Sophos : UBS AG (EPT) - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) Sophos Group plc_Replacement

RNS Number : 3207A

UBS AG (EPT)

20 January 2020

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement 1759A released at 10:30 on the 17 January

2020. Amendment made to section 2(a)&(b). 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	Sophos Group plc
	whose relevant securities this form
	relates:
	Use a separate form for each
	offeror/offeree
(c) Name of the party to the offer with	Sophos Group plc
	which exempt principal trader is
	connected:
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	16 January 2020
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b)	No
	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"

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.

1. Purchases and sales

Class of	Purchases/	Total	Highest price	Lowest price
relevant	sales	number of	per unit	per unit
security		securities	paid/received	paid/received
3p	Buy	32660	5.65000	5.64000
ordinary			GBP	GBP
3p	Sell	59530	5.65400	5.64000
ordinary			GBP	GBP

1. Cash-settledderivative transactions

Class of	Product	Nature of dealing	Number	Price per unit
relevant	description	e.g.	of
security	e.g. CFD	opening/closing a	reference
		long/short position,	securities
		increasing/reducing
		a long/short
		position
3p	CFD	Long	4922	5.64481244616416
ordinary				GBP
3p	CFD	Long	12245	5.646	GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Long	15601	5.649915		GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Long	2065	5.646348		GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Long	342	5.64480000649123
ordinary				GBP
3p	CFD	Long	652	5.64480619527607
ordinary				GBP
3p	CFD	Long	12	5.64583333	GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Long	4356	5.64481365977043
ordinary				GBP
3p	CFD	Long	4001	5.64481379690327
ordinary				GBP
3p	CFD	Long	349	5.64799427	GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Short	6520	5.64185276	GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Short	4150	5.64	GBP
ordinary
3p	CFD	Short	1452	5.674299		GBP
ordinary

1. Stock-settledderivative transactions (including options)

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1. Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of	Product	Writing,	Number	Exercise	Type	Expiry	Option
relevant	description	purchasing,	of	price	e.g.	date	money
security	e.g. call	selling,	securities	per unit	American,		paid/
	option	varying	to which		European		received
		etc.	option		etc.		per unit
			relates

1. Exercise

Class of	Product	Exercising/	Number of	Exercise
relevant	description	exercised	securities	price
security	e.g. call option	against		per unit

1. Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of	Nature of dealing	Details	Price per
relevant	e.g. subscription,		unit (if
security	conversion		applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

1. 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

1. 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:

1. the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
2. 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:	20 January 2020
Contact name:	Wendy Dent
Telephone number:	[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to aRegulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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