Form 8.3

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Qube Research & Technologies Limited
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	BEAZLEY PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	27-02-2026
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser 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. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	5p ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	0	0.00	0	0.00
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	6,133,211	1.02	0	0.00
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	6,133,211	1.02	0	0.00

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	0
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	0

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit (GBp)

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (GBp)
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	296	1,244.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	378	1,245.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	726	1,246.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1060	1,247.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	285	1,248.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	76	1,249.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	2330	1,250.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	76	1,251.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1011	1,256.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	76	1,259.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	886	1,265.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	142	1,266.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	14766	1,267.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	228	1,268.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1078	1,269.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	22447	1,270.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1005	1,270.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	8900	1,271.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	7545	1,272.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1095	1,273.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	6491	1,274.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	5061	1,275.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a long position	1	1,276.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	72	1,244.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	65147	1,245.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	22519	1,246.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1665	1,246.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	8449	1,247.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	174	1,247.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	9527	1,248.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	7476	1,249.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	5679	1,250.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1528	1,252.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1074	1,256.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	46	1,257.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1787	1,259.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	5349	1,260.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	8490	1,261.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1529	1,262.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3990	1,264.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	2327	1,265.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	6201	1,266.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	457	1,266.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	45513	1,267.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	23265	1,268.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	15081	1,269.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1923	1,270.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	18480	1,271.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	1305	1,272.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	4187	1,273.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	5973	1,274.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	9446	1,275.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	decreasing a short position	3906	1,276.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2531	1,244.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	62586	1,245.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	824	1,245.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	43882	1,246.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	5470	1,246.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	28616	1,247.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	3525	1,247.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	16367	1,248.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	10075	1,249.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	629	1,249.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	5995	1,250.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	392	1,251.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	519	1,252.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1578	1,254.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	626	1,254.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	493	1,255.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	76	1,259.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	17687	1,260.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	642	1,261.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	316	1,262.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2425	1,263.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	270	1,263.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	3943	1,264.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	11240	1,265.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	7284	1,266.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	328314	1,267.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	961	1,267.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	18056	1,268.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	617	1,268.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	72954	1,269.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	4803	1,269.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	30133	1,270.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	701	1,270.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	15734	1,271.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1798	1,271.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	4719	1,272.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	4167	1,273.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1064	1,273.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	2776	1,274.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1589	1,274.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	21997	1,275.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	3769	1,276.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a long position	1972	1,277.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	806	1,244.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	62	1,245.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	606	1,246.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	519	1,246.50
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	1074	1,247.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	2792	1,248.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	9169	1,249.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	17150	1,250.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	16681	1,252.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	15183	1,260.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	19760	1,264.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	4399	1,265.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	3092	1,266.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	4825	1,267.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	26044	1,268.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	10707	1,269.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	24553	1,270.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	4547	1,271.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	2844	1,272.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	9782	1,274.00
5p ordinary	equity swap	increasing a short position	267	1,275.00

(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 (GBp)

Type e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit (GBp)

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit
0	0	0	0	0

(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)
0	0	0	0

4. 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 person 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 person 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

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	02-03-2026
Contact name:	Janice Falcao
Telephone number:	00442033140679

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 [phone]. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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