Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8711Q

Beazley PLC

30 June 2022

 

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 Group LLP on behalf of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Boston, USA
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:			29/06/2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			30/06/2022
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	4.95%	0.02%		4.97%	609,967,535
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.99%	0.02%		5.01%

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 (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BYQ0JC66 Common Stock		30,222,333				4.95%
SUBTOTAL 8.A	30,222,333				4.95%
B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (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 DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
Equity Swap	05/05/2023	26/05/2022 to 05/05/2023	Cash settlement	67,829 Equity Swap shares or 67,829 votes on a converted basis		0.01%
Equity Swap	05/05/2023	22/09/2021 to 05/05/2023	Cash settlement	37,202 Equity Swap shares or 37,202 votes on a converted basis		0.01%
Equity Swap	05/05/2023	20/09/2021 to 05/05/2023	Cash settlement	6,725 Equity Swap shares or 6,725 votes on a converted basis		0.00%
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2	111,756		0.02%

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 Group LLP		5.14		5.16
Wellington Group Holdings LLP		5.14		5.16
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP		5.14		5.16
Wellington Management Global Holdings, 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:
Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd. has crossed below the 5% notification threshold for voting rights attached to shares and financial instruments in its own right. Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd. is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.
Place of completion	London
Date of completion	30/06/2022

 

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