Beazley PLC Holding(s) in Company (8203G)

TIDMBEZ

RNS Number : 8203G

Beazley PLC

17 November 2022

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BYQ0JC66

Issuer Name

BEAZLEY PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Wellington Management Group LLP

City of registered office (if applicable)

Boston

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

 
  Name                                         City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   State Street Nominees Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   ROY Nominees Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   Nortrust Nominees Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd. 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
   BBH ISL NOMINEES LTD 
                                             ===========================  ============================== 
 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

16-Nov-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Nov-2022

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                5.815000                0.002000                5.817000                35497096 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)            4.970000                0.020000                4.990000 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB00BYQ0JC66                                       35484369                                        5.815000 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              35484369                                        5.815000% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date   Exercise/conversion   Physical or cash    Number of voting    % of voting rights 
instrument                            period                settlement          rights 
 Equity Swap         22/05/2023                               Cash               12727               0.002000 
                    ======================================   =================  ==================  ================== 
Sub Total 8.B2                                                                   12727               0.002000% 
                                                                                ==================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   Wellington 
    Management Group        Wellington Group 
    LLP                      Holdings LLP            5.810000                                      5.810000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Wellington 
   Wellington Group          Investment Advisors 
    Holdings LLP             Holdings LLP            5.810000                                      5.810000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Wellington               Wellington 
    Investment Advisors      Management Company 
    Holdings LLP             LLP 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Wellington               Wellington 
    Investment Advisors      Management Global 
    Holdings LLP             Holdings, Ltd. 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Wellington               Wellington 
    Management Global        Management 
    Holdings, Ltd.           International Ltd 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Wellington               Wellington 
    Management Global        Management Japan 
    Holdings, Ltd.           Pte Ltd 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:

10,323,134 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification.

Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:

24,005,501 of interests described in Box 8A and Box 8B 2 of this notification.

Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

Wellington Management Japan Pte Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:

1,168,461 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification.

Wellington Management Japan Pte Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.

12. Date of Completion

17-Nov-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London, UK

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