Helios Underwriting - Director/PDMR Shareholding

Helios Underwriting

06/11/2025 13:51

RNS Number : 5434G

Helios Underwriting Plc

06 November 2025

 

6 November 2025

Helios Underwriting plc

("Helios" or the "Company")

 

Director/PDMR Shareholding

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, was informed on 5 November 2025 that, pursuant to the recent Tender Offer, Mr Nigel Hanbury, Non-Executive Deputy Chairman and Director of the Company and persons closely associated with Mr Hanbury, tendered an aggregate of 879,545 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Tendered Shares") at a price of 238 pence per share. The Tendered Shares were purchased on 3 November 2025 by Deutsche Numis pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, as set out in the circular published by the Company on 29 September 2025 (the "Circular"). Separately, Mr Hanbury sold 500,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each at a price of 218.9 pence per share on 4 November 2025.

Further to the abovementioned transactions, Mr Hanbury and persons closely associated with Mr Hanbury are now interested in 7,527,680 Ordinary Shares, representing 10.8% of voting rights of the Company.

The notification below, which has been made in accordance with the requirement of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides further details.

For further information, please contact:

Helios Underwriting plc

Louis Tucker - Chief Executive Officer                                                            +44 (0)203 965 6441 

Adhiraj Maitra - Director of Finance and Operations                                 +44 (0)203 743 2114

 

Deutsche Numis (Nomad and Broker)

Giles Rolls / Charles Farquhar                                                                        +44 (0)20 7601 6100

 

FTI Consulting

Ed Berry                                                                                                             +44 (0)7703 330 199

Christian Harte                                                                                                 +44 (0)7974 288 763

 

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. The portfolio provides a broad spread of business primarily participating in the US and other international wholesale and reinsurance markets. 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)
Clementine Hanbury (PCA)
Elizabeth Hanbury (PCA)
George Hanbury (PCA)
2
Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status
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
Sale of Ordinary Shares under the Tender Offer
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Sale:238p
762,228
Sale:238p
39,027
Sale:238p
39,160
Sale:238p
39,130
d)
Aggregated information
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Sale:238p
879,545
e)
Date of the transaction
3November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

 

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Nigel Hanbury (Director)
2
Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status
Director
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 of Ordinary Shares
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Sale:218.9p
500,000
d)
Aggregated information
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Sale:218.9p
500,000
e)
Date of the transaction
4 November 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM

 

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