REG - Citadel Group Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
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RNS Number : 1142V Citadel Group 03 March 2026
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if N/A
different from 1(a):
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a
trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form BEAZLEY PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this N/A
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 2 March 2026
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date
prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making N/A
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(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: ISIN GB00BYQ0JC66
5p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 44,697 0.00 0 0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 19,992,963 3.33 18,943 0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
20,037,660 3.34 18,943 0.00
TOTAL:
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors'
and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: N/A
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
Common Buy Transaction 8,500 12.2900 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 1,547 12.3200 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 607 12.3300 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 451 12.3400 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 697 12.3500 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 2,615 12.3700 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 1,866 12.3750 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 3,205 12.3750 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 99 12.3800 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 475 12.3900 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 150 12.4000 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 992 12.4050 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 1,511 12.4050 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 123 12.4100 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 3,399 12.4300 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 712 12.4400 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 1,584 12.4500 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 52 12.4600 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 2,366 12.4800 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 547 12.6100 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 2,296 12.8100 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 1,392 12.8200 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 323 12.8600 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 3,571 12.8700 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 2 12.8900 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 22,311 12.9000 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 3,486 12.9100 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 20,010 12.9200 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,875 12.2500 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,515 12.2900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 923 12.3000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 346 12.3100 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 100 12.3200 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 812 12.3300 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 413 12.3500 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 2,677 12.3600 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 928 12.3700 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 12,454 12.3800 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 3,238 12.3900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 2,879 12.4000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,196 12.4100 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 65 12.4300 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 846 12.4600 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 7,445 12.5000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,637 12.5600 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 346 12.6400 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 302 12.6500 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1 12.6900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,900 12.7100 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 3 12.7900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 8,702 12.8000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1 12.8100 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 24 12.8200 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,983 12.8600 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 622 12.8700 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 2,735 12.8900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 17,315 12.9000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 18,088 12.9100 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 176 12.9150 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 239 12.9200 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 346 12.9300 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short
position
Common CFD Increasing long position 300,000 12.3000 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 180,794 12.4000 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 13,950 12.8758 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 2,000,000 12.9000 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 1,038,694 12.9050 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 70 12.9100 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
4. 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 person
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 person 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
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 3 March 2026
Contact name: Paula Santos
Telephone number*: 020 7645 9700
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.
The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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