Director Shareholding

Beazley Group PLC
16 April 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)   Name of company

     Beazley Group plc


2)   Name of director

     Tom Sullivan


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 or in 
     respect of a non-beneficial interest

     As 2


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

     N/A


5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
     with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

     N/A


6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please 
     indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
     discretionary

     Purchase


7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     10,000


8)   Percentage of issued class

     0.004%


9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

     N/A


10)  Percentage of issued class

     N/A


11)  Class of security

     Ordinary shares of 5p


12)  Price per share

     97.5p


13)  Date of transaction

     15 April 2004


14)  Date company informed

     15 April 2004


15)  Total holding following this notification

     10,000


16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     0.004%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17)  Date of grant

     N/A


18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

     N/A


19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

     N/A


20)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

     N/A


21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
     is to be fixed at time of exercise

     N/A


22)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
     following this notification

     N/A


23)  Any additional information

     N/A


24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     J P Gorman 020 7935 0027


25)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

3)   Jeremy P Gorman Company Secretary

Date of Notification....16 April 2004..........................




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