Beazley plc
London, 6 March 2025
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 11 February 2020 under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and 15 February 2022 under the Company's Deferred Share 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 11 February 2020 awards |
No of ordinary shares sold in respect of 11 February 2020 awards |
| A P Cox |
58,941 |
27,772 |
| Director |
No of Deferred share awards vested in respect of 15 February 2022 awards |
No of ordinary shares sold in respect of 15 February 2022 awards |
| A P Cox |
89,132 |
42,040 |
For further information please contact:
Beazley plc
Ruth Yeoman
+44 (0)20 7674 7819
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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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Adrian Cox |
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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 |
Exercise of nil cost options exercised under the Beazley plc Long Term Incentive Plan |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
n/a n/a |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 March 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Exercise of the options occurred outside a trading venue |
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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 |
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 |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
27,772 £250,434.01 |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
5 March 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
| 1 |
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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| a) |
Name |
Adrian Cox |
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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 |
Vesting of share awards under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
n/a n/a |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 March 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
Vesting of the shares occurred outside a trading venue |
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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 |
Sale of shares acquired from the vesting of shares under the Beazley plc Deferred Share Plan to satisfy tax and national insurance contributions |
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| c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) |
Aggregated information - Aggregated volume -Price |
42,040 £373,819.68 |
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| e) |
Date of the transaction |
4 March 2025 |
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| f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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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, and Asia. Beazley manages seven Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2024, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $6,164.1million. 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 the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's, and from 1 January 2024, also from Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc.
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 is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include Professional Indemnity, Cyber Liability, Property, Marine, Reinsurance, Accident and Life, and Political Risks and Contingency business.
For more information please go to: www.beazley.com