Beazley plc 

Directors Interests

Dublin, 16th November 2009

Padraic O'Connor purchased 30,000 ordinary shares in Beazley plc on 16th November 2009.  

The average price for the acquisition of the shares was £1.0781p.  

His beneficial interest is now 30,000 ordinary shares (0.00% of the issued share capital) as at 16th November 2009.

For further information, please contact:

Beazley plc
Sian Coope
0044 (0)20 7667 0623

Beazley plc (BEZ.L), is the parent company of global, specialist insurance businesses with operations in the UK, US, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.  Beazley manages four Lloyd's syndicates: Syndicate 2623 and Syndicate 623 underwrite a broad range of insurance and reinsurance business worldwide; Syndicate 3623 focuses on accident and health business; and 3622 is a dedicated life syndicate. In 2008, Beazley underwrote gross premiums of £875.7 million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.  

Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products.  In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states.  In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's.

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business. 

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com