REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - BEAZLEY PLC
20/02/2026 09:30
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RNS Number : 8456T GoldmanSachs International 20 February 2026
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: 19 February 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 1,671,461 12.3814 GBP 12.1800 GBP
5p ordinary Sales 1,113,419 12.3850 GBP 12.1988 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 115 12.1973 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,241 12.1973 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,875 12.1981 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,000 12.1981 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 115 12.1982 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 19,135 12.1988 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 13,927 12.1998 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a long position 180,455 12.2000 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 141 12.2012 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 500 12.2024 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,114 12.2024 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 298 12.2024 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 12 12.2024 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 161,039 12.2061 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,032 12.2092 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 19,638 12.2104 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 21 12.2181 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 115 12.2186 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,775 12.2195 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 121,180 12.2214 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 4,888 12.2221 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 313 12.2304 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,597 12.2313 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 182 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,110 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 2,344 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,111 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,098 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 1,584 12.2322 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 949 12.2400 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 813 12.2416 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,812 12.2432 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 7,500 12.2432 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 585 12.2474 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 413 12.2474 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,825 12.2474 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 412 12.2474 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 24 12.2488 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 29,382 12.2553 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 3,764 12.2585 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 12,412 12.2739 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,562 12.2787 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,500 12.2787 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 7,715 12.2832 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,880 12.2833 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 34,160 12.2893 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 24 12.2898 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 300,000 12.2938 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 5,000 12.3084 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 60,000 12.3114 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 22,100 12.3145 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Opening a short position 42,900 12.3145 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 2,193 12.3149 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 180,455 12.3309 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 14,455 12.3425 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 79 12.3767 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: 20 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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