REG - Barclays PLC Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC
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RNS Number : 8457G Barclays PLC 03 June 2026
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS
(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose BEAZLEY PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt BEAZLEY PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 02 Jun 2026
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal NO
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(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: 16,199,919 2.69% 2,620,655 0.44%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
and/or controlled: 861,498 0.14% 15,510,683 2.58%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 17,061,417 2.84% 18,131,338 3.01%
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other
executive
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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
5p ordinary Purchase 150,347 12.8250 GBP 12.8150 GBP
5p ordinary Sale 1,657,700 12.8250 GBP 12.8150 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 100 12.8198 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 3,043 12.8214 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,741 12.8152 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 44 12.8198 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 31,823 12.8152 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Opening Short 16,632 12.8196 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Long 19,470 12.8214 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 17,766 12.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,324 12.8106 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 287 12.8090 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 24,916 12.8192 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,983 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 4 12.8247 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 225 12.8125 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,494 12.8245 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 6,800 12.8191 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 513,391 12.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 6,685 12.8133 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 287 12.8159 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 227,010 12.8112 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,247 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Long 43,141 12.8230 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 921,197 12.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,093 12.8088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 578 12.8108 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,931 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 37,980 12.8201 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,250 12.8138 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 578 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 2,183 12.8207 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,261 12.8175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,250 12.8138 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 88 12.8040 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 1,786 12.8249 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 3,099 12.8249 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,093 12.8088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 88 12.8259 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,263 12.8153 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 1,662 12.8205 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 6,685 12.8133 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 291 12.8159 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 5,714 12.8211 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 7,108 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 16,324 12.8106 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 291 12.8291 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 36 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 4,305 12.8175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 16,324 12.8106 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,019 12.8258 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 6,649 12.8250 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 366 12.8175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 6,685 12.8133 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,019 12.8241 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 161 12.8212 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 9,885 12.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 1,093 12.8088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 822 12.8209 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 788 12.8175 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Long 5,250 12.8138 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 822 12.8190 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Decreasing Short 15,448 12.8156 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 5,250 12.8138 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,070 12.8191 GBP
5p ordinary SWAP Increasing Short 15,140 12.8200 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 1,093 12.8088 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,070 12.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 6,685 12.8133 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 955 12.8009 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Long 16,324 12.8106 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 955 12.8041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 930 12.7941 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 930 12.7958 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 475 12.7909 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 475 12.7841 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 9,606 12.7875 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 11,434 12.7913 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 649 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 310 12.7790 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 310 12.7909 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,750 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,750 12.7908 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,750 12.7908 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,750 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 310 12.7909 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 310 12.7790 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 649 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 9,606 12.7875 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 11,434 12.7913 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 475 12.7841 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 475 12.7909 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 930 12.7958 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 930 12.7941 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 955 12.8041 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 955 12.8009 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,070 12.8208 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,070 12.8191 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 822 12.8190 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 822 12.8209 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 1,019 12.8241 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 1,019 12.8258 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 291 12.8291 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 291 12.8159 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 88 12.8259 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 88 12.8040 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 578 12.7991 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 578 12.8108 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 287 12.8159 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 287 12.8090 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Increasing Short 370 12.8258 GBP
5p ordinary CFD Decreasing Short 370 12.8241 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry Option
of description purchasing, of price date money
relevant selling, securities per unit paid/
security varying etc to which received
option per unit
relates
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant Product description Exercising/ exercised against Number of Exercise price per
security securities unit
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant Nature of Dealings Details Price per unit (if
security applicable)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealings 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 exempt principal trader 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 exempt principal trader 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 of 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: 03 Jun 2026
Contact name: Large Holdings Regulatory Operations
Telephone number: 020 3134 7213
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