AGM Statement

RNS Number:2794M
Beazley Group PLC
12 June 2003


                                                                    12 June 2003

                               Beazley Group Plc
                                 AGM Statement


Annual General Meeting

The Board of Beazley Group plc is pleased to announce that, at the Annual
General Meeting held today, all Resolutions were duly passed.

Board Appointments

Beazley has recently announced a number of key appointments that further
strengthen its Board.

As announced on 24 April 2003, Joseph Sargent has stepped down as non-executive
Chairman following today's Annual General Meeting. Joseph will remain a
Non-executive Director of the Group. Jonathan Agnew, who joined Beazley's Board
as a Non-executive Director in March 2002, has been appointed Chairman.

On 27 May 2003, Beazley announced the appointment of Andrew Horton as Group
Finance Director, effective from 12 June. As announced, Arthur Manners has today
stepped down from the main Board and will continue as Finance Director of
Beazley Furlonge Limited, the Lloyd's managing agency.

Separately, Beazley announces today the appointment of Andrew Pomfret as a
Non-executive Director, with effect 12 June. Andrew is currently Finance
Director of Rathbone Brothers Plc, one of the largest quoted discretionary
private client business in the UK. He joined Rathbone Brothers in 1999 and was
previously Finance Director in the private banking and investment management
division of Kleinwort Benson, a position he held for five years.

Andrew's appointment further underlines Beazley's commitment to appoint
experienced and independent Non-executive Directors to the Board.

Andrew Pomfret has held no other directorships in publicly quoted companies
during the last five years, and there are no details to be disclosed under
Listing Rules 6F2(b) to (g).

For further information, please contact:

Beazley Group plc                       Tel: [phone]
Andrew Beazley
Nicholas Furlonge

Finsbury                                Tel: [phone]
Melanie Gerlis
Anthony Silverman








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