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RNS Number : 2408W  JPMorgan Securities Plc  11 March 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:                                            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:                                                    10 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          2,218,856                   12.8900 GBP                           12.8800 GBP
                             Sale              927,104                     12.8900 GBP                           12.8791 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                                                                  6,993                           12.8800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 107                             12.8806 GBP
                                                                                                                                 36,474                          12.8814 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,995                           12.8821 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,417                           12.8824 GBP
                                                                                                                                 8,699                           12.8835 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,480                           12.8840 GBP
                                                                                                                                 299                             12.8843 GBP
                                                                                                                                 55,726                          12.8844 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 6                               12.8787 GBP
                                                                                                                                 25,996                          12.8796 GBP
                                                                                                                                 11,596                          12.8799 GBP
                                                                                                                                 153,862                         12.8800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 440                             12.8818 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,334                          12.8836 GBP
                                                                                                                                 333                             12.8847 GBP
                                                                                                                                 500                             12.8896 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  26,500                          12.8791 GBP
                                                                                                                                 14,184                          12.8800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 84,135                          12.8822 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,423                           12.8840 GBP
                                                                                                                                 168                             12.8854 GBP
                                                                                                                                 57                              12.8900 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 36,943                          12.8800 GBP
                                                                                                                                 746                             12.8803 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,614                           12.8804 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,411                           12.8843 GBP
                                                                                                                                 70                              12.8844 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,391                           12.8854 GBP
                                                                                                                                 825,000                         12.8864 GBP
                                                                                                                                 646                             12.8878 GBP
                                                                                                                                 247                             12.8891 GBP
                                                                                                                                 600,000                         12.8914 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       10,705                          12.8806 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,296                           12.8843 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:  11 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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