10th Mar 2026 13:40
Beazley plc
London, 10 March 2026
Vesting of Share Incentives/Options for Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")
Beazley plc announces that the following PDMR has interests in share awards, which were granted on 8 March 2023 under the Company's Deferred Share Plan. The options exercised have vested as set out below. The details of the resulting share dealing transactions to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions are also set out below.
Director | No of Deferred share awards vested in respect of 8 March 2023 awards | No of ordinary shares sold in respect of 8 March 2023 awards |
P J Bantick | 18,621 | 8,774 |
For further information please contact:
Beazley plc
Mark Stevens
+44 (0)20 7674 7581
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014).
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
a) | Name | Paul Bantick | ||||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
a) | Position/status | Director | ||||||
b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||
a) | Name | Beazley plc | ||||||
b) | LEI | 213800VTOMUWD41GIT12 | ||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence each
GB00BYQ0JC66 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of share awards under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
n/a n/a | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 9 March 2026 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Vesting of the shares occurred outside a trading venue | ||||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 5 pence each
GB00BYQ0JC66 | ||||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares acquired from the vesting of shares under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions | ||||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
8,774 £113,009.12 | ||||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 9 March 2026 | ||||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||||
Note to editors:
Beazley plc (BEZ.L), is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Bermuda and Asia. Beazley manages six Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2025, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $6,100.7million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.
Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., a carrier licensed in all 50 states and its subsidiary, Beazley America Insurance Company, Inc. In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc. All US carriers are rated A by A.M. Best.
Beazley's European insurance company, Beazley Insurance dac, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and is A rated by A.M. Best and A+ by Fitch.
Beazley's Bermuda entity, Beazley Bermuda Insurance Limited, is A rated by A.M. Best and regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.
Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include Directors & Officers, Financial Lines, Cyber, Property, Marine and Aviation, Reinsurance, Accident and Life, and Political Risks and Contingency business.
For more information please go to: www.beazley.com
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