Form 8 (DD) - Bank of Montreal
BMO London Branch, acting as a connected advisor to Zeus UK Bidco Limited, has disclosed dealings in Senior plc's 10p ordinary shares on August 5, 2026. These transactions, which involved the sale of 1,631,000 shares at 3.93 each and a reduction of a short position via a TRS for the same amount and price, were executed as a hedge for a client position and have no Code consequences. Following these dealings, BMO London Branch holds zero interests and zero short positions in Senior plc's relevant securities.
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Bank of Montreal
FORM 8 (DD)
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
The Panel Executive has agreed on an ex-parte basis that the dealings below, which were executed as a hedge for a client position have no Code consequences.
KEY INFORMATION
| (a) Full name of discloser: | BMO London Branch (non-exempt position) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (e) Date dealing undertaken: | 05 August 2026 | |||
| 2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||
| Class of relevant security: | 10p Ord Shares | |||
| Interests | Short positions | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
- Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class of relevant security | Purchases/ sales | Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received | |||
| 10p ordinary | Sale | 1,631,000 | 3.93 | 3.93 | |||
| (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 | TRS | reducing short position | 1,631,000 | 3.93 | |||
| (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) | ||||
- OTHER INFORMATION
- Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
None
- Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
None
Attachments
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? No
| Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | NO |
| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL) | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 11 August 2026 |
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.
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