Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Beazley plc has announced the vesting and exercise of nil cost share options for two Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs). Adrian Cox exercised 163,487 options and subsequently sold 77,032 shares for £992,942.48, while Paul Bantick exercised 38,965 options and sold 18,360 shares for £236,660.40. These transactions, occurring on March 4, 2026, were to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions related to awards granted on February 10, 2021, under the company's Long Term Incentive Plan.

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Beazley PLC
06 March 2026
 

 

 

 

 

Beazley plc

 

London, 6 March 2026

 

Vesting of Share Incentives/Options for Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (together "PDMRs")

Beazley plc announces that the following PDMR has interests in share awards, which were granted on 10 February 2021 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan. The options exercised have vested as set out below. The details of the resulting share dealing transactions to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions are also set out below.

 

Director

No of nil cost options vested and exercised in respect of 10 February 2021 awards

No of ordinary shares sold in respect of 10 February 2021 awards

A P Cox

163,487

77,032

P J Bantick

38,965

18,360

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Beazley plc

Mark Stevens

 

+44 (0)20 7674 7581

 

 

 


 

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014).

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Adrian Cox

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil cost options exercised   under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.00p

163,487


d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

4 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Exercise of the options occurred outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares acquired from the exercise of nil cost options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions







 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1289.0000p

77,032


d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

77,032

£992,942.48

e)

Date of the transaction

4 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul Bantick

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director

b)

Initial notification/amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Beazley plc

b)

LEI

213800VTOMUWD41GIT12

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of nil cost options exercised   under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.00p

38,965


d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

n/a

n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

4 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Vesting of the shares occurred outside a trading venue

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

 

GB00BYQ0JC66

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares acquired from the exercise of nil cost options under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

1289.0000p

18,360


d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

-Price

 

18,360

£236,660.40

e)

Date of the transaction

4 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)






 

 

 

Note to editors:

 

Beazley plc (BEZ.L), is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Bermuda and Asia. Beazley manages six Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2025, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $6,100.7million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.

 

Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., a carrier licensed in all 50 states and its subsidiary, Beazley America Insurance Company, Inc. In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc. All US carriers are rated A by A.M. Best.

 

Beazley's European insurance company, Beazley Insurance dac, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland and is A rated by A.M. Best and A+ by Fitch.

 

Beazley's Bermuda entity, Beazley Bermuda Insurance Limited, is A rated by A.M. Best and regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

 

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include Directors & Officers, Financial Lines, Cyber, Property, Marine and Aviation, Reinsurance, Accident and Life, and Political Risks and Contingency business.

 

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com

 

 

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