Trade now with Barclays Stockbrokers
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 22 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - Beazley said on Thursday that it has rejected a £7.7bn takeover offer from Zurich Financial as it "materially undervalues" the company and its longer-term prospects.
| Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - Beazley plc | 23-Jan-2026 | 15:23 | GlobeNewswire NA |
| Form 8.3 - Beazley plc | 23-Jan-2026 | 15:20 | RNS |
| Form 8.3 - Beazley PLC | 23-Jan-2026 | 15:19 | RNS |
| Form 8.3 - Beazley PLC | 23-Jan-2026 | 15:16 | RNS |
| Form 8.3 - Beazley PLC | 23-Jan-2026 | 15:14 | RNS |
| INSURER BEAZLEY TARGETING HARDY | 22-Dec-2011 | Express & Star |
| Insurance companies fear world's costliest ever ... | 15-Mar-2011 | The Independent |
| LOSSES MAY REACH £38BN FOR INSURERS | 15-Mar-2011 | Express & Star |
| Beazley eyeing deals as Lloyd's gets set for an ... | 09-Feb-2011 | The Independent |
| Beazley in threat to pull Hardy bid | 16-Nov-2010 | The Independent |
| Investment Column: Beazley | 28-Jul-2009 | The Independent |
| Och-Ziff mooted as a potential Chaucer backer | 14-Feb-2009 | Telegraph |
| Investors quit miners after news of metals stock... | 31-Jan-2009 | Times |
| Questor: Beazley | 29-Jun-2008 | Sunday Telegraph |
| Questor: Beazley | 27-Feb-2008 | Telegraph |
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| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 1,152.00p |
| Change Today | 36.00p |
| % Change | 3.23 % |
| 52 Week High | 1,170.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 769.00 |
| Volume | 50,099,095 |
| Shares Issued | 599.51m |
| Market Cap | £6,906m |
| Beta | 0.40 |
| RiskGrade | 236 |
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| Strong Buy | 7 |
| Buy | 8 |
| Neutral | 1 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 16 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Interim | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 20-Mar-25 | 21-Mar-24 |
| Paid | 02-May-25 | 03-May-24 |
| Amount | 25.00p | 14.20p |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 17:44 | 1,222,500 @ 1,130.90p |
| 17:44 | 1,222,500 @ 1,130.00p |
| 17:44 | 1,222,500 @ 1,127.90p |
| 17:44 | 1,222,500 @ 1,127.00p |
| 17:42 | 1,222,500 @ 1,124.40p |
| CEO | Adrian Cox |
| Chair | Clive Bannister |
| CFO | Barbara Plucnar Jensen |
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