REG-Man Group PLC : Form 8.3 - Beazley Plc

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19/02/2026 14:45

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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                                                                                       18/02/2026     
 (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:                                    3,550,713.00   0.59                       
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       7,023,445.00   1.17                       
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:                                            
 TOTAL:                                                                              10,574,158.00  1.76                       

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           13,107                12.1100 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                                                                                 23                              12.1361 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               1,413                           12.1631 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 112,904                         12.1099 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 14,746                          12.1438 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 143,424                         12.1486 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 702                             12.1400 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 13,557                          12.1334 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 16,489                          12.1165 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               2,359                           12.1508 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               31,852                          12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               106,650                         12.1150 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 1,026                           12.1670 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 402                             12.1400 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 7,793                           12.1334 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 22,430                          12.1165 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 4,174                           12.1088 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               402                             12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               37                              12.1508 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               508                             12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               1,394                           12.1150 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 68,063                          12.1165 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 76,970                          12.1088 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               42,551                          12.1150 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               15,408                          12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               1,141                           12.1508 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               2,047                           12.1150 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               134                             12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               760                             12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 3,321                           12.1088 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Reducing a long position                                                                                 6,681                           12.1165 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               56                              12.1508 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               21,068                          12.1150 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               7,818                           12.1300 GBP     
 5p ordinary                 Swap                          Increasing a long position                                                                               578                             12.1508 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:  19/02/2026     
 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