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Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC

By LSE RNS

Date: Monday 23 Mar 2026

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC







RNS Number : 6951X
Barclays PLC
23 March 2026
 



































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)



PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN



EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS



(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)



Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")



1.



KEY INFORMATION



(a)



Name of exempt principal trader:



 



BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD



(b)



Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose



 



BEAZLEY PLC



 



relevant securities this form relates:



 



(c)



Name of the party to the offer with which exempt



BEAZLEY PLC



 



principal trader is connected



 



 



(d)



Date position held/dealing undertaken:



 



20 Mar 2026



(e)



In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal



NO



 



 



 



trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?



 



 



2.



POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER



(a)



Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree



 



 



to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)



 



Class of relevant security:



5p ordinary



 



Interests



Short Positions



 



Number



(%)



Number



(%)



(1)



Relevant securities owned



 



 



 



 



 



and/or controlled:



 



 



11,500,514



1.92%



3,699,448



0.62%



(2)



Cash-settled derivatives:



 



 



 



 



 



and/or controlled:



 



 



309,268



0.05%



10,930,850



1.82%



(3)



Stock-settled derivatives (including options)



 



 



 



 



 



and agreements to purchase/sell:



 



 



0



0.00%



0



0.00%



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



TOTAL:



 



 



11,809,782



1.97%



14,630,298



2.44%



(b)



Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive



 



 



options)



 



 



 



 



 



 



Class of relevant security in relation to



 



 



 



 



which subscription right exists



 



 



 



 



Details, including nature of the rights



 



 



 



 



concerned and relevant percentages:



 



 



 



 



3.



DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER



(a)



Purchases and sales



 



 



 



 



 



Class of relevant



Purchase/sale



Total number of



Highest price per unit



Lowest price per unit



security



 



securities



paid/received



paid/received



5p ordinary



Purchase



2,815,021



12.6550  GBP



12.6381  GBP



5p ordinary



Sale



1,744,789



12.6550  GBP



12.6362  GBP



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



(b)



Cash-settled derivative transactions



 



Class of



Product



Nature of dealing



Number of



Price per



relevant



description



 



reference



unit



security



 



 



securities



 



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



25,252



12.6436  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



40



12.6362  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



391



12.6374  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



2,600



12.6391  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



401,169



12.6400  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



39,882



12.6402  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



114,577



12.6408  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



2,831



12.6413  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



8,855



12.6430  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



674



12.6442  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



16,800



12.6447  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



178,580



12.6458  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



31,409



12.6481  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



390



12.6489  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



6,700



12.6491  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



146



12.6498  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



768



12.6500  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



756



12.6511  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Decreasing Short



2,107



12.6533  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



36,839



12.6400  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



23,819



12.6402  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



10



12.6410  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



6,312



12.6411  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



85,662



12.6412  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



19



12.6421  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



315



12.6425  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



9,811



12.6467  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



250,000



12.6488  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



27,483



12.6498  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



8,224



12.6530  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



1,313



12.6538  GBP



5p ordinary



SWAP



Increasing Short



22,500



12.6638  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Decreasing Short



4,899



12.6395  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Decreasing Short



16,835



12.6407  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Decreasing Short



724



12.6491  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Short



437



12.6400  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Short



724



12.6408  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Short



2,585



12.6425  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Short



399,711



12.6481  GBP



5p ordinary



CFD



Increasing Short



1,149,366



12.6513  GBP



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



(c)



Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)



 



(i)



Writing, selling, purchasing or varying



 



Class



Product



Writing,



Number



Exercise



Type



Expiry



Option



of



description



purchasing,



of



price



 



date



money



relevant



 



selling,



securities



per unit



 



 



paid/



security



 



varying etc



to which



 



 



 



received



 



 



 



option



 



 



 



per unit



 



 



 



relates



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



(ii)



Exercising



 



 



 



 



 



 



Class of relevant



Product description



Exercising/ exercised against



Number of



Exercise price per



security



 



 



securities



unit



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



(d)



Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)



 



Class of relevant



Nature of Dealings



Details



Price per unit (if



security



 



 



applicable)



 



 



 



 



4.



OTHER INFORMATION



(a)



Indemnity and other dealings 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:



 



 



 



NONE



(b)



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:



 



 



(i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or



 



 



 



(ii)   the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which



 



 



any derivative is referenced:



 



 



 



 



 



 



NONE



(c)



Attachments



 



 



 



 



 



 



Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?



NO



Date of disclosure:



23 Mar 2026



Contact name:



Large Holdings Regulatory Operations



Telephone number:



020 3134 7213



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 






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