REG - Societe Generale SA Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
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RNS Number : 8704Z Societe Generale SA 09 April 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: 08/04/2026
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: 27,456,419 4.58 12,316,473 2.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 14,118,208 2.35 27,075,663 4.52
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
41,574,627 6.93 39,392,136 6.57
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 121,115 12.7189
5p ordinary Purchase 1 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 2 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 3 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 11 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 18 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 24 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 30 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 30 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 33 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 38 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 42 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 45 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 46 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 60 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 71 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 94 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 100 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 105 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 143 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 144 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 144 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 149 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 172 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 179 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 195 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 213 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 220 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 220 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 222 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 243 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 266 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 298 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 328 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 339 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 387 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 387 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 387 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 387 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 477 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 478 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 507 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 507 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 520 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 547 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 577 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 583 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 594 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 607 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 699 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 736 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 739 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 786 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 872 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 948 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 952 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,169 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,181 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 1,203 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 1,214 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 1,937 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 2,234 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 2,285 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 2,429 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 2,429 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 6 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 23 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 54 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 114 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 130 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 137 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 137 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 137 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 137 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 153 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 216 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 3,776 12.7175
5p ordinary Purchase 704 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,098 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 355 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 364 12.72
5p ordinary Purchase 386 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 415 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 462 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 462 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 462 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,097 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 1,180 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 2,652 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 637 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 4 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 8 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 50 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 64 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.71
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.715
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.72
5p ordinary Sale 87 12.7125
5p ordinary Sale 163 12.7175
5p ordinary Sale 188 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 100 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 137 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 214 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 320 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 437 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 438 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 469 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 31 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 51 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 82 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 113 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 143 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 160 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 189 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 194 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 218 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 339 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 714 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 850 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 1,312 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 173 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 340 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 486 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 12 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 24 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 72 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 130 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 179 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 322 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 387 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 429 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 607 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 808 12.72
5p ordinary Sale 875 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 1,044 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 5,180 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 147 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 149 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 149 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 797 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 1,673 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 2,672 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 637 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 2,652 12.71
5p ordinary Sale 20 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 122 12.715
5p ordinary Sale 41 12.715
(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 121,115 12.7189
(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: 09/04/2026
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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