REG - Beazley PLC Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company

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05/03/2026 18:30

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RNS Number : 5771V  Beazley PLC  05 March 2026

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYQ0JC66

Issuer Name

BEAZLEY PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

25-Feb-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Feb-2026*

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  0.395179                                              7.226159                                                                   7.621338                        45690676
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 GB00BYQ0JC66                                                                          2369138                                                                          0.395179
 Sub Total 8.A                                2369138                                                                               0.395179%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Physical Swaps                09/03/2026       n/a                         856000                                                             0.142784
 Physical Swaps                14/04/2026       n/a                         526486                                                             0.087819
 Physical Swaps                27/04/2026       n/a                         247032                                                             0.041206
 Physical Swaps                02/06/2026       n/a                         496000                                                             0.082734
 Physical Swaps                14/09/2026       n/a                         1420000                                                            0.236860
 Right to Recall               n/a              n/a                         10695                                                              0.001784
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             3556213                                                            0.593187%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
 Swaps                         03/03/2026       n/a                         Cash                         111184                   0.018546
 Swaps                         09/03/2026       n/a                         Cash                         1564492                  0.260962
 Swaps                         10/03/2026       n/a                         Cash                         7901706                  1.318028
 Swaps                         31/03/2026       n/a                         Cash                         7818                     0.001304
 Swaps                         13/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         10537084                 1.757616
 Swaps                         14/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         395907                   0.066038
 Swaps                         22/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         2097754                  0.349911
 Swaps                         05/05/2026       n/a                         Cash                         391000                   0.065220
 Swaps                         18/05/2026       n/a                         Cash                         4702458                  0.784384
 Swaps                         30/06/2026       n/a                         Cash                         1719                     0.000287
 Swaps                         23/07/2026       n/a                         Cash                         3328812                  0.555256
 Swaps                         31/07/2026       n/a                         Cash                         160000                   0.026688
 Swaps                         27/08/2026       n/a                         Cash                         4545468                  0.758197
 Swaps                         05/11/2026       n/a                         Cash                         3437852                  0.573444
 Swaps                         11/12/2026       n/a                         Cash                         74950                    0.012502
 Swaps                         20/09/2027       n/a                         Cash                         493248                   0.082275
 Swaps                         15/10/2027       n/a                         Cash                         4280                     0.000714
 Swaps                         01/11/2027       n/a                         Cash                         2787                     0.000465
 Swaps                         15/03/2028       n/a                         Cash                         6600                     0.001101
 Put Options                   15/05/2026       n/a                         Cash                         206                      0.000034
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          39765325                 6.632972%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking         % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                 than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                        3.175869                                                                    3.555986%
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association
 Bank of America Corporation  Bofa Securities Europe SA

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

27-Feb-2026

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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