20th Apr 2026 07:00
20 April 2026
HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC ("Helios ", or the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
Helios, the only publicly traded company offering instant access to a diverse portfolio of syndicates at Lloyd's of London, the world's largest insurance market, announces it has purchased the following number of its Ordinary shares of 10p each through Peel Hunt LLP.
Date of purchase | 15 - 17 April 2026 |
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 10,843 |
Lowest price per share (pence): | 201.25 |
Highest price per share (pence): | 204.00 |
Weighted average price per day (pence): | 202.64 |
The Company intends to place the purchased shares into Treasury.
Following the settlement of the purchased shares, the Company will have 75,216,173 Ordinary shares in issue of which 5,641,098 are held in Treasury.
The figure of 69,575,075 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculating whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme which was announced by the Company on 09 April 2026 (the "Programme").
Aggregate information:
Venue | Volume Weighted Average Price (p) | Aggregated Volume | Lowest price paid per share (p) | Highest price paid per share (p) |
AIMX | 202.64 | 10,843 | 201.25 | 204.00 |
Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:
Number of shares purchased | Transaction price (pence) | Venue | Date | Time of each trade | Transaction Reference Number |
5,500 | 204.00 | AIMX | 15-04-2026 | 16:36:18 | 00192387012TRLO0 |
5,343 | 201.25 | AIMX | 16-04-2026 | 15:21:58 | 00192444696TRLO0 |
For further information contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
Louis Tucker - Chief Executive Officer
Tel: +44 (0)203 965 6441
Adhiraj Maitra - Director of Finance and Operations
Tel: +44 (0) 203 743 2114
Deutsche Bank (Nomad) / Deutsche Numis (Broker)
Charles Farquhar
Tel: +44 (0)20 7601 6100
FTI Consulting
Ed Berry
Tel: +44 (0)7703 330 199
Christian Harte
Tel: +44 (0)7974 288 763
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