RNS Number : 1237I
Beazley PLC
27 May 2014
 



 

For filings with the FCA include the annex


For filings with issuer exclude the annex



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii

Beazley plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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
notification obligation: iii

Massachusetts Financial Services

Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on

behalf of its various mutual funds and

institutional account clients.

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

21 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 May 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

5%


 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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<5%

<5%



26,299,884


5.04%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

 

% of voting rights xix, xx

 





 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

26,299,884

5.04%


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

 

Entity                                                                             Holding                                                    Percentage Held

 

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.             27,523                                                            0.0053%

Massachusetts Financial Services Company  15,275,945                                                           2.9296%

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.                                  224,161                                                           0.0430%

MFS International Ltd.                                               1,089,237                                                            0.2089%

MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.                                    9,040,839                                                            1.7338%

MFS Investment Management K.K.                           642,179                                                            0.1232%

 

Notifiable Interest                                                        26,299,884                                                         5.0437%

 

Shares Outstanding                                                  521,439,431


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A



13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:


15. Contact telephone number:


 

 

 

 

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii


A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Co.

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

 

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

USA

Phone number & email

 

617-954-5814

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

 

Robert Flaherty



B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

 


Contact address

 


Phone number & email

 


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 FCA website.

 


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