Holding(s) in Company

Beazley Group PLC 05 November 2003 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company Beazley Group plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 As 2 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 3,174,523 Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,620,510 CUIM Nominee Limited 1,937,057 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A 6) Percentage of issued class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 200,000 8) Percentage of issued class 0.09% 9) Class of security Ordinary shares of 5p 10) Date of transaction 14 October 2003 11) Date company informed 15 October 2003 (date posted) 12) Total holding following this notification 6,732,090 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.93% 14) Any additional information Neither Aviva plc nor Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) have a notifiable interest in the Company's shares 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries J P Gorman 020 7935 0027 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Jeremy Gorman Company Secretary Date of notification .....5th November 2003..... This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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