TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

RNS Number : 5363T

Beazley PLC

20 November 2013

 



For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Beazley Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Jupiter Asset Management Limited ('Jupiter')
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd - 270,000 Nortrust Nominees Limited - 25,745,376
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		19th November  2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		20th November 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

26,265,376

26,265,376

0

0

26,015,376

0

4.994%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

26,015,376

4.994%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The shares are held in the name of Jupiter Asset Management Limited ('Jupiter')
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Issued share capital used - 520,981,283
14. Contact name:	Lucy Wright
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 314 4976

 

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