Beazley plc
London, 27 March 2017
Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust
The board of Beazley plc announces that Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust has purchased 646,650 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company on 24 March 2017 at a price of 434.9779p.
The Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust now owns 3,958,821 ordinary shares of 5p each (0.76% of the issued share capital).
For further information, please contact:
Beazley plc
Christine Oldridge
+44 (0)20 7674 7758
Note to editors:
Beazley plc (BEZ), is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, the US, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and Australia. Beazley manages six Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2016, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $2,195.6 million. 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. In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's.
Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business.
For more information please go to: www.beazley.com