FT Markets Data
Barclays PLC, Beazley PLC

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 4906T
Barclays PLC
18 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:

 

17 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:

 

 

10,609,043

1.77%

4,664,364

0.78%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

232,907

0.04%

9,103,960

1.52%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

10,841,950

1.81%

13,768,324

2.30%

(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

1,054,976

12.2700  GBP

12.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

497,113

12.2700  GBP

12.1190  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

5,279

12.1622  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,143

12.1623  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

62

12.1190  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

52,238

12.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

20,825

12.1331  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

502

12.1350  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

32,552

12.1418  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

96,140

12.1490  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

36,283

12.1493  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

282

12.1500  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

28,023

12.1596  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,054

12.1731  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,510

12.1765  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

326

12.1773  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,162

12.1792  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,348

12.1978  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

12.1985  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16

12.2200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,480

12.2212  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,511

12.2268  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

19,520

12.2316  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,043

12.2427  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

231,647

12.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,200

12.1257  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,221

12.1307  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,625

12.1309  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,260

12.1345  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,250

12.1382  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13

12.1414  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,325

12.1444  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,588

12.1487  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

380

12.1503  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

50,950

12.1556  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,406

12.1574  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

29,209

12.1584  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,648

12.1603  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,671

12.1646  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

128,839

12.1651  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

33,257

12.1712  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

199,154

12.1782  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,264

12.1803  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,238

12.1861  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,516

12.1916  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,406

12.2224  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

109

12.2331  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

30,296

12.1200  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

33,880

12.1328  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

16,578

12.1606  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

5

12.1660  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:

18 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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