REG - Societe Generale SA Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
06/02/2026 13:45
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RNS Number : 1091S Societe Generale SA 06 February 2026
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: SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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 Beazley plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(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: 05/02/2026
For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable
date prior to the disclosure
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making N/A
disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
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: 18,026,045 3.01 297,664 0.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 344,424 0.06 5,797,369 0.97
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
18,370,469 3.06 6,095,033 1.02
TOTAL:
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
GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 413,388 12.38237
5p ordinary Purchase 63,047 12.38237
5p ordinary Purchase 112,676 12.38237
5p ordinary Purchase 123,771 12.35569
5p ordinary Purchase 229,000 12.3744
5p ordinary Purchase 50,000 12.4124
5p ordinary Purchase 100,000 12.39739
5p ordinary Purchase 225,000 12.37736
5p ordinary Purchase 150,000 12.37236
5p ordinary Purchase 59,948 12.36
5p ordinary Purchase 6,897 12.36
5p ordinary Purchase 226 12.42
5p ordinary Purchase 488 12.42
5p ordinary Purchase 490 12.42
5p ordinary Purchase 127 12.35
5p ordinary Purchase 180 12.36
5p ordinary Purchase 197 12.35
5p ordinary Purchase 240 12.38
5p ordinary Purchase 771 12.35
5p ordinary Purchase 820 12.38
5p ordinary Purchase 1,036 12.38
5p ordinary Purchase 359 12.38
5p ordinary Purchase 1,117 12.35
5p ordinary Purchase 30,406 12.36
5p ordinary Purchase 7,696 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 29,463 12.37708
5p ordinary Sale 3,386 12.37301
5p ordinary Sale 57,991 12.35571
5p ordinary Sale 74,884 12.35571
5p ordinary Sale 72 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 241 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 365 12.35
5p ordinary Sale 744 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,299 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,902 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 14 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 19 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 27 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 47 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 69 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 72 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 73 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 85 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 94 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 107 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 127 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 140 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 140 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 140 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 140 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 141 12.41
5p ordinary Sale 144 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 150 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 156 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 163 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 189 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 199 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 254 12.43
5p ordinary Sale 342 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 407 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 432 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 470 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 496 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 512 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 522 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 883 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 963 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 1,138 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 1,200 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,246 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,429 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 1,488 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 1,511 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 3,066 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 434 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 576 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 714 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 15 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 176 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 240 12.35
5p ordinary Sale 247 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 526 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 730 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 854 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 858 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 983 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 989 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 6 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 17 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 22 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 22 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 24 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 45 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 47 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 59 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 59 12.41
5p ordinary Sale 118 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 135 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 143 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 207 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 244 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 250 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 330 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 356 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 380 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 406 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 413 12.41
5p ordinary Sale 414 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 471 12.43
5p ordinary Sale 472 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 472 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 472 12.41
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.4
5p ordinary Sale 473 12.41
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 474 12.39
5p ordinary Sale 475 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 475 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 475 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 475 12.38
5p ordinary Sale 476 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 476 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 554 12.37
5p ordinary Sale 4,190 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 342 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 401 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 620 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 934 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,034 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,145 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 1,817 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 3,852 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 30,406 12.36
5p ordinary Sale 7,696 12.36
(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 GBP
position
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 74,196 12.3556492
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 49,465 12.3556492
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 74,884 12.35570496
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 61,377 12.35666017
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,897 12.36
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 59,948 12.36
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 80,000 12.37236
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 120,000 12.37236
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 150,000 12.375363
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 225,000 12.375363
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a long position 29,463 12.37708349
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 63,047 12.38236998
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 112,676 12.38236998
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 413,388 12.38237
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 11,600 12.38813576
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 17,400 12.38813576
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 60,000 12.397385
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 40,000 12.397385
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 66 12.40496
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 44 12.40496
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 20,000 12.4124
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 30,000 12.4124
(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
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:
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 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:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 06/02/2026
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*: +44 20 7676 6969
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.
*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market
Surveillance Unit.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .
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