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Beazley Director Bantick Vests Deferred Shares and Sells Portion for Tax Liabilities

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  • Beazley director Paul Bantick vested 18,621 deferred share awards under the company’s Deferred Share Plan.
  • Bantick sold 8,774 Beazley shares for about £113,000 to cover tax obligations in a routine disclosed transaction.
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Beazley Director Bantick Vests Deferred Shares and Sells Portion for Tax Liabilities

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Beazley ( (GB:BEZ) ) has shared an update.

Beazley plc has disclosed that director and PDMR Paul Bantick has vested 18,621 deferred share awards granted under the company’s Deferred Share Plan, with a portion of the resulting ordinary shares sold to cover tax and national insurance obligations. Bantick sold 8,774 Beazley shares on 9 March 2026 on the London Stock Exchange for proceeds of about £113,000, in a routine management incentive transaction that increases his net equity exposure while meeting regulatory disclosure requirements under EU market abuse rules.

The most recent analyst rating on (GB:BEZ) stock is a Buy with a £1533.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Beazley stock, see the GB:BEZ Stock Forecast page.

Spark’s Take on GB:BEZ Stock

According to Spark, TipRanks’ AI Analyst, GB:BEZ is a Outperform.

Overall strength is driven primarily by solid fundamentals (growth, profitability, improving leverage) and supportive earnings-call guidance highlighting strong underwriting results and capital returns. Valuation is attractive on a low P/E, while technicals are positive but tempered by overbought momentum signals.

To see Spark’s full report on GB:BEZ stock, click here.

More about Beazley

Beazley plc is a specialist insurance group that manages six Lloyd’s syndicates and operates across Europe, North America, Latin America, Bermuda and Asia. The group underwrote $6.1bn in gross premiums in 2025 and focuses on specialist lines including directors’ and officers’, financial lines, cyber, property, marine and aviation, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency.

Average Trading Volume: 7,196,038

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £7.59B

Find detailed analytics on BEZ stock on TipRanks’ Stock Analysis page.

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