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RNS Number : 0972Y  JPMorgan Securities Plc  25 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:                                                    24 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          440,643                     12.6606 GBP                           12.6400 GBP
                             Sale              232,320                     12.6600 GBP                           12.6400 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                                                                  190                             12.6400 GBP
                                                                                                                                 18                              12.6408 GBP
                                                                                                                                 19,859                          12.6451 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,001                           12.6500 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,900                           12.6532 GBP
                                                                                                                                 23,837                          12.6539 GBP
                                                                                                                                 97,241                          12.6577 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,628                           12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,133                           12.6604 GBP
                                                                                                                                 43                              12.6606 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,601                           12.6625 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 1,323                           12.6412 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,630                          12.6437 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,473                           12.6487 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,018                           12.6499 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,032                           12.6500 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3,121                           12.6567 GBP
                                                                                                                                 108,842                         12.6600 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  151                             12.6400 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,009                           12.6450 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,264                           12.6492 GBP
                                                                                                                                 20,400                          12.6495 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,120                           12.6500 GBP
                                                                                                                                 38,458                          12.6513 GBP
                                                                                                                                 18                              12.6539 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,446                           12.6573 GBP
                                                                                                                                 12,629                          12.6585 GBP
                                                                                                                                 291                             12.6587 GBP
                                                                                                                                 26,943                          12.6594 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 470                             12.6419 GBP
                                                                                                                                 51                              12.6420 GBP
                                                                                                                                 738                             12.6438 GBP
                                                                                                                                 7,541                           12.6493 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,578                           12.6496 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,937                           12.6501 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,911                           12.6504 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,006                           12.6543 GBP
                                                                                                                                 242,563                         12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 11,395                          12.6606 GBP
                                                                                                                                 3                               12.6613 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       3                               12.6515 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:  25 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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