Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7547H

Hiscox Ltd

14 March 2018

 

Hiscox Ltd

(the 'Company')

Notification of transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR')

Hamilton, Bermuda - The Company has been notified that Katrina Markham, a PDMR, on 13 March 2018, exercised nil-cost options under the Performance Share Plan to acquire 30,000 Ordinary Shares of 6.5p per share which she then sold on the same day at a price of 1507.36p, she also sold a further 1,077 shares that she held, at a price of 1501p per share on 14 March 2018, both transactions were executed in GBP.

Furthermore, Katrina Markham confirmed that she has transferred 2,154 shares to Richard Trevelyan Markham (a person closely associated with Katrina Markham) on 14 March 2018.

The Company has also been notified that Richard Watson, Director, on 14 March 2018, exercised nil-cost options under the Performance Share Plan to acquire 10,000 Ordinary Shares of 6.5p per share It was previously reported that Richard had exercised the options on 13 April 2017. However, due to an administrative error the options were not exercised.

Mr Watson and persons closely associated with him remain interested in 701, 973 shares.

Marc Wetherhill

Company Secretary

Hiscox Ltd

+ 1 441 278 8300

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Katrina Markham
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hiscox Ltd
b)	LEI	5493007JXOLJ0QCY2D70
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 6.5p each ISIN: BMG4593F1389
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise and Sale of options under the Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1507.36p 30,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated Volume Aggregated Price 30,000 £452,208
e)	Date of the transaction	13 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Katrina Markham
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hiscox Ltd
b)	LEI	5493007JXOLJ0QCY2D70
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 6.5p each ISIN: BMG4593F1389
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1501p 1,077
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated Volume Aggregated Price 1,077 £16,165.77
e)	Date of the transaction	14 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Katrina Markham
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hiscox Ltd
b)	LEI	5493007JXOLJ0QCY2D70
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 6.5p each ISIN: BMG4593F1389
b)	Nature of the transaction	Transfer of shares to Richard Trevelyan Markham a ('PCA').
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 2,154
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated Volume Aggregated Price 2,154 Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	14 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of a trading venue.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Watson
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	Hiscox Ltd
b)	LEI	5493007JXOLJ0QCY2D70
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 6.5p each ISIN: BMG4593F1389
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of options under the Performance Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil cost options 10,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Aggregated Volume Aggregated Price 10,000 Nil cost options
e)	Date of the transaction	14 March 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside of trading platform

 

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