REG - Citadel Group Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
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RNS Number : 5180V Citadel Group 05 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: Citadel Group
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if N/A
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 form BEAZLEY PLC
relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this N/A
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 4 March 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: ISIN GB00BYQ0JC66
5p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 23,206 0.00 0 0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 22,462,630 3.74 66,279 0.01
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
22,485,836 3.75 66,279 0.01
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: N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: N/A
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
Common Buy Transaction 51,387 12.8900 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 546 12.8950 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 319 12.8950 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 73 12.8951 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 59 12.8951 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 6,014 12.9000 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 940 12.9050 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 813 12.9050 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 557 12.9050 GBP
Common Buy Transaction 327 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 869 12.8900 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 27,062 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,719 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,331 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,243 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,219 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,039 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,025 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,015 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,013 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 987 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 903 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 879 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 829 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 779 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 777 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 769 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 735 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 715 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 699 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 655 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 549 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 541 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 429 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 413 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 395 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 373 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 355 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 329 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 317 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 315 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 305 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 297 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 283 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 281 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 277 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 269 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 229 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 201 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 197 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 183 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 175 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 173 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 163 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 153 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 147 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 131 12.8950 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 87 12.8951 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 85 12.8951 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 53 12.8951 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 49 12.8951 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 27 12.8952 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 17 12.8953 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 841 12.9000 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,938 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,537 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,265 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 1,115 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 777 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 703 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 265 12.9050 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 63 12.9051 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 61 12.9051 GBP
Common Sell Transaction 8 12.9100 GBP
(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
position
Common CFD Increasing long position 231,927 12.8900 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 40,997 12.8900 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 196,820 12.8957 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 600,000 12.9000 GBP
Common CFD Reducing long position 61,312 12.9100 GBP
(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: 5 March 2026
Contact name: Paula Santos
Telephone number*: 020 7645 9700
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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