Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC Replacement.


    30 January 2026 16:35:39
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RNS Number : 1674R
Barclays PLC
30 January 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI) Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 1967Q published at 11:57 on 23/01/2026, 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:

 

22 Jan 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:

 

 

7,213,558

1.20%

4,879,716

0.81%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

443,310

0.07%

5,687,556

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,656,868

1.28%

10,567,272

1.75%

(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

3,859,457

11.4600  GBP

10.6500  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,784,798

11.4650  GBP

10.5485  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

6,284

11.2016  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

46,153

11.2979  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,250

10.5485  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

11,250

10.7311  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,625

10.8428  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

42

10.8491  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

70,483

10.9413  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

166,916

10.9437  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

27,900

10.9519  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

33

10.9699  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,985

11.0439  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,625

11.0892  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,625

11.1020  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34

11.1326  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

271,397

11.1415  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

114

11.1576  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

99,139

11.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,415

11.1667  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

846

11.1701  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

18,639

11.1820  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,266

11.1855  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9,624

11.2021  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

22,281

11.2051  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

9

11.2055  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,791

11.2155  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,262

11.2308  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,163

11.2375  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,860

11.2378  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,679

11.2422  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,419

11.2446  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

517,820

11.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,000

11.2634  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

11.2637  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

31,361

11.2883  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,407

11.2896  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

100

11.2925  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

364

11.2938  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,089

11.3075  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

14,695

11.3331  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,000

11.4588  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

25,000

10.6899  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

10.7060  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13,976

10.7296  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

10.7810  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,906

10.7921  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

10.8792  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,000

10.8860  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,802

10.9467  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

32,014

10.9967  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

22,228

11.0012  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

290,626

11.0043  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

554

11.0051  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,205

11.0129  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,813

11.1322  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,813

11.1422  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

76,776

11.1444  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

34,368

11.1479  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,737

11.1600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

67,886

11.1606  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,875

11.1677  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,625

11.1686  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

41,465

11.1721  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,813

11.1972  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

54,192

11.1973  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

11.2018  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

423

11.2209  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

127,422

11.2439  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

51,869

11.2442  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,400

11.2458  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

535,920

11.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44

11.2900  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,474

11.3000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,813

11.3114  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

44,866

11.3300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

9,881

11.3306  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,812

11.3822  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

11,889

10.9224  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,631

11.1589  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

26,553

11.1989  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,093

11.2088  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,869

11.2519  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

4,368

11.2528  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:

30 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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