1st Jun 2023 07:00
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Helios Underwriting plc
1 June 2023
Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios", the "Company" or the "Group")
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRS
Grant of LTIP Awards
Helios, the investment vehicle which builds shareholder value through exposure to Lloyd's is pleased to announce that on 31 May 2023 the following awards over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company were granted under the Helios Underwriting plc Long Term Incentive Plan to the following person(s) discharging managerial responsibilities:
Participant | Position | No. of Shares under Award |
Nigel Hanbury | Executive Deputy Chairman | 263,157 |
Arthur Manners | Chief Financial Officer | 228,070 |
The awards were granted as nil cost options and will ordinarily vest on the third anniversary of their grant, subject to the grantee's continued service and the extent to which the award's performance conditions are satisfied.
The award's performance conditions set threshold to stretch targets in respect of Company's TSR over the three year period following the grant of the awards. No portion of the awards shall performance vest unless the Company's TSR over the performance period reaches the threshold target, for which one quarter of the awards would performance vest, rising on a straight line basis to full performance vesting of the awards for the Company's TSR over the performance period being equal to the stretch target or better.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | 1. Nigel Hanbury 2. Arthur Manners
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2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | 1. Executive Deputy Chairman 2. Chief Financial Officer
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b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Helios Underwriting plc | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800FX86DJW5TCM864
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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 | Grant of options over ordinary shares under the Helios Underwriting plc Long Term Incentive Plan with an option price nil pence per share.
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s)
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable - single transactions | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 31 May 2023 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
For further information, please contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
Martin Reith - CEO +44 (0)7720 292 505
Nigel Hanbury - Executive Deputy Chairman +44 (0)7787 530 404
Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer +44 (0)7754 965 917
Numis (Nomad and Broker)
Giles Rolls / Charles Farquhar +44 (0)20 7260 1000
Buchanan (PR)
Helen Tarbet / George Beale +44 (0)7872 604 453
+44 (0)20 7466 5111
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 £297m of capacity for the 2023 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.
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