Beazley Files Block Listing Return and Retires 2016 SAYE Scheme

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

Beazley plc has reported its latest block listing return for a range of employee share schemes, detailing the ordinary shares issued and the remaining unallotted balances under its 2016 and 2022 Long Term Incentive Plans, 2022 Save As You Earn (SAYE) Share Option Plan and 2023 International Share Incentive Plan. Across these schemes, modest numbers of shares were allotted during the period from 8 August 2025 to 8 February 2026, leaving several million shares still available for future employee awards.

The company confirmed that the Beazley plc Save As You Earn Share Option Plan 2016 has expired, meaning no further shares may be issued under that scheme and its associated block listing has been cancelled. The continuation of the more recent LTIP, SAYE and international share plans underpins Beazley’s ongoing use of equity-based incentives to retain and reward staff, while the closure of the 2016 SAYE plan marks a routine transition to newer employee ownership structures without a material change to capital management policy.

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.

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More about Beazley

Beazley plc is a specialist insurance group with operations across Europe, North America, Latin America, Bermuda and Asia, managing six Lloyd’s syndicates rated A by A.M. Best. The company focuses on specialist lines including directors and officers, financial lines, cyber, property, marine and aviation, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency, and wrote $6.1bn of gross premiums in 2025.

In the U.S. admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc. and its subsidiary Beazley America Insurance Company, Inc., while surplus lines coverage is written by Beazley Excess and Surplus Insurance, Inc. Beazley’s European carrier, Beazley Insurance dac, and its Bermuda entity, Beazley Bermuda Insurance Limited, also hold strong A-range ratings from leading agencies and are regulated in their respective jurisdictions.

Average Trading Volume: 6,913,750

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: £7.59B

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