REG - Societe Generale SA Beazley PLC - Form 8.3 - Beazley plc
14/04/2026 12:45
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RNS Number : 4378A Societe Generale SA 14 April 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: SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if
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 Beazley plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this
and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 13/04/2026
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: 5p ordinary
Interests Short positions
Number % Number %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: 26,361,210 4.38 12,331,695 2.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives: 12,433,548 2.07 24,339,504 4.05
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 0 0.00 0 0.00
purchase/sell:
38,794,758 6.45 36,671,199 6.10
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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:
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
GBP
5p ordinary Purchase 12,138 12.72883
5p ordinary Purchase 9,959 12.72966
5p ordinary Purchase 4,840 12.72826
5p ordinary Purchase 4,917 12.72976
5p ordinary Purchase 2,692 12.72714
5p ordinary Purchase 1,047 12.73051
5p ordinary Purchase 1,991 12.73076
5p ordinary Purchase 5,364 12.72802
5p ordinary Purchase 4,017 12.72884
5p ordinary Purchase 707 12.72499
5p ordinary Purchase 6,453 12.72837
5p ordinary Purchase 4,144 12.72983
5p ordinary Purchase 3,265 12.7289
5p ordinary Purchase 1,015 12.72425
5p ordinary Purchase 2,844 12.72826
5p ordinary Purchase 3,457 12.72925
5p ordinary Purchase 4,686 12.72945
5p ordinary Purchase 1,790 12.72915
5p ordinary Purchase 4,895 12.72576
5p ordinary Purchase 2,832 12.72451
5p ordinary Purchase 1,958 12.72576
5p ordinary Purchase 610 12.72511
5p ordinary Purchase 4,270 12.72539
5p ordinary Purchase 1,108 12.72827
5p ordinary Purchase 2,831 12.72533
5p ordinary Purchase 5,688 12.72952
5p ordinary Purchase 6,471 12.72246
5p ordinary Purchase 17,721 12.72893
5p ordinary Purchase 498 12.72825
5p ordinary Purchase 290 12.72324
5p ordinary Purchase 4,336 12.72576
5p ordinary Purchase 610 12.72077
5p ordinary Purchase 4,226 12.72991
5p ordinary Purchase 139 12.72482
5p ordinary Purchase 5,049 12.73036
5p ordinary Purchase 418 12.73077
5p ordinary Purchase 1,253 12.72452
5p ordinary Purchase 2,412 12.72576
5p ordinary Purchase 3,148 12.72424
5p ordinary Purchase 120 12.72575
5p ordinary Purchase 94,305 12.73076
5p ordinary Purchase 14,898 12.7288
5p ordinary Purchase 11 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 153 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 153 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 158 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 178 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 185 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 186 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 197 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 201 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 211 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 216 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 244 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 252 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 269 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 357 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 370 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 384 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 508 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 799 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 811 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 833 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 875 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 1,556 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 2,231 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 52 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 54 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 54 12.7275
5p ordinary Purchase 61 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 72 12.7275
5p ordinary Purchase 92 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 111 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 112 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 213 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 368 12.7225
5p ordinary Purchase 180 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 220 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 354 12.73
5p ordinary Purchase 358 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,644 12.725
5p ordinary Purchase 1,751 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 125,000 12.72364
5p ordinary Sale 215,428 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 90,778 12.71228
5p ordinary Sale 4,620 12.72067
5p ordinary Sale 300,000 12.71477
5p ordinary Sale 250,000 12.71477
5p ordinary Sale 250,000 12.72618
5p ordinary Sale 500,000 12.71228
5p ordinary Sale 200,000 12.71609
5p ordinary Sale 250,000 12.71609
5p ordinary Sale 400,000 12.71228
5p ordinary Sale 125,000 12.7236
5p ordinary Sale 39,984 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 177 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 948 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,481 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,252 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 148 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 150 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 150 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 222 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 238 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 243 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 286 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 383 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 405 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 504 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 678 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 685 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 710 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 766 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 944 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,042 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,727 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,808 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,962 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,981 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,429 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 2,897 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 5,434 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 1,751 12.73
5p ordinary Sale 121 12.73
(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 GBP
position
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 12,138 12.72883
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 9,959 12.72966
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,840 12.72826
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,917 12.72976
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,692 12.72714
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,047 12.73051
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,991 12.73076
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5,364 12.72802
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,017 12.72884
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 707 12.72499
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,453 12.72837
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,144 12.72983
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,265 12.7289
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 1,015 12.72425
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 2,844 12.72826
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,457 12.72925
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,686 12.72945
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,790 12.72915
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,895 12.72576
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,832 12.72451
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,958 12.72576
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 610 12.72511
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,270 12.72539
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,108 12.72827
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,831 12.72533
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 5,688 12.72952
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 6,471 12.72246
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 17,721 12.72893
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 498 12.72825
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 290 12.72324
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,336 12.72576
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 610 12.72077
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 4,226 12.72991
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 139 12.72482
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 5,049 12.73036
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 418 12.73077
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 1,253 12.72452
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 2,412 12.72576
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 3,148 12.72424
5p ordinary CFD Increasing a short position 120 12.72575
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 94,305 12.73076
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a long position 14,898 12.7288
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 125,000 12.72364
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 215,428 12.73
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 90,778 12.71228
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 4,620 12.72067
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 300,000 12.71477
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 250,000 12.71477
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 250,000 12.72618
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 500,000 12.71228
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 200,000 12.71609
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 250,000 12.71609
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 400,000 12.71228
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 125,000 12.7236
5p ordinary CFD Reducing a short position 39,984 12.73
(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: 14/04/2026
Contact name: Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*: +44 20 7676 6969
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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