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

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RNS Number : 8349A  JPMorgan Securities Plc  16 April 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:                                                    13 April 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          662,808                     12.7310 GBP                           12.7150 GBP
                             Sale              546,310                     12.7300 GBP                           12.7200 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                                                                  23                              12.7234 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,540                           12.7272 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,600                           12.7274 GBP
                                                                                                                                 23,520                          12.7306 GBP
                                                                                                                                 165                             12.7309 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 1                               12.7223 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,296                           12.7247 GBP
                                                                                                                                 819                             12.7249 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,063                           12.7250 GBP
                                                                                                                                 468                             12.7251 GBP
                                                                                                                                 66,234                          12.7257 GBP
                                                                                                                                 351                             12.7270 GBP
                                                                                                                                 16,574                          12.7276 GBP
                                                                                                                                 7,563                           12.7292 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,787                           12.7295 GBP
                                                                                                                                 212                             12.7298 GBP
                                                                                                                                 78,074                          12.7300 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  5,300                           12.7240 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1                               12.7250 GBP
                                                                                                                                 7,800                           12.7255 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 559                             12.7203 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,083                           12.7218 GBP
                                                                                                                                 916                             12.7222 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,155                           12.7235 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,147                           12.7249 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,607                           12.7251 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,557                           12.7254 GBP
                                                                                                                                 16,691                          12.7264 GBP
                                                                                                                                 710                             12.7269 GBP
                                                                                                                                 825                             12.7270 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,712                           12.7276 GBP
                                                                                                                                 65                              12.7277 GBP
                                                                                                                                 8,226                           12.7280 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,251                           12.7285 GBP
                                                                                                                                 42,523                          12.7293 GBP
                                                                                                                                 44,343                          12.7300 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,498                           12.7302 GBP
                                                                                                                                 15,113                          12.7303 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,214                           12.7313 GBP
                                                  Opening a long position                                                        75,000                          12.7206 GBP
                                                                                                                                 75,000                          12.7244 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       58,894                          12.7300 GBP
                                                                                                                                 292,000                         12.7427 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:  16 April 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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