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REG - UBS AG (EPT) Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc Replacement

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RNS Number : 9473Q  UBS AG (EPT)  29 January 2026

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5770Q released at
11:58 on the 27(th) of January 2026. Amendments to section 2a. All other
information remains unchanged.

 

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:                                                                22 January 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               4048637                     11.47000        GBP                   10.66160        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 Sell              2975340                     11.47000        GBP                   10.66160        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                                                                           422                             11.4506754535545        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           6000                            11.01416667        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           9867                            11.2248        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           8912                            11.16        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           130664                          11.22566885        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           28523                           11.1973979994        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           45150                           11.1682928        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           147436                          11.132786        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           28960                           11.26872        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           120858                          11.010298        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           71877                           11.063111        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           27119                           11.21280028        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           13560                           11.21150015        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           200623                          10.832412        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           38180                           11.20521474        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           10134                           11.254793        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           9243                            11.248549        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           7709                            11.306233        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           36395                           11.21135971        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           3457                            11.1575672548452        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           400000                          11.353635        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           181255                          11.064465        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           25582                           11.1575678211242        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           7500                            11.345        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           10921                           11.16876772        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           200000                          11.0417        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          7500                            11.013345        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          20000                           10.7058665        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          223897                          11.308844        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          43901                           11.32905606        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          35121                           11.32609356        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          42028                           11.32283        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          488612                          11.3561        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          180680                          11.275635        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          574                             11.275645        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          120000                          11.039199        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          362571                          10.7554        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1411                            11.31690544        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          166826                          11.304826        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          17561                           11.28329993        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          38725                           11.30171        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          300000                          11.1618864        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          70978                           11.3731        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          299                             10.70538462        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          177                             10.6749813169492        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          245                             11.16        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          500                             11.31        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          180                             11.18605        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          90053                           11.271409        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          9748                            11.32590378        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          876                             11.271127        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          86878                           11.270786        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          3864                            11.27        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2910                            11.27112715        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2290                            11.25137036        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          65753                           11.34721396        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2248                            11.30098853        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1213                            11.38131266        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          75000                           11.40937573        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          45000                           11.4661465        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          205358                          11.4226        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          7709                            11.000779        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          5173                            11.295772        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2281                            11.26930882        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          500000                          11.2457632        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          650000                          11.024        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          3142                            11.322829        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          144                             11.322847        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:  29 January 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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