Amend- Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)- Beazley PLC

Mar 06 2026 07:00 GMTSource: RNS

RNS Number : 6564V

GoldmanSachs International

06 March 2026

Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure made on 05^th March for dealings on 04^th March has been updated. Section 2(b) has been updated

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:	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BEAZLEY PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:	ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD
(d) Date dealing undertaken:	04 March 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	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.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchases

4,888,437

12.9100 GBP

12.8900 GBP

5p ordinary

Sales

2,308,497

12.9127 GBP

12.8887 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	239,565	12.8887 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	55,912	12.8887 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	14,554	12.8887 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	58,768	12.8889 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	411	12.8889 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,148	12.8890 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	77,746	12.8898 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,675	12.8899 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,159	12.8899 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	749	12.8899 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	761	12.8899 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	21,186	12.8899 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	20,937	12.8900 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	20,937	12.8900 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	386,722	12.8900 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	585	12.8901 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,605	12.8902 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	105	12.8919 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	22,510	12.8920 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	2,463	12.8921 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,750	12.8926 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,000	12.8926 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	100	12.8926 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	766	12.8926 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,750	12.8927 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	10,000	12.8927 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	7,809	12.8933 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3	12.8933 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,965	12.8935 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	98,117	12.8936 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,480	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,532	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,824	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	2,629	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	25,160	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	19,720	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	35,101	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	554	12.8944 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	292	12.8957 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	100,000	12.8964 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	101,909	12.8989 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a short position	101,909	12.8989 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	3,816	12.8998 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	649	12.8998 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	71	12.8999 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	1,353	12.9034 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	12,449	12.9064 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Opening a long position	90,747	12.9127 GBP

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising / exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) 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

(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 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:	06 March 2026
Contact name:	Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
Telephone number:	+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

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