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Societe Generale SA

13 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 form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Beazley plc
(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: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	10/04/2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	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:	28,871,770	4.80	12,321,653	2.05
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	12,678,544	2.11	27,079,898	4.50
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	41,550,314	6.91	39,401,551	6.55

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	19,259	12.73
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,539	12.72326
5p ordinary	Purchase	963	12.72359
5p ordinary	Purchase	12,468	12.72576
5p ordinary	Purchase	5,266	12.73019
5p ordinary	Purchase	20,657	12.73076
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,930	12.72748
5p ordinary	Purchase	81,870	12.73076
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,117	12.72824
5p ordinary	Purchase	6,530	12.72877
5p ordinary	Purchase	854	12.72576
5p ordinary	Purchase	4,155	12.72503
5p ordinary	Purchase	37	12.72838
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,771	12.72569
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,262	12.72326
5p ordinary	Purchase	703	12.72578
5p ordinary	Purchase	361	12.72535
5p ordinary	Purchase	933	12.73057
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,379	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	24	12.71583
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,350	12.72326
5p ordinary	Purchase	3,182	12.72576
5p ordinary	Purchase	137	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	179	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	188	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	196	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	197	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	218	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	230	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	243	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	243	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	340	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	374	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	388	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	7,051	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	57	12.7225
5p ordinary	Purchase	687	12.7225
5p ordinary	Purchase	3,047	12.7225
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	18	12.7225
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,762	12.7225
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	42	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	65	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	96	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	136	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	149	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	200	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	336	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	462	12.72
5p ordinary	Purchase	594	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,225	12.725
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,275	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	250,000	12.72364
5p ordinary	Sale	100,000	12.72618
5p ordinary	Sale	4,831	12.7268
5p ordinary	Sale	1,214	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	1,214	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	1,821	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	724	12.72
5p ordinary	Sale	947	12.72
5p ordinary	Sale	1,364	12.72
5p ordinary	Sale	81	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	146	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	148	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	148	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	559	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	1,734	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	3,671	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	2,275	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	2,211	12.73
5p ordinary	Sale	6,353	12.73019

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	1,142	12.72326335
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	397	12.72326335
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	963	12.72359037
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	473	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5,151	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,770	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,074	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	5266	12.73019077
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,008	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,367	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,633	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,418	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	3,515	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2677	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,969	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2070	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,930	12.7274756
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,117	12.72823665
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	6530	12.72877468
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	4,155	12.72503046
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	608	12.72326335
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	654	12.72326335
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	81,870	12.7307638
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	622	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	232	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	37	12.72826365
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,771	12.7256875
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	361	12.72534147
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	933	12.73057379
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	1,379	12.72500745
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	24	12.7157629
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	2,350	12.72326335
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	458	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	108	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	624	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	338	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	553	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	383	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	622	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	96	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	19,259	12.73
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	703	12.7257635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	239,757	12.723635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	10,243	12.723635
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	95,903	12.726181
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,097	12.726181
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	4,633	12.726818
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	198	12.726818

(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

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	13/04/2026
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.

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Form 8.3 - Beazley plc.

Date of disclosure:

Contact name:

Telephone number*:

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