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	150000	12.57635267        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	9176	12.4018602877071        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3986	12.52149124        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	124091	12.47489727        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	200000	12.43544873        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	153308	12.468722        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	38	12.63105263        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	49187	12.571576        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	15727	12.64        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:	05 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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