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REG - Goldman Sachs (EPT) Beazley PLC - Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - Amendment BEAZLEY PLC

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RNS Number : 2857V  GoldmanSachs International  04 March 2026

Amendment - due to the amendment of Derivative transactions, the disclosure
made on 3(rd) March for dealings on 02(nd) March has been updated. Section
2(b) has been updated.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

 

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

 (a) Name of exempt principal trader:                                            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form  BEAZLEY PLC
 relates:

      Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
 (c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is        ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD
 connected:
 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                                                    02 March 2026
 (e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader    N/A
 making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

      If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

 

2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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  Purchases/ sales  Total number of securities  Highest price per unit paid/received  Lowest price per unit paid/received

 5p ordinary                 Purchases         4,798,963                   12.9240 GBP                           12.2000 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             6,444,678                   12.9400 GBP                           12.1900 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
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           12.2021 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           12.2021 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,250                           12.2277 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       10,000                          12.2384 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           12.2657 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           12.2657 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        200,000                         12.2714 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           12.2824 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           12.2824 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      6,250                           12.2948 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      865                             12.2959 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    50,000                          12.2986 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    475,000                         12.3251 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        25,000                          12.3377 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      30,000                          12.3414 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      100,000                         12.3432 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4                               12.3512 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    17,508                          12.3512 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,238                           12.3569 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,325                           12.3574 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    27,045                          12.3633 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,750                           12.3675 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          12.3675 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      98,675                          12.3687 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    415                             12.3722 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,750                           12.3785 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          12.3785 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      200,000                         12.3813 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       152,549                         12.3823 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    700                             12.3893 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      4,261                           12.3962 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      58,496                          12.4013 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        71,751                          12.4062 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           12.4063 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           12.4063 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,917                          12.4204 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,875                           12.4213 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      5,000                           12.4213 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    238                             12.4221 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,875                           12.4225 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    5,000                           12.4225 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,557                           12.4257 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,213,113                       12.4300 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13,377                          12.4415 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      49,999                          12.4438 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       34,640                          12.4750 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3,750                           12.4975 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      10,000                          12.4975 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    804                             12.5001 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    10,970                          12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       5,022                           12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,259                           12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       10,438                          12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       390                             12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       7,306                           12.5170 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      14,593                          12.5185 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      515                             12.5972 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,310                           12.6277 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,570                           12.6277 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       32                              12.6950 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       20                              12.6950 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       2                               12.6950 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       30                              12.6950 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    68                              12.6951 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15                              12.6953 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      49,275                          12.8672 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      18,412                          12.8910 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      200,000                         12.8966 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       7,292                           12.9001 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a long position                                                        7,292                           12.9023 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    9,580                           12.9032 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      62                              12.9075 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    17,502                          12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,750                           12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    875                             12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    7,876                           12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,500                           12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    29,999                          12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,000                          12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    13,500                          12.9076 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      46,115                          12.9078 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      262                             12.9081 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      7,182                           12.9089 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      45,416                          12.9099 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    62,060                          12.9100 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    648                             12.9100 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      187,193                         12.9100 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      322,759                         12.9100 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    662                             12.9113 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       2,875                           12.9126 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       720                             12.9126 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,501                          12.9157 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       31,030                          12.9165 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    8,517                           12.9216 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,501                          12.9224 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    12,501                          12.9240 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       12,501                          12.9240 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Opening a short position                                                       25,000                          16.4496 USD

 

 

 

(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

 

 

3.         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 exempt
 principal trader 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 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 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

 

 

 Date of disclosure:  04 March 2026
 Contact name:        Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka
 Telephone number:    +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
(http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk) .

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