Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6513N

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

10 May 2018

Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)/Persons Closely Associated (PCAs)

In line with the remuneration policy of the Company the following directors have deferred not less than 60% of their after tax short term bonus payment in the ordinary shares of the Company ("Deferred Bonus Shares"). These Deferred Bonus Shares are subject to bad leaver forfeiture conditions and one third of the Deferred Bonus Shares will be released from the conditions and made available to the recipient directors on 31 March 2019, 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Gavin Rochussen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Polar Capital Holdings plc
b)	LEI	549300OXX7YE1947B825
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	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

	Identification code	GB00B1GCLT25

b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy requirements of the Company
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			532.35 pence	9,500

d)	Aggregated information	Single transaction as in 4 c) above

	- Aggregated volume	9,500

	- Price	532.35 pence

e)	Date of the transaction	04-05-2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Gavin Rochussen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Polar Capital Holdings plc
b)	LEI	549300OXX7YE1947B825
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	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

	Identification code	GB00B1GCLT25

b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy requirements of the Company
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			539.39 pence	19,456

d)	Aggregated information	Single transaction as in 4 c) above

	- Aggregated volume	19,456

	- Price	539.39 pence

e)	Date of the transaction	09-05-2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Mansell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Polar Capital Holdings plc
b)	LEI	549300OXX7YE1947B825
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	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

	Identification code	GB00B1GCLT25

b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy requirements of the Company
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			532.35 pence	9,500

d)	Aggregated information	Single transaction as in 4 c) above

	- Aggregated volume	9,500

	- Price	532.35 pence

e)	Date of the transaction	04-05-2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	John Mansell
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Polar Capital Holdings plc
b)	LEI	549300OXX7YE1947B825
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	Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

	Identification code	GB00B1GCLT25

b)	Nature of the transaction	Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy requirements of the Company
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			539.39 pence	20,044

d)	Aggregated information	Single transaction as in 4 c) above

	- Aggregated volume	20,044

	- Price	539.39 pence

e)	Date of the transaction	09-05-2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON