3rd 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: | 02 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 |
10p ordinary | Buy
| 3847493 | 3.06388 GBP | 2.94044 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 828259 | 3.06000 GBP | 2.94350 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 | 12266 | 3.00206017 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 13354 | 2.9835 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2469 | 3.00879910895099 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 705 | 3.06 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 39793 | 2.97124192458121 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 3298 | 2.945 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 4657 | 2.98040004 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 22136 | 2.9760152 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16754 | 2.99259044 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1038 | 2.981344 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 11377 | 3.05694032 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 72220 | 2.9842 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 30995 | 2.97 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 1 | 2.99 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 605 | 2.97466116 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 16744 | 2.98731679956999 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2280 | 2.997669 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 124572 | 2.98359061 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 90099 | 2.98716865506165 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 45734 | 2.97881438 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 40971 | 2.98444534 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 2884 | 2.96655687 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 10 | 2.9925 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Long | 70222 | 2.98539509 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 114681 | 2.99455576483803 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18 | 2.97448906 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 19985 | 3.00050531661546 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5284 | 3.01034917 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 2128 | 2.99564614537594 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1320 | 2.984777 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 10245 | 2.974747 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 23482 | 2.97 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 1396 | 3.025179 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 18353 | 3.00228246059497 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5747 | 2.97020706455542 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 711 | 3.0112 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 127234 | 2.940441 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 3000000 | 3.0015 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5317 | 2.970149 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 217 | 3.003917 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 439 | 3.014806 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 328 | 2.984329 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 825 | 2.970145 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 227384 | 2.99556211030961 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 47598 | 2.9702227499895 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 5566 | 3.06387643 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Short | 24411 | 2.97022274998976 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: | 03 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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