<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 4339L Chesnara PLC 12 December 2025 LEI Number: 213800VFRMBRTSZ3SJ0612 December 2025CHESNARA plc(&#34;Chesnara&#34; or &#34;the Company&#34;)Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of HSBC Life (UK) LimitedChesnara plc (&#34;Chesnara&#34;) announced on 3 July 2025 the proposed acquisition of HSBC Life (UK) Limited for £260 million.Chesnara is pleased to announce that the proposed acquisition has received UK regulatory approval and work will now progress with a view to completing the transaction at the end of January 2026.For further information, please contact:Investor EnquiriesSam PerowneHead of Strategic Development &amp; Investor RelationsChesnara plcE - sam.perowne@chesnara.co.ukMedia EnquiriesMisha Bayliss - +44 20 7427 5465Oscar Burnett - +44 20 7427 5435TeneoE - chesnara@teneo.comNotes to EditorsChesnara (CSN.L) is a European life and pensions consolidator listed on the London Stock Exchange. It administers just under one million policies and operates as Countrywide Assured in the UK, as Scildon in the Netherlands and as Movestic in Sweden.Following a three-pillar strategy, Chesnara's primary responsibility is the efficient administration of its customers' life and savings policies, ensuring good customer outcomes and providing a secure and compliant environment to protect policyholder interests. It also adds value by writing profitable new business in the UK, Sweden and the Netherlands and by undertaking value-adding acquisitions of either companies or portfolios.Consistent delivery of the Company strategy has enabled Chesnara to increase its dividend for 20 years in succession.Further details are available on the Company's website (www.chesnara.co.uk).This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END REAUUUORVVUUAAA</div></div>

Chesnara PLC announced that it has received UK regulatory approval for its proposed £260 million acquisition of HSBC Life (UK) Limited. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of January 2026.

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