Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Senior Plc

UBS AG (EPT)

23 March 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 plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	20 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	752155	2.72000        GBP	2.66000        GBP
10p ordinary	Sell	1734521	2.70616        GBP	2.65500        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	Long	457945	2.66962148        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	294059	2.669199        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	30005	2.659867        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3669	2.659866        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	12745	2.66        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	9695	2.66589449        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	571	2.66094        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2178	2.706162        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	87	2.67528736        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3204	2.663539        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	6199	2.68110271        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	45304	2.6599601        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	21637	2.68504183        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	18063	2.67746775        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	14316	2.66669518        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11057	2.66244551        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	110500	2.675        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	130428	2.664341        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	13293	2.6688        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	63	2.66092        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	261	2.660935        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	11237	2.67499955504138        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	32599	2.661038        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	461	2.67092191236443        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	62124	2.66162038820311        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1260	2.66582936454762        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	3048	2.67020002        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	2479	2.683685        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	837	2.67060006        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	7431	2.668966        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Long	1334	2.677745        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	36	2.71        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	1150	2.6601        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	250000	2.674404        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	900	2.67568888888889        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	2432	2.66        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	11716	2.660133        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	31	2.68258064        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6306	2.6600399        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	6003	2.678283        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	5929	2.66026649        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	9255	2.68152377        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	121737	2.67499995892785        GBP
10p ordinary	CFD	Short	4569	2.6818757        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:	23 March 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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