Helios Underwriting plc
("Helios" or the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Helios Underwriting plc, the unique investment vehicle which acquires and consolidates underwriting capacity at Lloyd's, was notified by Nigel Hanbury, Chief Executive of the Company, that on 20 January 2021, his SIPP provider sold, in error, 20 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Helios ("Ordinary Shares") at 177.25 pence per share and, on realisation of the error, subsequently bought back 20 Ordinary Shares on 1 February 2021 at 184.7 pence per share.
As a result , Nigel Hanbury's total beneficial interest in the Company remains unchanged at 9,227,294 Ordinary Shares, representing 27.53 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital .
For further information please contact:
Helios Underwriting plc
Nigel Hanbury - Chief Executive +44 (0)7787 530 404 / nigel.hanbury@huwplc.com
Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer +44 (0)7754 965 917
Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)
Robert Finlay +44 (0)20 7408 4080
David Coaten
Henry Willcocks
Willis Re Securities (Financial Adviser)
Alastair Rodger +44 (0)20 3124 6033
Quentin Perrot +44 (0)20 3124 6499
Buchanan
Helen Tarbet / Henry Wilson / 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 £110m of capacity for the 2021 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.