REG - Societe Generale SA Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
20/02/2026 14:30
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20260220:nRST8914Ta&default-theme=true
RNS Number : 8914T Societe Generale SA 20 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: 19/02/2026
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: 18,406,439 3.07 6,855,907 1.14
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 6,562,190 1.09 9,848,227 1.64
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
24,968,629 4.16 16,704,134 2.79
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 150,000 12.23222
5p ordinary Purchase 222,136 12.20854
5p ordinary Purchase 67,066 12.23791
5p ordinary Purchase 271 12.30123
5p ordinary Purchase 2,840 12.29382
5p ordinary Purchase 324 12.30012
5p ordinary Purchase 931 12.28683
5p ordinary Purchase 3,485 12.20023
5p ordinary Purchase 488 12.27416
5p ordinary Purchase 1 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 145 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 157 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 193 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 338 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 370 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 288 12.35
5p ordinary Purchase 305 12.23
5p ordinary Purchase 589 12.34
5p ordinary Purchase 310 12.34
5p ordinary Purchase 488 12.34
5p ordinary Purchase 16 12.23
5p ordinary Purchase 493 12.25
5p ordinary Purchase 1,633 12.23
5p ordinary Purchase 1,696 12.25
5p ordinary Purchase 122 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 122 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 123 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 153 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 235 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 596 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 1,502 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 1,958 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,408 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 3,611 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 4,508 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 745 12.2
5p ordinary Purchase 2,613 12.2
5p ordinary Sale 245,200 12.29642
5p ordinary Sale 100,000 12.24774
5p ordinary Sale 27,588 12.2
5p ordinary Sale 6,553,723 12.22
5p ordinary Sale 50 12.29
5p ordinary Sale 78 12.29
5p ordinary Sale 501 12.29
5p ordinary Sale 731 12.29
5p ordinary Sale 1,502 12.29
5p ordinary Sale 745 12.2
5p ordinary Sale 2,613 12.2
(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 150,000 12.23222
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 222,136 12.20854
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 67,066 12.23791
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 271 12.30123
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,840 12.29382
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 324 12.30012
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 931 12.28683
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 3,485 12.20023
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 488 12.27416
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 245,200 12.29642
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 100,000 12.24774
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 27,588 12.2
5p ordinary Equity Linked Swap Opening a long position 6,553,723 12.22
(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: 20/02/2026
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) .
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
. END RETAKKBBQBKDBBB
Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reservedRecent news on Beazley
See all newsREG - Takeover Panel - Disclosure Table
AnnouncementREG - Polar Capital Hldgs Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley PLC
AnnouncementREG - BlackRock Group Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
AnnouncementREG-Millennium Partners, L.P. Form 8.3
AnnouncementREG - L&G – Asset Mgmt. Ld Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
Announcement