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RNS Number : 1913T  UBS AG (EPT)  16 February 2026

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              Beazley plc
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is                    Zurich Insurance Group Ltd
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                                13 February 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    NA
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

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               2062682                     12.45714        GBP                   12.30000        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 Sell              780070                      12.45714        GBP                   12.29941        GBP

 

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Nature of dealing                                                              Number of reference securities  Price per unit

                             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
                                                  position
 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           31290                           12.3        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           13                              12.3496295        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           1002                            12.41481038        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           13112                           12.365675        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           72                              12.36902778        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           1385                            12.36224135        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           25262                           12.336034        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           1078                            12.34        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           34                              12.299508        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           835                             12.33895755        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2432                            16.772649        USD

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          6857                            12.32608721        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          587                             12.387479        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1983                            12.3224        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          693                             12.3002        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          9800                            12.313062244898        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          76879                           12.4062        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1087                            12.387489        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          81097                           12.3        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          95648                           12.39849        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          27974                           12.3224640737828        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1772                            12.3130586907449        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          6053                            12.32011775        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          5216                            12.362872        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          60                              12.310833        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          5461                            12.387491        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          4008                            12.387493        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          554919                          12.31306212258        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2329                            12.38748        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          42                              12.387381        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          433                             12.3552424942263        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          526                             12.3576        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2389                            12.345002692005        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2782                            12.3552444284687        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1730                            12.37097977        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          4078                            12.3552427660618        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2066                            12.310784        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2933                            12.3130617115581        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          64007                           12.3552428640617        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          850                             12.42654426        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                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit

                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.

 

(ii)        Exercise

 

 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit

                             e.g. call option

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)

                             e.g. subscription, conversion

 

 

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

 

(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:  16 February 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
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)

 

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
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/) .

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