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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)-BEAZLEY PLC

26th Jan 2026 10:41

RNS Number : 3673Q
GoldmanSachs International
26 January 2026
 

 

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:

(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL

(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:

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP LTD

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

23 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 the 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

Purchases

3,758,678

11.6016 GBP

11.0750 GBP

5p ordinary

Sales

3,236,327

11.6000 GBP

11.0800 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

CFD

Reducing a short position

327

11.0799 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

7,000

11.1484 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

17,018

11.1637 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

21,671

11.1637 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

469

11.1922 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,250

11.1922 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

162

11.2011 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

50,523

11.2078 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

9,000

11.2084 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

91,000

11.2084 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

172

11.2110 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

130,721

11.2269 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

62,933

11.2269 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,346

11.2269 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

868

11.2364 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

15,760

11.2367 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

205,086

11.2384 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

98,732

11.2384 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

9,958

11.2384 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

821

11.2572 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

369

11.2611 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

15,000

11.2665 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,875

11.2706 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,000

11.2706 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

520

11.2811 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

16,827

11.2919 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,725

11.2930 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,584

11.3024 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

11.3079 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

469

11.3223 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,250

11.3223 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

311,289

11.3619 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

469

11.3623 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,250

11.3623 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

13,214

11.3725 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

88,968

11.3781 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

41,794

11.3781 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,236

11.3781 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

5,923

11.4049 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

2,584

11.4092 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

41,072

11.4095 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

100,000

11.4180 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

15,606

11.4210 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

22,766

11.4226 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

1,040

11.4283 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

4,669

11.4354 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,070

11.4424 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

7,940

11.4442 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

1,811

11.4464 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,807

11.4471 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

273

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

14,518

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

580

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

137

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

387

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

541

11.4490 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

7,636

11.4504 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

111,767

11.4612 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

12,000

11.4615 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

604

11.4647 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

141

11.4812 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

26,422

11.4862 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

10,519

11.5042 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

899

11.5088 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

246

11.5177 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

69,916

11.5202 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

144,900

11.5204 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

11,199

11.5207 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

301

11.5217 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

469

11.5223 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,250

11.5223 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

6,900

11.5471 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

138

11.5498 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

11,371

11.5505 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

271

11.5526 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

1,180

11.5540 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

1,693

11.5569 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

14,160

11.5569 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

4,720

11.5626 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

565

11.5626 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

140

11.5688 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing a short position

173

11.5803 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

2,498

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

12,422

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

4,516

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

12,422

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

6,310

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

2,498

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a long position

6,310

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Reducing a long position

4,516

11.6016 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

12,422

15.7248 USD

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

4,516

15.7248 USD

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

2,498

15.7248 USD

5p ordinary

CFD

Opening a short position

6,310

15.7248 USD

 

 

 

(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)

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

(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

 

 

 

Date of disclosure:

26 January 2026

Contact name:

Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka

Telephone number:

+33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 317 4817

 

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.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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