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

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RNS Number : 8575Z  GoldmanSachs International  09 April 2026

Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure
made on 29(th) January for dealings on 28(th) 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:                                            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:                                                    28 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         1,165,418                   11.4100 GBP                           11.2950 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             881,865                     11.4600 GBP                           11.2700 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                                                      41                                        11.3047 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    100,000                                   11.3057 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    100,000                                   11.3080 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      165                                       11.3089 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    141                                       11.3101 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      98                                        11.3231 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        90,205                                    11.3237 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      229,066                                   11.3261 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2                                         11.3300 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       7,022                                     11.3302 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,407                                     11.3302 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,321                                    11.3303 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    27,108                                    11.3307 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    502                                       11.3311 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       25,535                                    11.3314 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       897                                       11.3323 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       40                                        11.3323 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    130,438                                   11.3325 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      90,205                                    11.3366 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        12,871                                    11.3400 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                                       11.3423 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                                     11.3423 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      195                                       11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,400                                    11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      277                                       11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      387                                       11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      416                                       11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      98                                        11.3475 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    643                                       11.3496 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,703                                     11.3544 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,696                                     11.3572 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       1,985                                     11.3599 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,173                                     11.3606 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,816                                     11.3613 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      183,470                                   11.3620 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    469                                       11.3623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,250                                     11.3623 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    80,677                                    11.3624 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       15,436                                    11.3635 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    600                                       11.3655 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    184,596                                   11.3657 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,146                                     11.3698 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    24,104                                    11.3745 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    45,790                                    11.3810 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13,714                                    11.3843 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      35,032                                    11.3928 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    30,980                                    11.3968 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       10,000                                    11.4103 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:  09 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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