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Barclays PLC, Beazley PLC

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 7670D
Barclays PLC
11 May 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:

 

08 May 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:

 

 

20,170,766

3.35%

2,377,705

0.40%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

599,419

0.10%

19,385,967

3.22%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

20,770,185

3.45%

21,763,672

3.62%

(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

427,693

12.7950  GBP

12.7750  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

259,317

12.7925  GBP

12.7750  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

6

12.7733  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,521

12.7758  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,131

12.7759  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168

12.7787  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,293

12.7788  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

115

12.7789  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,060

12.7800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

60

12.7813  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

117

12.7829  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,731

12.7834  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29

12.7839  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1

12.7848  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,760

12.7867  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

255

12.7887  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,480

12.7890  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,169

12.7891  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

606

12.7898  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,134

12.7900  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

72,077

12.7925  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

12.7762  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

670

12.7795  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,575

12.7800  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,690

12.7812  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

512

12.7815  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,116

12.7816  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

55,803

12.7828  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,607

12.7844  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,501

12.7851  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

100,000

12.7863  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,306

12.7866  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,160

12.7871  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

141

12.7900  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,449

12.7902  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,597

12.7926  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,658

12.7937  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

69

12.8000  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

3,789

12.7821  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

649

12.7991  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,606

12.7875  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,434

12.7913  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:

11 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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