5th Mar 2026 11:55
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 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" | NA
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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
| 2429658 | 12.91000 GBP | 12.35926 GBP |
5p Ordinary | Sell
| 2210027 | 12.91000 GBP | 12.88905 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 | 30040 | 12.89650433 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 207698 | 12.89 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1002 | 12.9 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 30 | 12.8952907666667 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 6926 | 12.896091 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 90 | 12.8897 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2169 | 12.889806 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1554 | 12.905 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 559664 | 12.89097 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 10765 | 12.89330701 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 24809 | 12.889755 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 20990 | 12.8985474 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2535 | 12.88960653 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 258 | 12.8898 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 117 | 12.8899 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 21235 | 12.896544 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 61312 | 12.9089672 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 7524 | 12.9048764 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 222000 | 12.8997 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2289 | 12.89392 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 433 | 12.900922 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 116013 | 12.899023 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 236314 | 12.8964 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 164599 | 12.90516 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 3585 | 12.90289 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 154 | 12.90097403 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1554 | 12.905 GBP |
5p Ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 6144 | 12.899907 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: | 05 March 2026 |
| Contact name: | Richard Howard |
| Telephone number: | +44 (0)207 568 9128 |
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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