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RNS Number : 1537P

Beazley PLC

14 August 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			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Invesco Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	13 August 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 August 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	19%, 20%

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

Ordinary 5p Shares

99,289,396

104,897,637

20.11%

JE00B64G9089

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

104,897,637

20.11%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Invesco Asset Management Limited - 21,216,340 Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 83,611,048 Invesco Powershares Capital Management LLC - 70,249

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Invesco Limited
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:	Sam Edwards
15. Contact telephone number:	01491 416 381
Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares^xxii

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 (UK) Limited
Contact address	Registered address: Perpetual Park, Perpetual Park Drive, Henley on Thames, Oxon. RG9 1HH
Phone number & email	01491 417000
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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