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REG - JPMorgan Sec.Plc Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-Beazley plc Amend

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RNS Number : 9339Y  JPMorgan Securities Plc  31 March 2026

AMENDMENT

 

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:                                            J.P. Morgan Securities Plc
 (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        Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Beazley Plc
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    27 March 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 this 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                 Purchase          3,665,494                   12.6806 GBP                           12.6502 GBP
                             Sale              813,054                     12.6800 GBP                           12.6496 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                 Equity Swap          Decrease Long                                                                  1,346                           12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,900                           12.6658 GBP
                                                                                                                                 52,834                          12.6672 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,996                           12.6762 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,433                           12.6792 GBP
                                                                                                                                 14,949                          12.6797 GBP
                                                                                                                                 15,362                          12.6800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1                               12.6806 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 17,776                          12.6496 GBP
                                                                                                                                 384                             12.6587 GBP
                                                                                                                                 924                             12.6595 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,926                           12.6599 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,773                           12.6625 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,927                           12.6640 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,544                           12.6667 GBP
                                                                                                                                 393                             12.6670 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,105                           12.6671 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,182                           12.6787 GBP
                                                                                                                                 125,337                         12.6800 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  400                             12.6525 GBP
                                                                                                                                 27,887                          12.6572 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,400                           12.6591 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,528                           12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,792                           12.6626 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,978                           12.6633 GBP
                                                                                                                                 911                             12.6652 GBP
                                                                                                                                 675                             12.6653 GBP
                                                                                                                                 107                             12.6687 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19,800                          12.6693 GBP
                                                                                                                                 442                             12.6696 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,184                           12.6700 GBP
                                                                                                                                 752                             12.6733 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,598                           12.6737 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,537                           12.6750 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,433                           12.6762 GBP
                                                                                                                                 73,285                          12.6771 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,384                           12.6794 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,832                          12.6800 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 116,900                         12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,468                          12.6601 GBP
                                                                                                                                 437                             12.6604 GBP
                                                                                                                                 532                             12.6619 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,922                           12.6701 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2                               12.6740 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19                              12.6761 GBP
                                                                                                                                 731,937                         12.6800 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       79                              12.6573 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,500,000                       12.6700 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,058                           12.6732 GBP
                                                                                                                                 267                             12.6739 GBP
                                                                                                                                 95,964                          12.6800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 115                             12.6802 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:  31 March 2026
 Contact name:        Hetvi Shah
 Telephone number:    44 2034 936359

 

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 dealing 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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