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

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RNS Number : 4619Y  JPMorgan Securities Plc  27 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:                                                    26 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          1,954,591                   12.6654 GBP                           12.6500 GBP
                             Sale              2,156,047                   12.6700 GBP                           12.6494 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                                                                  1,158                           12.6587 GBP
                                                                                                                                 415                             12.6588 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,206                           12.6590 GBP
                                                                                                                                 248                             12.6596 GBP
                                                                                                                                 96                              12.6606 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,300                           12.6607 GBP
                                                                                                                                 634                             12.6625 GBP
                                                                                                                                 49                              12.6642 GBP
                                                  Decrease Short                                                                 17,744                          12.6494 GBP
                                                                                                                                 355                             12.6522 GBP
                                                                                                                                 55,002                          12.6536 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,871                           12.6537 GBP
                                                                                                                                 20,044                          12.6554 GBP
                                                                                                                                 830                             12.6562 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,985                           12.6575 GBP
                                                                                                                                 871                             12.6587 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,492                           12.6589 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,135                           12.6592 GBP
                                                                                                                                 54,193                          12.6599 GBP
                                                                                                                                 17,236                          12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,148                           12.6601 GBP
                                                                                                                                 2,792                           12.6613 GBP
                                                                                                                                 5,614                           12.6620 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,161                           12.6631 GBP
                                                                                                                                 785                             12.6637 GBP
                                                                                                                                 152                             12.6640 GBP
                                                  Increase Long                                                                  50                              12.6588 GBP
                                                                                                                                 11,200                          12.6591 GBP
                                                                                                                                 13,086                          12.6592 GBP
                                                                                                                                 23,919                          12.6595 GBP
                                                  Increase Short                                                                 31,887                          12.6554 GBP
                                                                                                                                 6,083                           12.6577 GBP
                                                                                                                                 77,369                          12.6589 GBP
                                                                                                                                 75,866                          12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 25,890                          12.6601 GBP
                                                                                                                                 32,907                          12.6613 GBP
                                                                                                                                 549                             12.6619 GBP
                                                                                                                                 61                              12.6620 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,121                           12.6654 GBP
                                                  Opening a long position                                                        6,234                           12.6600 GBP
                                                  Opening a short position                                                       125,337                         12.6600 GBP
                                                                                                                                 4,492                           12.6602 GBP
                                                                                                                                 1,742                           12.6637 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:  27 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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