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FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser: Man Group PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Beazley plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 03/02/2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? NO
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
any)
Class of relevant security: 5p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 5,857,920.00 0.97
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 4,810,298.00 0.80
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL: 10,668,218.00 1.77
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’
and other employee options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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 Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
5p ordinary Sale 38,455 11.6116 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 325,826 11.6116 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 16,229 11.6116 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. CFD Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position Number of reference securities Price per unit
5p ordinary Swap Reducing a long position 252 11.6100 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 17,121 11.6133 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 5,653 11.6242 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,729 11.6104 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,233 11.6100 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 3,797 11.6010 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 2,344 11.6179 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,846 11.6488 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,399 11.6383 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,077 11.6294 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 810 11.6160 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,730 11.6073 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,293 11.6496 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,147 11.6365 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 36 11.6219 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 187 11.6051 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 4,341 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 55,141 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 2,569 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 615 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Reducing a long position 54 11.6100 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Reducing a long position 99 11.6088 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 1,490 11.6219 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 7,667 11.6051 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 19,009 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 912 11.6094 GBP
5p ordinary Swap Increasing a long position 11,439 11.6094 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 e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion Details Price per unit (if applicable)
4. 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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
None
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to
options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 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:
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 04/02/2026
Contact name: Molly Childs
Telephone number: +442071443714
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 disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk