REG - Societe Generale SA Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
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RNS Number : 3681X Societe Generale SA 19 March 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: 18/03/2026
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: 34,506,159 5.76 6,570,757 1.10
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 6,612,400 1.10 26,056,055 4.35
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
41,118,559 6.86 32,626,812 5.44
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 927 12.90129
5p ordinary Purchase 2,348 12.90129
5p ordinary Purchase 221 12.90014
5p ordinary Purchase 129 12.90016
5p ordinary Purchase 4,112 12.89941
5p ordinary Purchase 16,733 12.92025
5p ordinary Purchase 186 12.90405
5p ordinary Purchase 12,534 12.90362
5p ordinary Purchase 8,786 12.92
5p ordinary Purchase 295,071 12.9065
5p ordinary Sale 40,000 12.91308
5p ordinary Sale 121 12.89
5p ordinary Sale 121 12.89
5p ordinary Sale 242 12.89
5p ordinary Sale 242 12.89
5p ordinary Sale 407 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 2,018 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 2,425 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 134 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 134 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 134 12.91
5p ordinary Sale 135 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 135 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 135 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 135 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 329 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 3 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 117 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 263 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 291 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 291 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 949 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 1,105 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 1,903 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 461 12.905
5p ordinary Sale 329 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 340 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 9 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 49 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 63 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 277 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 395 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 446 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 452 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 453 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 453 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 453 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 453 12.91
5p ordinary Sale 592 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 670 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 815 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 1,251 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 1,273 12.9
5p ordinary Sale 2,749 12.91
5p ordinary Sale 119 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 120 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 120 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 196 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 727 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 2,181 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 2,560 12.92
5p ordinary Sale 8,786 12.92
(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 552,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 297,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 295,071 12.90654475
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 160,006 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 106,671 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 104,675 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 97,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 97,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 65,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 65,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 56,364 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 52,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 52,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 39,735 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 35,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 35,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 32,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 32,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 30,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 20,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 18,371 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 17,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 17,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 15,065 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 10,044 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 9,892 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 8,718 12.920245
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 8,015 12.920245
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,531 12.903617
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,149 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 6,003 12.903617
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,142 12.899412
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,970 12.899412
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,758 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,223 12.90129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,125 12.90129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 947 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 483 12.90129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 444 12.90129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 115 12.900129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 106 12.900129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 97 12.904047
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 89 12.904047
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 67 12.900129
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 62 12.900129
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 947 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 1,758 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 6,149 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 9,892 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 10,044 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 14,000 12.91308395
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 15,065 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 17,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 18,371 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 20,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 26,000 12.91308395
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 30,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 32,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 32,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 35,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 35,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 39,735 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 52,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 52,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 56,364 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 65,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 65,000 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 97,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 97,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 104,675 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 106,671 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 160,006 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 297,500 12.92
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 552,500 12.92
(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: 19/03/2026
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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