Major interests in shares

Beazley Group PLC
21 July 2006


                                                                    21 July 2006



                               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


FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial
holders.


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


JP Morgan, Bournemouth, FPM 1,606,500

JP Morgan, Bournemouth, FISL 25,329,140

JP Morgan, Bournemouth, FII 1,530,280

Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux FIL 3,402,221

BNP Paribas, Paris FIGEST 753,000


5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


3,841,896


6. Percentage of issued class


1.1%


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

Not disclosed


11. Date company informed


17 July 2006


12. Total holding following the notification


32,941,141


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


9.13%


14. Any additional information


Position notified as at 21 July 2006


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


A R Manners 020 7674 7012


16. Name and signature of authorized company official responsible for making
this notification


Arthur Manners, Company Secretary



Date of notification - 21 July 2006







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