27th Jan 2026 16:45
AMENDMENT
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader: | J.P. Morgan Securities Plc |
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | Beazley plc |
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected: | Corporate Broker and Financial Adviser to Beazley Plc |
(d) Date dealing undertaken: | 22 January 2026 |
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" | N/A |
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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 | Purchases/ sales
| Total number of securities | Highest price per unit paid/received | Lowest price per unit paid/received |
5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,493,506 | 11.4500 GBP | 10.5400 GBP |
| Sale | 4,615,139 | 11.4650 GBP | 10.6500 GBP |
(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 |
5p ordinary | Equity Swap | Decrease Long | 79 | 10.9976 GBP |
1,644 | 11.1236 GBP | |||
34,635 | 11.1421 GBP | |||
218 | 11.1605 GBP | |||
1,407 | 11.1611 GBP | |||
1,457 | 11.1653 GBP | |||
87 | 11.1708 GBP | |||
3,447 | 11.1816 GBP | |||
2,978 | 11.2223 GBP | |||
45 | 11.2315 GBP | |||
1,571 | 11.2319 GBP | |||
59 | 11.3042 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 553 | 10.6957 GBP | ||
41,807 | 10.7288 GBP | |||
553 | 10.7747 GBP | |||
11,364 | 10.7955 GBP | |||
19,887 | 10.8246 GBP | |||
10 | 10.8299 GBP | |||
63,003 | 10.8324 GBP | |||
19,887 | 10.8746 GBP | |||
553 | 10.9882 GBP | |||
553 | 10.9978 GBP | |||
3,000 | 11.0355 GBP | |||
165,804 | 11.0859 GBP | |||
1,666 | 11.1600 GBP | |||
22,925 | 11.1685 GBP | |||
27,283 | 11.1688 GBP | |||
10,849 | 11.1810 GBP | |||
71,122 | 11.1842 GBP | |||
27,924 | 11.1875 GBP | |||
98,520 | 11.1961 GBP | |||
11,907 | 11.1964 GBP | |||
26,119 | 11.2015 GBP | |||
8,006 | 11.2076 GBP | |||
1,589 | 11.2104 GBP | |||
18,666 | 11.2111 GBP | |||
6,584 | 11.2134 GBP | |||
1,942 | 11.2219 GBP | |||
8,300 | 11.2235 GBP | |||
36 | 11.2431 GBP | |||
67,726 | 11.2462 GBP | |||
33,068 | 11.2466 GBP | |||
7,255 | 11.2491 GBP | |||
604 | 11.2529 GBP | |||
22,738 | 11.2570 GBP | |||
42,523 | 11.2587 GBP | |||
15,344 | 11.2591 GBP | |||
7,965 | 11.2608 GBP | |||
8,554 | 11.2610 GBP | |||
75,000 | 11.2662 GBP | |||
44,667 | 11.2674 GBP | |||
25,333 | 11.2675 GBP | |||
412 | 11.2679 GBP | |||
2,176 | 11.2697 GBP | |||
153 | 11.2798 GBP | |||
334 | 11.2800 GBP | |||
89 | 11.2827 GBP | |||
9,410 | 11.2850 GBP | |||
25,877 | 11.2863 GBP | |||
553 | 11.2883 GBP | |||
31 | 11.2890 GBP | |||
17,700 | 11.2897 GBP | |||
180 | 11.2997 GBP | |||
16,808 | 11.3000 GBP | |||
2,652 | 11.3252 GBP | |||
499 | 11.3289 GBP | |||
394 | 11.3398 GBP | |||
553 | 11.4330 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 8,224 | 11.1576 GBP | ||
14,609 | 11.1703 GBP | |||
400 | 11.2245 GBP | |||
30,159 | 11.2248 GBP | |||
2,220 | 11.2922 GBP | |||
1,000 | 11.3600 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 25,000 | 10.6638 GBP | ||
25,000 | 10.6758 GBP | |||
25,000 | 10.6855 GBP | |||
168,300 | 10.7011 GBP | |||
11,001 | 10.8036 GBP | |||
205 | 10.8301 GBP | |||
34,580 | 10.8336 GBP | |||
34,390 | 10.8633 GBP | |||
2,640 | 10.8680 GBP | |||
34,360 | 10.8709 GBP | |||
5,000 | 10.8752 GBP | |||
76,749 | 10.8922 GBP | |||
62,600 | 10.9567 GBP | |||
27,298 | 10.9617 GBP | |||
2,990 | 10.9644 GBP | |||
345,285 | 10.9755 GBP | |||
69 | 10.9801 GBP | |||
8,169 | 11.0099 GBP | |||
34,030 | 11.0166 GBP | |||
4,912 | 11.0947 GBP | |||
25,417 | 11.1058 GBP | |||
67,610 | 11.1169 GBP | |||
874 | 11.1206 GBP | |||
459 | 11.1331 GBP | |||
79,547 | 11.1500 GBP | |||
162 | 11.1511 GBP | |||
42,313 | 11.1600 GBP | |||
10,585 | 11.1602 GBP | |||
27 | 11.1611 GBP | |||
47,271 | 11.1694 GBP | |||
983 | 11.1755 GBP | |||
187,300 | 11.1930 GBP | |||
7,726 | 11.2001 GBP | |||
50,000 | 11.2056 GBP | |||
118,356 | 11.2092 GBP | |||
584 | 11.2144 GBP | |||
10,484 | 11.2354 GBP | |||
212,301 | 11.2375 GBP | |||
66,232 | 11.2417 GBP | |||
16,114 | 11.2507 GBP | |||
15,519 | 11.2593 GBP | |||
23,110 | 11.2806 GBP | |||
105,985 | 11.2869 GBP | |||
4,225 | 11.2947 GBP | |||
3,523 | 11.3169 GBP | |||
10,398 | 11.3234 GBP | |||
77,363 | 11.3326 GBP | |||
1,855 | 11.3393 GBP | |||
32,906 | 11.3418 GBP | |||
364,561 | 11.3667 GBP | |||
65,229 | 11.3716 GBP | |||
420,907 | 11.3990 GBP | |||
32,942 | 11.4272 GBP | |||
22,865 | 11.4592 GBP | |||
Opening a short position | 230 | 10.8311 GBP | ||
172 | 10.8411 GBP | |||
789 | 10.9418 GBP | |||
2,213 | 11.0013 GBP | |||
1,205 | 11.2389 GBP | |||
344 | 11.2596 GBP | |||
54,301 | 11.2708 GBP | |||
4,780 | 11.2711 GBP | |||
56,284 | 11.2714 GBP | |||
84,524 | 11.2825 GBP | |||
1,622 | 11.2858 GBP | |||
3,313 | 11.2860 GBP | |||
19,237 | 11.2891 GBP | |||
2,083 | 11.2911 GBP | |||
30,987 | 11.2966 GBP | |||
6,334 | 11.2978 GBP | |||
20,393 | 11.2991 GBP | |||
12,249 | 11.3038 GBP | |||
687 | 11.3042 GBP | |||
164 | 11.3111 GBP | |||
4,053 | 11.3151 GBP | |||
2,492 | 11.3237 GBP | |||
6,092 | 11.3259 GBP | |||
47,760 | 11.3315 GBP | |||
2,172 | 11.3493 GBP |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(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) |
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3. 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 exempt principal trader 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
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(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 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
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| Date of disclosure: | 27 January 2026 |
| Contact name: | Hetvi Shah |
| Telephone number: | 44 2034 936359 |
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 dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
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