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Form 8.3 - Beazley plc

20th Apr 2026 14:01

RNS Number : 1733B

Societe Generale SA

20 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	17/04/2026
(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:	27,058,588	4.50	12,359,994	2.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	12,319,478	2.05	25,013,364	4.16
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	39,378,066	6.55	37,373,358	6.21

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	47	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	74	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	122	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	194	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	219	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	267	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	19	12.7425
5p ordinary	Purchase	44	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	47	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	49	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	55	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	57	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	59	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	59	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	60	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	62	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	62	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	62	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	66	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	69	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	115	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	134	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	143	12.7375
5p ordinary	Purchase	78	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	120	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	124	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	152	12.745
5p ordinary	Purchase	172	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	183	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	184	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	185	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	189	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	191	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	199	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	206	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	234	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	276	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	287	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	302	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	357	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	481	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	538	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	544	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	839	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,053	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,117	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,017	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,777	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	409	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	582	12.735
5p ordinary	Purchase	971	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	681	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	2,545	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	90	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	82	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	69	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	124	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	15	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	101	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	69	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	65	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	66	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	1	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	70	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	91	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	73	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	108	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	113	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	3	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	78	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	72	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	113	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	95	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	66	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	77	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	124	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	64	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	112	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	64	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	128	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	105	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	5	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	126	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	75	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	83	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	131	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	64	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	3	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	80	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	123	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	116	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	93	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	124	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	107	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	113	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	65	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	13	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	126	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	112	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	100	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	73	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	74	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	68	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	78	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	78	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	136	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	128	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	71	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	127	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	75	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	66	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	124	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	112	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	65	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	59	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	64	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	74	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	78	12.74
5p ordinary	Purchase	67	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	3,364	12.735
5p ordinary	Sale	2	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	4	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	12	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	14	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	119	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	134	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	246	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	347	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	607	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	628	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	749	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,067	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,095	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,214	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,214	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,789	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,295	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	107	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	299	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	304	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	314	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	501	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	582	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	632	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	666	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	670	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	794	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	797	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	799	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,014	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,024	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,405	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,709	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	1,797	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,322	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,429	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	681	12.74
5p ordinary	Sale	2,545	12.74

(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

Reducing a short position

3,364

12.735

(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:	20/04/2026
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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