9th Apr 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: | 08 April 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
| 5767749 | 2.93500 GBP | 2.85000 GBP |
10p ordinary | Sell
| 4849138 | 2.92020 GBP | 2.85643 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 | 1118 | 2.86442754919499 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 200000 | 2.9172 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 1354 | 2.86246577 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 28386 | 2.90454837 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 18376 | 2.909675 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 15173 | 2.85841627 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 11913 | 2.86495703 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4077 | 2.92020419 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 914 | 2.89260801 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4135316 | 2.865 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3758 | 2.9041731 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 5595 | 2.8828 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 118 | 2.86296610169492 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 28778 | 2.87202429 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 5985 | 2.90647368759398 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2250 | 2.86 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 124133 | 2.8680893074715 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 3960 | 2.86959996 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 454 | 2.87050005 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 259 | 2.915 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 169900 | 2.86413831665686 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 43299 | 2.86442712302825 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 4601 | 2.86302542925451 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 2549 | 2.86442918791683 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 270 | 2.86303703703704 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Increasing a long position | 31033 | 2.86416135 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 18821 | 2.865 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 29976 | 2.86 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 32878 | 2.86161099224284 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 3780 | 2.86591167 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 173 | 2.86349932 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 460630 | 2.865113 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 371636 | 2.8634234 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 263429 | 2.906273 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 72571 | 2.86135564 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 6934 | 2.865043 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 3014 | 2.86504298 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2500 | 2.874311 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 491 | 2.86443992 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4438 | 2.86213102748986 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 39487 | 2.86840586455688 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 107 | 2.8625 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 14399 | 2.86038162372387 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 144216 | 2.92081739 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2353 | 2.88 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 8412 | 2.85 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 10000 | 2.9275 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4000 | 2.935 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4000 | 2.93 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 4000 | 2.925 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 259 | 2.870039 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 500000 | 2.8670055 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 800000 | 2.922044 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 1748293 | 2.90896327 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 500000 | 2.86023694 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 150000 | 2.860429 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 10000 | 2.920438 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 2940 | 2.8609 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 690 | 2.8611 GBP |
10p ordinary | CFD
| Reducing a long position | 500000 | 2.8733 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: | 09 April 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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