20th June 2008
Beazley Group plc
Schedule 10
Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Name of company
Beazley Group plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Barclays Global Investors
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 t them
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.
5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
2,987,452
6. Percentage of issued class
0.85%
7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class
N/A
9. Class of security
Ordinary share of 5p
10. Date of transaction
17th June 2008
11. Date company informed
20 June 2008
12. Total holding following the notification
14,628,421
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.18%
14. Any additional information
Position notified as at 17th June 2008
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
A R Manners 020 7667 0623
16. Name and signature of authorized company official responsible for making this notification
Arthur Manners, Company Secretary
Date of notification - 20th June 2008