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 4, 2026. These dealings, executed as a hedge for a client position, involved the purchase of 1,631,000 shares at £3.93 per share and an increase in a short position of 1,631,000 shares at the same price, resulting in a total holding of 1,631,000 shares and a short position of 1,631,000 shares, representing 0.39% of the class for both. The Panel Executive has confirmed these transactions have no Code consequences.
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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: | 04 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: | 1,631,000 | 0.39 | 0.00 | |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives: | 0 | 0.00 | 1,631,000 | 0.39 |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL: | 1,631,000 | 0.39 | 1,631,000 | 0.39 |
- 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 | Purchase | 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 | Increasing a 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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