Beazley plc
London, 13 April 2026
Notification of Transactions of PDMR
Beazley plc has received notification from Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Beazley plc UK Share Incentive Plan 2023 (the 'SIP'), (the 'SIP Trustee'), that on 10 April 2026, ordinary shares of 5 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') were awarded to the Director below pursuant to the SIP.
The SIP is an all-employee trust arrangement approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which each participating employee will acquire Ordinary Shares at the prevailing market price per share using contributions deducted from pre-tax salary following a 10-month accumulation period ("Partnership Shares"), with each participating employee then being awarded one "Matching Share" for each Partnership Share purchased.
In accordance with the terms of the SIP, on 10 April 2026, the SIP Trustee acquired Partnership Shares and made awards at nil-cost to satisfy the Matching Shares element of the SIP, which included allocations to the Director below.
Details of these transactions are outlined as follows:
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Director |
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased in the form of Partnership Shares |
Number of ordinary shares of 5 pence each awarded in the form of Matching Shares |
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Paul Bantick |
141 |
141 |
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
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Paul Bantick |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Director |
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b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Beazley plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800VTOMUWD41GIT12 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 5 pence each
GB00BYQ0JC66 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Purchase of ordinary shares of 5 pence each as Partnership Shares under the Beazley plc UK Share Incentive Plan 2023, held through the SIP Trustee |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
141 £1,793.52 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
10 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue. |
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1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Paul Bantick |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Director |
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b) |
Initial notification/amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
Beazley plc |
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b) |
LEI |
213800VTOMUWD41GIT12 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 5 pence each
GB00BYQ0JC66 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Award of ordinary shares of 5 pence each as Matching Shares under the Beazley plc UK Share Incentive Plan 2023, held through the SIP Trustee |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s)
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|
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d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
n/a n/a |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
10 April 2026 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
Outside a trading venue. |
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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., an A.M. Best A rated 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.
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