Released: 22/10/2009
com:20091022:RnsV2589B . RNS Number : 2589B Beazley PLC 22 October 2009 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Beazley Plc of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Invesco Limited notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if differentfrom 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on 20 OCTOBER 2009 which the threshold is crossed or reached:v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 OCTOBER 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 17%, 18% reached:vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering if possible using transaction the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsx of of of shares rights Shares Voting Rights Direct Directxi Indirectxii Direct Indirect Ord 5p Shares 93,241,353 93,241,353 96,219,243 18.03% JE00B64G9089 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Periodxiv Number of voting % of voting instrument datexiii rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instrumentsxv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise price Expiration datexvii Exercise/ Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rightsxix, xx instrument Conversion periodxviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 96,219,243 18.03% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi Bank of New York - 79,619,013 JP Morgan Chase - 293,412 HSBC Bank Plc, London - 1,556,682 State Street Trust & Banking Co, London - 13,321,138 Northern Trust Company, London - 1,259,952 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ltd - 134,227 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland Ltd - 34,819 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Samantha Edwards 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 416381 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in share A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Invesco Limited Contact address Registered address: 30 Finsbury Square, London. EC2A 1AG Phone number & email 020 7638 0731 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END HOLPUGGAUUPBGAP