Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc

UBS AG (EPT)

09 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:	06 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	1297742	12.50937        GBP	12.32019        GBP
5p Ordinary	Sell	494990	12.49559        GBP	12.31985        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	2405	12.3998658125156        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1261	12.363489        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	12435	12.4003076        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2560	12.3981        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	21234	12.416928        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	325	12.435569        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	41376	12.49375        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	95	12.3595674        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1993	12.394618        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	5167	12.37411865        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	2093	12.3590301003345        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	25778	12.37637        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	8554	12.417503        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	193	12.38371378        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	57259	12.3590277510959        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	135	12.319852        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	15062	12.376363        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Long	1329	12.37701851        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	197	12.364887        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	288	12.3385        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	9152	12.39454382        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	10459	12.3727        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	482896	12.36235        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	63806	12.36        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3660	12.3723        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	933	12.395186        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3869	12.4765831        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	50974	12.441309        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1499	12.320187        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	2145	12.42643638        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	30	12.3762        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	12335	12.3618540737738        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	38538	12.38366242        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	355	12.372366        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	1191	12.4317        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	3489	12.4328        GBP
5p Ordinary	CFD	Short	16948	12.427932        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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