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

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RNS Number : 8927V  GoldmanSachs International  09 March 2026

 

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:                                                    06 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         2,138,741                   12.9103 GBP                           12.8800 GBP
 5p ordinary                 Sales             1,427,257                   12.9000 GBP                           12.8850 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                  Increasing a short position                                                    65                              12.8836 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3                               12.8839 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      682                             12.8848 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,002                           12.8851 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    300,000                         12.8864 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      537                             12.8872 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      107,064                         12.8875 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      3                               12.8876 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,927                           12.8876 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      8,914                           12.8876 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      13                              12.8877 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      264                             12.8880 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      116,375                         12.8884 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      798                             12.8885 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      1,679                           12.8887 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      172                             12.8887 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,435                           12.8890 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    73                              12.8896 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    663                             12.8896 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,911                           12.8896 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      2,392                           12.8898 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      57,313                          12.8900 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    3,264                           12.8901 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      55,624                          12.8901 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,253                           12.8906 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    758                             12.8909 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    15,000                          12.8914 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    40,000                          12.8914 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    17,432                          12.8915 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    20,711                          12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    2,763                           12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    6,898                           12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    4,743                           12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    45,391                          12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    35,576                          12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    63,326                          12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    1,000                           12.8924 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       59                              12.8926 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       920                             12.8926 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a long position                                                       1                               12.8926 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Reducing a short position                                                      58                              12.8932 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    35,856                          12.8936 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    442,166                         12.8949 GBP
 5p ordinary                 CFD                  Increasing a short position                                                    33                              12.9001 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

 

 

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:  09 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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