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RNS Number : 7506R  GoldmanSachs International  04 February 2026

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the
disclosure made on 21 January for dealings on 20 January has been updated.
Section 2(a) and 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  BEAZLEY PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    20 January 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "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         3,997,753                   11.7759 GBP                           11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             3,342,471                   11.6100 GBP                           8.2084 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
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,993                           8.2084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,110                           11.2591 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,703                           11.2591 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,898                           11.2596 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      40,000                          11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,243                           11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      81,803                          11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      22,248                          11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    62,248                          11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    87,046                          11.2600 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,228                           11.2614 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       60                              11.2617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       60                              11.2617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       550                             11.2617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       550                             11.2617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       3,667                           11.2623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       4,964                           11.2623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,031                           11.2623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       368                             11.2713 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       786                             11.2713 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,484                           11.2713 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       118                             11.2713 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       234                             11.2769 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       732                             11.2769 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,954                           11.2769 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,564                           11.2769 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      27,010                          11.2840 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      22,183                          11.2888 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.2903 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.2903 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,731                           11.2919 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    976                             11.2923 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      11,337                          11.2953 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      57,969                          11.3015 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.3023 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.3023 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    48                              11.3149 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,615                           11.3196 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       288                             11.3206 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      15,137                          11.3231 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       548                             11.3273 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    548                             11.3273 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    29,064                          11.3279 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       80,876                          11.3279 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    38,265                          11.3279 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.3297 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.3297 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       80                              11.3370 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       278                             11.3370 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,644                          11.3406 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       36,880                          11.3414 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    77,947                          11.3414 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       28,011                          11.3414 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    42,906                          11.3486 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      11,655                          11.3514 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    803                             11.3536 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.3554 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.3554 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       5,792                           11.3646 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2                               11.3658 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       350                             11.3658 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      65,418                          11.3659 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       594                             11.3670 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       148                             11.3670 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       313                             11.3670 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       48                              11.3671 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      157,700                         11.3671 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     614                             11.3686 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.3689 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.3689 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    64                              11.3730 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      26,598                          11.3737 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,534                           11.3737 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        26,598                          11.3750 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,040                           11.3750 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       164                             11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       516                             11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,395                           11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,078                           11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,001                           11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,103                           11.3770 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       220                             11.3814 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       890                             11.3814 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       472                             11.3814 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       70                              11.3814 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,911                           11.3826 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       236                             11.3870 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       236                             11.3870 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       736                             11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       736                             11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,429                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,968                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,572                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,572                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       6,279                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,968                           11.3871 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       118                             11.3883 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,484                           11.3884 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       786                             11.3884 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       368                             11.3884 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      168                             11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,449                           11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      321                             11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      90                              11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      351                             11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      315                             11.3911 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       3,306                           11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       6,234                           11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    13,185                          11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,998                           11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,546                           11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       494                             11.3958 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    75,000                          11.3980 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      58,833                          11.3993 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      179,820                         11.3993 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,000                          11.4014 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.4023 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.4023 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       25,774                          11.4027 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       10,799                          11.4058 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,851                           11.4058 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,773                           11.4066 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,591                           11.4068 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    45,500                          11.4085 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,500                           11.4086 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.4123 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.4123 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,526                           11.4182 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,592                           11.4200 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      369,893                         11.4200 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,199                           11.4283 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     359                             11.4288 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.4295 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.4295 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,802                           11.4309 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       94                              11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    572                             11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,511                           11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,188                           11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       631                             11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       294                             11.4314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       17,405                          11.4323 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      142,209                         11.4331 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       94                              11.4371 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,188                           11.4371 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       631                             11.4371 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       294                             11.4371 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9,290                           11.4557 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    485,000                         11.4558 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      662                             11.4559 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    62,708                          11.4595 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    30,000                          11.4604 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       6,000                           11.4716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,193                           11.4755 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      716                             11.4765 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,697                           11.4859 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,875                           11.4884 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,079                          11.4898 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      256                             11.4907 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,542                           11.4921 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,892                           11.4973 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      87                              11.4991 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    75,000                          11.5030 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       4,712                           11.5069 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,912                           11.5179 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       6,608                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       4,785                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       716                             11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    19,087                          11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    26,370                          11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       988                             11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,998                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,343                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       9,024                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       3,090                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,236                           11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       12,468                          11.5364 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,428                           11.5615 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       736                             11.5615 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,968                           11.5616 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,279                           11.5616 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,572                           11.5616 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       236                             11.5616 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    323,482                         11.5672 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      16,502                          11.5673 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       6,609                           11.5679 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      11,168                          11.5700 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       129,956                         11.5758 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      349                             11.5847 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      52                              11.5931 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

 

 

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:  04 February 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.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation
to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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