31st 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 | Senior plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Advent International Limited |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 30 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
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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 |
10p ordinary | Buy
| 1602957 | 2.83158 GBP | 2.77277 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 766916 | 2.83501 GBP | 2.77000 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
| Increasing a long position | 13775 | 2.79091760463956 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 7280 | 2.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 132019 | 2.81 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 24340 | 2.79980402629417 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 28260 | 2.78599575369073 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3028 | 2.782725 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2929 | 2.80914 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2183 | 2.79150919 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 7250 | 2.79978485 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 108 | 2.811444 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 271 | 2.791715 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 577 | 2.790584 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4239 | 2.799944 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 17049 | 2.802594 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 26996 | 2.79986 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 26508 | 2.79534555441753 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 38403 | 2.8170915 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3615 | 2.817693 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 14724 | 2.79239367 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 11497 | 2.80524484555797 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 74 | 2.80094595 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 21256 | 2.7968 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3525 | 2.79039879144681 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3938 | 2.79620619679025 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2313 | 2.79273670869001 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 969 | 2.78 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3628 | 2.79885680726295 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 11111 | 2.80368958825668 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 84 | 2.785 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1228 | 2.78192997 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 16765 | 2.796989 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 396003 | 2.8028 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 10000 | 2.82 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 92504 | 2.77277 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 9895 | 2.80546867 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 34574 | 2.7960317 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 685 | 2.800042 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 84767 | 2.8 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 735300 | 2.8014 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 685 | 2.79687591 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: | 31 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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