Early closure of Offer Period

RNS Number : 4059M

Beazley PLC

17 September 2012

 



The information contained herein may only be released, published or distributed in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. The information contained herein is not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or in any other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to distribute this document.

Beazley plc

Dublin, 17 September 2012

Beazley plc 5.375 per cent. Bonds due 2019 under the £250,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme - Early closure of Offer Period

Beazley plc announces that the Offer Period relating to the Bonds, which commenced on Friday 7 September 2012 and which was originally scheduled to close at 12:00 p.m. (London time) on Thursday 20 September 2012, will now close early at 10.00 a.m. (London time) on 18 September 2012.

Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Final Terms dated 7 September 2012 (the "Final Terms") relating to the offer of the Bonds.

For further information please contact:

Beazley plc

Sian Coope

[phone]

Important Information

References to the Bonds are to the 5.375 per cent. Bonds due 2019 under the £250,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme. Please refer to the information booklet dated 7 September 2012 (the "Information Booklet"), the prospectus dated 31 August 2012 (the "Prospectus") and the Final Terms.

This is an advertisement prepared by Beazley plc for the purposes of Prospectus Rule 3.3 and Article 34 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 (as amended) and is not a prospectus for the purposes of EU Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended) (the "Directive") and/or Part VI of the FSMA. The Prospectus and the Final Terms have been prepared and made available to the public in accordance with the Directive. Investors may obtain copies of the Prospectus and the Final Terms from the website of the London Stock Exchange and inspect copies on request at the registered office of Beazley plc at 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, JE4 8PX, Jersey. Investors should not purchase any Bonds except on the basis of information contained in the Prospectus and the Final Terms.

Before buying or selling any Bonds you should make sure that you fully understand and accept the risks which are set out in the Prospectus, and you should determine whether the investment is appropriate for you on the basis of all information contained in the Prospectus and the Final Terms. Beazley plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Numis Securities Limited do not provide legal, tax, accounting or investment advice in relation to the Bonds and are not responsible for any advice you may receive from any third party. In particular, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Numis Securities Limited who are each authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, are acting exclusively for Beazley plc and no-one else in relation to the Bonds and will not be responsible to anyone other than Beazley plc for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Numis Securities Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Bonds or any other matters referred to herein. You should be aware that the Bonds involve a variety of risks and you should seek independent advice if you are in any doubt as to the suitability of this investment for your circumstances.

Subject to certain exceptions, Bonds may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account of or benefit of, U.S. persons. This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, the Republic of Ireland or to any other person to whom, or in any other jurisdiction in which, such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

Note to editors:

Beazley plc (BEZ.L), is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia.  Beazley manages five Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2011, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $1,712.5 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

 

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