Transaction in Own Shares

Beazley Group PLC 16 April 2008 Press Release Beazley Group PLC 16th April 2008 Transaction in own shares Beazley Group PLC ('the Company') announces that in accordance with paragraph 12.4.6R of the Listing Rules and paragraph 5.5.1R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules it has purchased 497,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each at an average price of 156.50 pence per share. The highest price and lowest price paid for these shares were 156.50 pence and 156.25 pence respectively. All the purchased shares will be held as Treasury shares. Following the above purchase, the Company holds 10,008,302 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares purchased represents 2.72% of the voting rights attributable to the total Ordinary Shares in issue prior to such purchases. The Company has 358,133,605 Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares). The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. For enquiries: Charles Farquhar - Numis +44 20 7260 1000 Notes to Editors: Beazley Group, plc (BEZ.L) based in London, is the parent company of global, specialist insurance businesses with operations in the UK, US, France, Singapore and Hong Kong. Beazley manages two Lloyd's syndicates (Syndicate 2623 and Syndicate 623) with aggregate underwriting capacity in 2008 of £814m (US$1.6bn). Both syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best. In the US, Beazley's underwriters focus on writing specialist insurance products in the admitted market, backed by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an admitted carrier in all 50 states; and surplus lines risks, backed by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's. Beazley Insurance Company is rated A by A.M. Best. Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines including professional indemnity, commercial property, marine, reinsurance, and personal lines. For more information please go to: www.beazley.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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