Holding(s) in Company

Beazley Group plc

Schedule 10

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1st June 2009

1.

Name of company

Beazley Group plc

2.

Name of shareholder having a major interest

Aberforth Partners LLP

3.

Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

As 2

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 

12,889,304

Aberforth UK Smaller Companies Fund

7,879,290

The Church Commissioners for England

2,850,256

Aberforth Geared Capital & Income Trust

2,456,969

Other discretionary funds

4,545,825

5.

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6.

Percentage of issued class

N/A

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

n/a

8.

Percentage of issued class

n/a

9.

Class of security

Ordinary share of 5p

10. 

Date of transaction

n/a 

11.

Date company informed

1st June 2009

12.

Total holding following the notification

30,630,644

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.75%

14.

Any additional information

Position notified as at 1st June 2009

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Sian Coope 020 7667 0623

16.

Name and signature of authorized company official responsible for making this notification

Sian Coope, Company Secretary

Date of notification -1st June 2009