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Barclays PLC, Beazley PLC

Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 4477S
Barclays PLC
10 February 2026
 

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:

 

09 Feb 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:

 

 

9,009,699

1.50%

5,084,367

0.85%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

668,608

0.11%

7,615,156

1.27%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

9,678,307

1.61%

12,699,523

2.12%

(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

503,168

12.4502  GBP

12.3800  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

708,488

12.4800  GBP

12.3800  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

2,378

12.4352  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

20,689

12.4353  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,753

12.4100  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

15,279

12.4101  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,483

12.4105  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,913

12.4114  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,199

12.4153  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

8,579

12.4165  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

314

12.4166  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,368

12.4197  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

410

12.4200  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,230

12.4232  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,287

12.4293  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,486

12.4319  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

7

12.4347  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

91,356

12.4351  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

16,815

12.4437  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

263,967

12.4500  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,623

12.4501  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

705

12.3933  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

73,108

12.4000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

714

12.4014  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,929

12.4093  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,182

12.4104  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

30,782

12.4130  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,902

12.4184  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

14,334

12.4186  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

780

12.4238  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,690

12.4262  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,611

12.4283  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,218

12.4387  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,466

12.4424  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,067

12.4425  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,208

12.4500  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

15,014

12.4049  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

9,675

12.4182  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

5,252

12.4269  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,964

12.4331  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

8,610

12.4098  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,019

12.4100  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:

10 Feb 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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