Beazley PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7303U)

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RNS Number : 7303U

Beazley PLC

01 April 2019

Beazley plc

London 1 April 2019

Grant of Share Option to a Director

Beazley plc announces that the following grants of share options under the Beazley plc all employee, UK Save As You Earn plan were made to the below listed director on 1 April 2019 to acquire ordinary 5p shares in the capital of the Company.

 
 Director     Number of ordinary         Option price 
               shares of 5 pence 
               each over which options 
               were granted 
 Adrian Cox            4,202              GBP4.2827 
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The awards are not subject to any performance conditions but Mr Cox has entered into a savings contract of three years under the plan and the awards become exercisable from July 2022.

For further information, please contact:

Beazley plc

Christine Oldridge

[phone]

The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014).

Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                                     Adrian Cox 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                          Director 
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 b)   Initial notification/amendment           Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction 
       monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                                     Beazley plc 
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 b)   LEI                                      213800VTOMUWD41GIT12 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
       for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type 
       of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each 
       place where transactions have been conducted 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the                  Ordinary shares of 5 pence each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument                  GB00BYQ0JC66 
       Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction           Grant of share options under 
                                           the Beazley plc Save As You 
                                           Earn plan ('SAYE). 
     ----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)               Transaction         Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                            Grant of options    428.27p    4,202 
                                                               ---------  ---------- 
     ----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume                  n/a 
       -Price                               n/a 
     ----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction             1 April 2019 
     ----------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction            Grant of the options occurred 
                                           outside a trading venue. 
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Note to editors:

Beazley plc (BEZ.L) is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, United States, Canada, Latin America and Asia. Beazley manages seven Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2018, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $2,615.3 million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.

Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products. In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states. In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's.

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business.

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com

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