21st Jan 2026 11:15
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: | 20 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 | 4,025,540 | 11.6000 GBP | 11.2600 GBP |
| Sale | 3,957,087 | 11.6000 GBP | 11.2595 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 | 39,920 | 11.2602 GBP |
9,017 | 11.2611 GBP | |||
1,953 | 11.2699 GBP | |||
10,512 | 11.2700 GBP | |||
1,953 | 11.2729 GBP | |||
1,614 | 11.3176 GBP | |||
3,316 | 11.3215 GBP | |||
22,823 | 11.3423 GBP | |||
820 | 11.3442 GBP | |||
1,035 | 11.3664 GBP | |||
6,970 | 11.4071 GBP | |||
15,746 | 11.4168 GBP | |||
471 | 11.5031 GBP | |||
3,982 | 11.5069 GBP | |||
5,652 | 11.5679 GBP | |||
Decrease Short | 122,440 | 11.2600 GBP | ||
20,556 | 11.2605 GBP | |||
9,106 | 11.2711 GBP | |||
3,091 | 11.2723 GBP | |||
66,482 | 11.2944 GBP | |||
41,284 | 11.2950 GBP | |||
18,314 | 11.2952 GBP | |||
22,423 | 11.3155 GBP | |||
9,596 | 11.3189 GBP | |||
8,521 | 11.3196 GBP | |||
20,511 | 11.3219 GBP | |||
17,152 | 11.3510 GBP | |||
5,567 | 11.3641 GBP | |||
80,089 | 11.3658 GBP | |||
1,614 | 11.3911 GBP | |||
33,570 | 11.4125 GBP | |||
11,500 | 11.4256 GBP | |||
72,620 | 11.4351 GBP | |||
68,109 | 11.4494 GBP | |||
19,192 | 11.4504 GBP | |||
51,000 | 11.4629 GBP | |||
14,877 | 11.4655 GBP | |||
13,969 | 11.4849 GBP | |||
45,745 | 11.4948 GBP | |||
11,098 | 11.5038 GBP | |||
16,512 | 11.5624 GBP | |||
6,378 | 11.5700 GBP | |||
54 | 11.5748 GBP | |||
64,027 | 11.5863 GBP | |||
62 | 11.5948 GBP | |||
2,019 | 11.5987 GBP | |||
165 | 11.6000 GBP | |||
Increase Long | 398 | 11.2595 GBP | ||
78,576 | 11.2668 GBP | |||
48,828 | 11.3813 GBP | |||
7 | 11.5286 GBP | |||
17,395 | 11.5571 GBP | |||
Increase Short | 314,868 | 11.2600 GBP | ||
97,955 | 11.2607 GBP | |||
553 | 11.2614 GBP | |||
50,000 | 11.2655 GBP | |||
27,716 | 11.2727 GBP | |||
2,463 | 11.2742 GBP | |||
4,368 | 11.3225 GBP | |||
71,090 | 11.3379 GBP | |||
404 | 11.3653 GBP | |||
21,078 | 11.3715 GBP | |||
11,255 | 11.3732 GBP | |||
43,114 | 11.3817 GBP | |||
19,148 | 11.3868 GBP | |||
472 | 11.4011 GBP | |||
33,760 | 11.4084 GBP | |||
106 | 11.4100 GBP | |||
32,523 | 11.4217 GBP | |||
825 | 11.4266 GBP | |||
16,009 | 11.4267 GBP | |||
16,895 | 11.4283 GBP | |||
2,417 | 11.4568 GBP | |||
509 | 11.4620 GBP | |||
1,099 | 11.4818 GBP | |||
257 | 11.4831 GBP | |||
50,000 | 11.4857 GBP | |||
383 | 11.4879 GBP | |||
358 | 11.4918 GBP | |||
50,000 | 11.5004 GBP | |||
401 | 11.5035 GBP | |||
25,872 | 11.5066 GBP | |||
13,609 | 11.5100 GBP | |||
299 | 11.5250 GBP | |||
29 | 11.5407 GBP | |||
54 | 11.5752 GBP | |||
32,046 | 11.5858 GBP | |||
42 | 11.5867 GBP | |||
62 | 11.5952 GBP | |||
Opening a short position | 925 | 11.4058 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: | 21 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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