Beazley Regulatory News (BEZ)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

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

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

BEAZLEY PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

BEAZLEY PLC

principal trader is connected

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

03 Jun 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(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:

16,274,195

2.71%

2,695,648

0.45%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

937,065

0.16%

15,584,959

2.59%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

17,211,260

2.86%

18,280,607

3.04%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

338,745

12.8264 GBP

12.8183 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

339,462

12.8225 GBP

12.8143 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

561

12.8201 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

172

12.8198 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

56

12.8189 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

4,820

12.8197 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

526

12.8219 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,693

12.8203 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

771

12.8150 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

57,248

12.8207 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

23,433

12.8191 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33,387

12.8192 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

370

12.8241 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

16,618

12.8192 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11,864

12.8214 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,616

12.8193 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,000

12.8233 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,255

12.8156 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,298

12.8187 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,061

12.8179 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,866

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

30,696

12.8192 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

133

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

370

12.8258 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,864

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,305

12.8143 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,121

12.8197 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,138

12.8250 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,089

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

633

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

287

12.8090 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,036

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

288

12.8198 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,632

12.8202 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,836

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

287

12.8159 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,550

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

71,059

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,528

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

578

12.8108 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,368

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

132,912

12.8263 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

578

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,674

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Closing Short

2,853

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,849

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

88

12.8040 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

118

12.8225 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

88

12.8259 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

978

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

291

12.8159 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

648

12.8175 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

291

12.8291 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,009

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,019

12.8258 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,277

12.8200 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,019

12.8241 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

822

12.8209 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

822

12.8190 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,070

12.8191 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,070

12.8208 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

955

12.8009 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

955

12.8041 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

930

12.7941 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

930

12.7958 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

475

12.7909 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

475

12.7841 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,434

12.7913 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,606

12.7875 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

649

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

310

12.7790 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

310

12.7909 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,750

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,750

12.7908 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,750

12.7908 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,750

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

310

12.7909 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

310

12.7790 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

649

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,606

12.7875 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

11,434

12.7913 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

475

12.7841 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

475

12.7909 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

930

12.7958 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

930

12.7941 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

955

12.8041 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

955

12.8009 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,070

12.8208 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,070

12.8191 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

822

12.8190 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

822

12.8209 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,019

12.8241 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,019

12.8258 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

291

12.8291 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

291

12.8159 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

88

12.8259 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

88

12.8040 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

578

12.7991 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

578

12.8108 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

287

12.8159 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

287

12.8090 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

370

12.8258 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

370

12.8241 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

197

12.8159 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

197

12.8190 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings 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:

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 of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

04 Jun 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213