Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2853I

Beazley PLC

10 December 2020

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Beazley plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Wellington Management International Ltd

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

London, England

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3)

Name

BBH ISL NOMINEES LTD BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited ROY Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

08/12/2020

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

10/12/2020

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

4.90%

0.08%

4.98%

608,865,102

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

4.99%

0.08%

5.07%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00BYQ0JC66 Common Stock

29,817,777

4.90%

SUBTOTAL 8.A

29,817,777

4.90%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

11/11/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

231,225 Equity Swap shares or 231,225 votes on a converted basis

0.04%

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

29/05/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

80,773 Equity Swap shares or 80,773 votes on a converted basis

0.01%

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

21/05/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

64,269 Equity Swap shares or 64,269 votes on a converted basis

0.01%

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

11/03/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

24,237 Equity Swap shares or 24,237 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

24/04/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

22,154 Equity Swap shares or 22,154 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

18/03/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

13,813 Equity Swap shares or 13,813 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

09/10/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

8,047 Equity Swap shares or 8,047 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

24/09/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

6,513 Equity Swap shares or 6,513 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

27/08/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

5,563 Equity Swap shares or 5,563 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

15/05/2023

19/03/2020to15/05/2023

Cash settlement

4,624 Equity Swap shares or 4,624 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

13/10/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

4,553 Equity Swap shares or 4,553 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

11/09/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

4,547 Equity Swap shares or 4,547 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

05/05/2023

21/05/2020to05/05/2023

Cash settlement

3,799 Equity Swap shares or 3,799 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

12/11/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

1,841 Equity Swap shares or 1,841 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

22/05/2023

01/09/2020to22/05/2023

Cash settlement

1,490 Equity Swap shares or 1,490 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

Equity Swap

05/05/2023

01/09/2020to05/05/2023

Cash settlement

373 Equity Swap shares or 373 votes on a converted basis

0.00%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

477,821

0.08%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Wellington Management International Ltd

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information:

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

10/12/2020

 

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