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Barclays PLC, Beazley PLC

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 2234U
Barclays PLC
24 February 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:

 

23 Feb 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:

 

 

12,130,628

2.02%

4,612,023

0.77%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

181,030

0.03%

10,553,413

1.76%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

12,311,658

2.05%

15,165,436

2.53%

(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

1,239,402

12.2500  GBP

12.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,013,969

12.2500  GBP

12.1600  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

Decreasing Short

3,104

12.1700  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,671

12.1724  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,757

12.1846  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

512

12.1898  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

631

12.2048  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,168

12.2077  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,625

12.2187  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,519

12.2194  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,097

12.2196  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

140

12.2200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

754

12.2438  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

74,495

12.1700  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,733

12.1701  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6

12.1709  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

39,618

12.1736  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,021

12.1848  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,500

12.2004  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

52,459

12.2050  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,250

12.2073  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

255

12.2103  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,100

12.2124  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12,422

12.2195  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

87,025

12.2199  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

12.2210  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,576

12.2221  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

911

12.2238  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

898

12.2249  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,435

12.2346  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,461

12.2487  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,541

12.1696  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

50,289

12.1700  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

16,587

12.2014  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

17,070

12.1868  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,008

12.1908  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

4,490

12.2391  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:

24 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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