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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - SENIOR PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 9127U
GoldmanSachs International
02 March 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:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(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:

27 February 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 the offer?

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

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

10p ordinary

Purchases

5,956,170

3.1500 GBP

2.9600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sales

5,191,026

3.1550 GBP

2.9375 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 short position

1,243

2.9606 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

8,003

2.9726 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

30,881

3.0006 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

875

3.0035 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

738

3.0300 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

731

3.0376 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

558

3.0377 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

314,067

3.0388 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

375,000

3.0445 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

703

3.0454 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

20,917

3.0455 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,383

3.0473 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

250,000

3.0477 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,189

3.0479 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

8,532

3.0479 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,809

3.0517 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

282,255

3.0541 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

28,926

3.0552 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,764

3.0552 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

31,210

3.0552 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,286

3.0554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,825

3.0554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

83

3.0554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

409

3.0554 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

3,094

3.0578 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

8,318

3.0581 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,873

3.0589 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,910

3.0647 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

23

3.0702 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

1,189

3.0702 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,220

3.0734 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

8,532

3.0735 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,421

3.0735 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

51,180

3.0737 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

15,000

3.0755 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

57,578

3.0769 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

23,675

3.0794 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,735

3.0795 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,069

3.0795 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,735

3.0795 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

338

3.0799 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

413

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

108,345

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

27,214

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

3,109

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

689,942

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

72

3.0800 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

213

3.0828 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

2,513

3.1113 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

889

3.1122 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:

02 March 2026
Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's 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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