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REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amend - Beazley PLC

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RNS Number : 4466A  GoldmanSachs International  14 April 2026

 

Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure
made on 23(rd) January for dealings on 22(nd) January has been updated.
Section 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:                                                    22 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         2,221,672                   11.4650 GBP                           10.5507 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             4,446,551                   11.4650 GBP                           10.4900 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                                                      3,750                           10.5485 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          10.5485 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      61,279                          10.6948 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           10.6957 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,750                           10.7312 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          10.7312 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,545                          10.7382 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,227                           10.7747 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      33,674                          10.7963 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,519                           10.8324 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           10.8428 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           10.8428 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    13,191                          10.8453 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13,653                          10.9700 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      180,338                         10.9743 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      199,662                         10.9743 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,227                           10.9882 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           10.9978 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       125,000                         11.0156 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,268                           11.0225 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          11.0432 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,064                           11.0667 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,018                          11.0692 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           11.0893 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           11.0893 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           11.1021 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           11.1021 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      631                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,572                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      93                              11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      170                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      164                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      997                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      80                              11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      736                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      35,575                          11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      7,904                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      523                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,078                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      516                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,103                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,785                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      94                              11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      729                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      294                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      9,024                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      247                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,188                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      236                             11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,279                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,968                           11.1306 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.1322 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.1322 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.1422 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.1422 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,490                           11.1521 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,060                           11.1522 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,241                          11.1567 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     10                              11.1578 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     480                             11.1578 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     2,938                           11.1578 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     16,742                          11.1578 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      112                             11.1591 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      359                             11.1591 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        97                              11.1591 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      11,114                          11.1598 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       115                             11.1603 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      403                             11.1609 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       181                             11.1617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       29                              11.1617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       268                             11.1617 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    29                              11.1623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    521                             11.1671 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,625                           11.1677 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,000                          11.1677 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,954                           11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      491                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      48                              11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      148                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      487                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      38                              11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      890                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      594                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,979                           11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,818                           11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      263                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      313                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      75                              11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      231                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      732                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      472                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      70                              11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      220                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,564                           11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      121                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      930                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      234                             11.1683 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,875                           11.1687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           11.1687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,164                           11.1688 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      49,477                          11.1726 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,347                           11.1780 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a long position                                                     1,174                           11.1806 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.1972 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.1972 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    20,859                          11.1973 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      34,048                          11.2088 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      121,468                         11.2095 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      147                             11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      7,831                           11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      319                             11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      72                              11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      212                             11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      292                             11.2104 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      92,271                          11.2113 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       15                              11.2148 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1,007                           11.2192 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,471                           11.2199 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,153                           11.2229 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    34,450                          11.2309 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13,559                          11.2328 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,844                           11.2347 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,500                           11.2391 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    45,500                          11.2391 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      150,000                         11.2421 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,365                           11.2429 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      38,786                          11.2478 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,378                           11.2499 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,643                           11.2499 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      50,000                          11.2521 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      76,218                          11.2553 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      20,833                          11.2564 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      72                              11.2589 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      35                              11.2589 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4                               11.2589 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      857                             11.2648 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      94                              11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      43                              11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      119                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      295                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,553                           11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      784                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      631                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,484                           11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,188                           11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      554                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,988                           11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      369                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      137                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      294                             11.2687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      728,007                         11.2695 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      496,993                         11.2695 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    58,954                          11.2708 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,621                           11.2711 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,976                           11.2711 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    593                             11.2711 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    61,107                          11.2714 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      7,336                           11.2723 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2,439                           11.2833 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           11.2883 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       20                              11.2951 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    26,279                          11.2979 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    606                             11.3008 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    11,587                          11.3048 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,866                           11.3057 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    31,103                          11.3088 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    316                             11.3108 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    937                             11.3114 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.3114 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,191                           11.3125 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    65,841                          11.3135 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,764                           11.3159 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      86,450                          11.3160 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,550                           11.3160 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    667                             11.3169 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       6,614                           11.3259 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,879                           11.3261 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      12,875                          11.3287 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,099                           11.3291 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      25,650                          11.3359 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      259,350                         11.3359 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    131,217                         11.3479 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           11.3702 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    938                             11.3823 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,500                           11.3823 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    443                             11.3823 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,778                           11.3939 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    20,356                          11.3999 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       22,766                          11.4226 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,228                           11.4330 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,519                           10.8324 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:  14 April 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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