3 June 2024
Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios" or the "Company")
Director's Shareholding
Helios, the investment vehicle which builds shareholder value through exposure to Lloyd's, was informed on 31 May 2024 that Mr Nigel Hanbury, Executive Deputy Chairman and Director of the Company and persons closely associated with Mr Hanbury, on the same day, sold 47,600 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 170 pence per share and subsequently purchased 46,400 Ordinary Shares at a price of 170 pence per share and 1,200 Ordinary Shares at a price of 175 pence per share. Mr Hanbury's total interest remains unchanged at 9,448,419 Ordinary Shares, representing 12.64% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The notifications below, which has been made in accordance with the requirement of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
For further information, please contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
Martin Reith - CEO +44 (0) 203 965 6441
Nigel Hanbury - Executive Deputy Chairman
Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer
Deutsche Numis (Nomad and Broker)
Giles Rolls / Charles Farquhar +44 (0)20 7260 1000
| FTI Consulting Ed Berry Nathan Hambrook-Skinner Tom O'Brien |
+44 (0)7703 330 199 +44 (0)7977 817 092 +44 (0)7929 021 492 |
About Helios
Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the Lloyd's insurance market writing approximately £502m of capacity for the 2024 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property & casualty insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name
| Nigel Hanbury (Director) Elizabeth Hanbury (PCA) Clementine Hanbury (PCA) George Hanbury (PCA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Director PCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/Amendment
| Initial Notification | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Helios Underwriting Plc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FX86DJW5TCM864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each
ISIN - GB00B23XLS45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction
| On market sale and purchase of Ordinary Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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| d) | Aggregated information
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 31 May 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction
| London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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