Form 8.3 - Beazley plc

Societe Generale SA

06 February 2026

 

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:	SOCIETE GENERALE SA
(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	05/02/2026
(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:	18,026,045	3.01	297,664	0.05
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives:	344,424	0.06	5,797,369	0.97
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	18,370,469	3.06	6,095,033	1.02

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:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

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
5p ordinary	Purchase	413,388	12.38237
5p ordinary	Purchase	63,047	12.38237
5p ordinary	Purchase	112,676	12.38237
5p ordinary	Purchase	123,771	12.35569
5p ordinary	Purchase	229,000	12.3744
5p ordinary	Purchase	50,000	12.4124
5p ordinary	Purchase	100,000	12.39739
5p ordinary	Purchase	225,000	12.37736
5p ordinary	Purchase	150,000	12.37236
5p ordinary	Purchase	59,948	12.36
5p ordinary	Purchase	6,897	12.36
5p ordinary	Purchase	226	12.42
5p ordinary	Purchase	488	12.42
5p ordinary	Purchase	490	12.42
5p ordinary	Purchase	127	12.35
5p ordinary	Purchase	180	12.36
5p ordinary	Purchase	197	12.35
5p ordinary	Purchase	240	12.38
5p ordinary	Purchase	771	12.35
5p ordinary	Purchase	820	12.38
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,036	12.38
5p ordinary	Purchase	359	12.38
5p ordinary	Purchase	1,117	12.35
5p ordinary	Purchase	30,406	12.36
5p ordinary	Purchase	7,696	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	29,463	12.37708
5p ordinary	Sale	3,386	12.37301
5p ordinary	Sale	57,991	12.35571
5p ordinary	Sale	74,884	12.35571
5p ordinary	Sale	72	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	241	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	365	12.35
5p ordinary	Sale	744	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,299	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,902	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	14	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	19	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	27	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	47	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	69	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	72	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	73	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	85	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	94	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	107	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	127	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	140	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	140	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	140	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	140	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	141	12.41
5p ordinary	Sale	144	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	150	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	156	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	163	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	189	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	199	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	254	12.43
5p ordinary	Sale	342	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	407	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	432	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	470	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	496	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	512	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	522	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	883	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	963	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	1,138	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	1,200	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,246	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,429	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	1,488	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	1,511	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	3,066	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	434	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	576	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	714	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	15	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	176	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	240	12.35
5p ordinary	Sale	247	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	526	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	730	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	854	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	858	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	983	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	989	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	6	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	17	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	22	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	22	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	24	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	45	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	47	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	59	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	59	12.41
5p ordinary	Sale	118	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	135	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	143	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	207	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	244	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	250	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	330	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	356	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	380	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	406	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	413	12.41
5p ordinary	Sale	414	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	471	12.43
5p ordinary	Sale	472	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	472	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	472	12.41
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.4
5p ordinary	Sale	473	12.41
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	474	12.39
5p ordinary	Sale	475	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	475	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	475	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	475	12.38
5p ordinary	Sale	476	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	476	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	554	12.37
5p ordinary	Sale	4,190	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	342	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	401	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	620	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	934	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,034	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,145	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	1,817	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	3,852	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	30,406	12.36
5p ordinary	Sale	7,696	12.36

(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 GBP
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	74,196	12.3556492
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	49,465	12.3556492
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	74,884	12.35570496
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a short position	61,377	12.35666017
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	6,897	12.36
5p ordinary	CFD	Reducing a long position	59,948	12.36
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	80,000	12.37236
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	120,000	12.37236
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	150,000	12.375363
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	225,000	12.375363
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a long position	29,463	12.37708349
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	63,047	12.38236998
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	112,676	12.38236998
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	413,388	12.38237
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	11,600	12.38813576
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	17,400	12.38813576
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	60,000	12.397385
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	40,000	12.397385
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	66	12.40496
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	44	12.40496
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	20,000	12.4124
5p ordinary	CFD	Increasing a short position	30,000	12.4124

(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)

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:	06/02/2026
Contact name:	Paul Jenkins
Telephone number*:	[phone]

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].

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit.

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

 

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