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RNS Number : 7507R  GoldmanSachs International  04 February 2026

Amendment - due to the amendment of Equity and Derivative transactions, the
disclosure made on 22 January for dealings on 21 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:                                                    21 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         2,077,880                   11.6300 GBP                           11.2300 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             1,663,276                   11.6200 GBP                           11.2296 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                  Increasing a long position                                                     41                              11.2278 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      295                             11.2283 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      998                             11.2296 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,933                          11.2363 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      838                             11.2448 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,741                           11.2563 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,228                           11.2619 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     37                              11.2684 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     253                             11.2795 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      447                             11.2806 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,009                           11.2823 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      139                             11.2825 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13                              11.2889 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    268,754                         11.2956 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,697                           11.2982 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       368                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       3,562                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       786                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       884                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       786                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,534                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,139                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,278                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,139                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,715                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,428                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    715                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    714                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       236                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,572                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       282                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,889                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,968                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       736                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       118                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,484                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,484                           11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       368                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       118                             11.3054 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      43,942                          11.3126 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       98,117                          11.3203 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      127,500                         11.3248 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        42                              11.3294 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      116                             11.3294 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,214                           11.3307 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,507                           11.3384 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       996                             11.3444 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                             11.3523 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                           11.3523 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,625                           11.3635 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,000                          11.3635 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      196                             11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,061                          11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      391                             11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      101                             11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      258                             11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      375                             11.3716 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,791                           11.3786 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9,354                           11.3786 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      436                             11.3786 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      99                              11.3786 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    516                             11.3790 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,740                           11.3811 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      22,760                          11.3819 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    42,915                          11.3821 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,471                           11.3852 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,800                           11.3862 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      18                              11.3928 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    77,070                          11.3939 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,724                           11.3956 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    366                             11.3981 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      522                             11.3999 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      367                             11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,484                           11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9,418                           11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,143                           11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      736                             11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,572                           11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      236                             11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      117                             11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      788                             11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,968                           11.4396 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,461                           11.4499 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,361                           11.4541 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,979                           11.4592 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      32,654                          11.4623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,387                           11.4844 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    27,680                          11.4951 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,234                           11.4957 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,274                           11.4973 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,208                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       824                             11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       4,723                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    18,836                          11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    21,975                          11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       706                             11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,285                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       5,508                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       10,390                          11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       8,906                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,576                           11.5084 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      12,146                          11.5172 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9,855                           11.5180 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,406                           11.5224 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,750                           11.5224 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           11.5259 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,247                           11.5304 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       973                             11.5333 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    148,766                         11.5458 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     5,560                           11.5577 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      81                              11.5588 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,875                           11.5997 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           11.5997 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,812                           11.6067 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,500                           11.6067 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,875                           11.6164 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           11.6164 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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