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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Beazley plc Replacement.

    29 January 2026 11:58:10
  • Source: Sharecast
RNS Number : 9473Q
UBS AG (EPT)
29 January 2026
 

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 5770Q released at 11:58 on the 27th 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 relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

            Beazley plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

            Zurich Insurance Group Ltd

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

            22 January 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

 

 

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

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

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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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