Form 8.3

SelfRugger

2026-03-09 22:16:05

This is a paid press release. Contact the press release distributor directly with any inquiries.

Form 8.3

Business Wire

Tue, February 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM GMT+9 3 min read

In this article:

BEZL

BEZ.L

+0.33%

LONDON, February 24, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

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:													Massachusetts Financial Services Company
(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.
©	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													23 February 2026
(f)	In addition to the company in 1© 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”													NO

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©, 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:								Common Stock (GB00BYQ0JC66)
								Interests											Short Positions
								Number							%				Number					%
(1)	Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:							14,578,586							2.43 %
(2)	Cash-settled derivatives:
(3)	Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
	Total							14,578,586 *							2.43 %
* Massachusetts Financial Services Company and/or its affiliates do not have discretion regarding voting decisions in respect of 616,238 shares that are included in the total above.

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©, copy table 3(a), (b), © 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
Common Stock (GB00BYQ0JC66)							Purchase					225								12.1700 GBP
Common Stock (GB00BYQ0JC66)							Sale					1,996								12.2001 GBP
Common Stock (GB00BYQ0JC66)							Sale					3,838								12.1700 GBP

(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


©		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

©		Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?													NO

Date of disclosure													24 February 2026
Contact name													Nikki Cagan
Telephone number													+442074297243

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

Story continues

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

View source version on businesswire.com:

Contacts

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

Terms and Privacy Policy

Privacy Dashboard

More Info

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.