15th Sep 2026 11:40
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: | 14 September 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 |
5p Ordinary | Buy
| 65247 | 13.05584 GBP | 13.04251 GBP |
5p Ordinary | Sell
| 1150229 | 13.04915 GBP | 13.04045 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
| Increasing a long position | 1100000 | 13.04694 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 31267 | 13.045000159913 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2989 | 13.04291774 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2153 | 13.04523456 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2312 | 13.049153 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 876 | 13.040445 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 6465 | 13.04565352 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 376 | 13.0487234 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 564 | 13.048280141844 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4102 | 13.0441784495368 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2357 | 13.046471 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 24753 | 13.045 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 791 | 13.0457774968394 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1792 | 13.055837 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 11 | 13.0454545454546 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 28 | 13.0432142857143 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1066 | 13.0482833020638 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 183 | 13.0507650273224 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 727 | 13.0457771664374 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 19356 | 13.0457827030378 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4439 | 13.050268078396 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 |
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(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) |
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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
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(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: | 15 September 2026 |
| Contact name: | Steven McPherson |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 1863 |
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 [email protected]
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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