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

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RNS Number : 2077U  UBS AG (EPT)  24 February 2026

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 7051T released at
11:55 on the 19(th) of February 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:                                                                17 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               1083333                     12.25036        GBP                   12.12000        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 Sell              898948                      12.26000        GBP                   12.11980        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                                                                           184961                          12.12        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           6441                            12.148718        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           8982                            12.207381        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           339943                          12.147053        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           92972                           12.18536        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           1143                            12.1198        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           384                             12.14377506        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           5985                            12.16797327        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           497                             12.125604        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Long                                                                           68                              12.22191176        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          10092                           12.1424        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          7790                            12.193047        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          45196                           12.16608        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          71076                           12.2361        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1525                            12.138039        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          1964                            12.19305        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          32141                           12.13212        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          14160                           12.179736        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          35273                           12.17973606        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          27421                           12.138034        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          35303                           12.193048        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          12385                           12.1615        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          108                             12.138056        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          139                             12.193022        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          450834                          12.1468288771477        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          63758                           12.207622        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          12750                           12.23833        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          199                             12.204904        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          412                             12.210122        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          22                              12.171217        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          14                              12.201938        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          591                             12.186422        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          412                             12.20122        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          264                             12.190481        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          34089                           12.12        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          4237                            12.14502478        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          562                             12.190534        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          424                             12.20501        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          642                             12.20791152        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          3857                            12.11999989        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          4596                            12.22        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          40910                           12.14780851        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2194                            12.154448        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2138                            12.230183        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          6050                            12.138033        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          6729                            12.1754331995839        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          21631                           12.1754329434608        GBP

 5p Ordinary                 CFD                  Short                                                                          2541                            12.1754309327037        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:  24 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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