Beazley Regulatory News (BEZ)

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 7759W published at 08:46 on 16/03/2026, changes made to section 2A,3B

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:

13 Mar 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:

10,239,236

1.71%

4,712,212

0.79%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

274,673

0.05%

9,015,707

1.50%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

10,510,026

1.75%

13,727,919

2.29%

(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

290,002

12.8800 GBP

12.8700 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

191,861

12.8800 GBP

12.8700 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

Increasing Short

25,911

12.8810 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,900

12.8700 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,038

12.8720 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

692

12.8730 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,116

12.8740 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,974

12.8743 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

59

12.8764 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

30

12.8789 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,585

12.8792 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,675

12.8798 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

833

12.8800 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,387

12.8780 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,883

12.8730 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

27,852

12.8788 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

257

12.8792 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,276

12.8795 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

156,852

12.8800 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,758

12.8801 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,527

12.8806 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

590

12.8688 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

772

12.8780 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

174

12.8790 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,986

12.8792 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

10,562

12.8800 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

9,858

12.8733 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

10,563

12.8800 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

174

12.8809 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:

23 Mar 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213