REG - Barclays PLC Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC Replacement

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18/02/2026 12:01

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RNS Number : 5337T  Barclays PLC  18 February 2026

 FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
 Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1563T published at 08:40 on
 16/02/2026, changes made to section 2A,3A
 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:                                                        13 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:                                                        9,601,327           1.60%            5,003,692               0.83%
 (2)              Cash-settled derivatives:
                  and/or controlled:                                                        588,791             0.10%            8,134,638               1.36%
 (3)              Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
                  and agreements to purchase/sell:                                          0                   0.00%            0                       0.00%

                  TOTAL:                                                                    10,190,118          1.70%            13,138,330              2.19%
 (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                                1,228,277                            12.4600  GBP            12.3000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        Sale                                    1,042,944                            12.4600  GBP            12.2997  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                     3,195                   12.3452  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     22,049                  12.3453  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     8,810                   12.2997  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     162,212                 12.3000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,691                   12.3175  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     123,566                 12.3204  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     613                     12.3215  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     799                     12.3244  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     4,002                   12.3263  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     13,292                  12.3271  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     3,264                   12.3336  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,042                   12.3363  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,380                   12.3368  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     14,651                  12.3411  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     27,552                  12.3475  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     11,163                  12.3553  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     14,988                  12.3568  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,136                   12.3770  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     53,995                  12.3805  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     1,456                   12.3812  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     956                     12.3874  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     1,196                   12.3896  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     3,463                   12.3993  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     137                     12.4073  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Decreasing Short                     2,449                   12.4234  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     145,255                 12.3000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     58,061                  12.3006  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     1,336                   12.3008  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     2,813                   12.3024  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     9,584                   12.3034  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     25,899                  12.3037  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     23                      12.3086  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     5,348                   12.3087  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     17,955                  12.3130  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     18,143                  12.3157  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     7,300                   12.3195  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     806                     12.3224  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     90,751                  12.3407  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     93,082                  12.3461  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     16,237                  12.3552  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     6,186                   12.3562  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     11,957                  12.3582  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     88                      12.3609  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     28,878                  12.3639  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     3,949                   12.3675  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     869                     12.3700  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     14,764                  12.3821  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     2,091                   12.3955  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     4,299                   12.4100  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     91,240                  12.4174  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     258                     12.4200  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     5,625                   12.4375  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        SWAP                                    Increasing Short                     5,625                   12.4536  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     11,270                  12.3000  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     39,707                  12.3212  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     28,019                  12.3300  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     1,581                   12.3687  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Decreasing Short                     8                       12.3750  GBP
 5p ordinary                                        CFD                                     Increasing Short                     5,498                   12.4177  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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