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Helios Underwriting Plc

19 December 2022

19 December 2022

Helios Underwriting plc

("Helios", the "Company" or the "Group")

Grant of LTIP Awards

and

Directors' Dealings

Helios, the unique investment vehicle which acquires and consolidates underwriting capacity at Lloyd's, announces that on 16 December 2022 the following awards over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company were granted under the Helios Underwriting plc Long Term Incentive Plan to the following person(s) discharging managerial responsibilities:

 
 Participant       Position             No. of Shares under 
                                         Award 
 Nigel Hanbury     Chief Executive      304,761 
                  ------------------  --------------------- 
 Arthur Manners    Finance Director     266,666 
                  ------------------  --------------------- 
 

The awards were granted as nil cost options and will ordinarily vest on the third anniversary of their grant, subject to the grantee's continued service and the extent to which the award's performance conditions are satisfied.

 
 The Company's TSR over the   % of award that vests 
  3 year performance period 
 Less than 30%                0% 
                             -------------------------- 
 30%                          25% 
                             -------------------------- 
 60%                          100% 
                             -------------------------- 
 Between 30% and 60%          Between 25% and 100% 
                               on a straight-line basis 
                             -------------------------- 
 

The awards' performance conditions set threshold (30%) to stretch (60%) targets in respect of the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") over the three year period following the grant of the awards. No portion of the awards shall vest unless the Company's TSR at the end of the performance period reaches the threshold target, for which one quarter of the awards would vest, rising on a straight line basis to full vesting of the awards for the Company's TSR over the performance period being equal to the stretch target or better.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 
      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1    / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                             1. Nigel Hanbury 
                                        2. Arthur Manners 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Reason for Notification 
  2 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                     1. Chief Executive 
                                           2. Finance Director 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment   Initial Announcement 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3    auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Helios Underwriting plc 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              213800FX86DJW5TCM864 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4    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               Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 
       financial instrument,            ISIN - GB00B23XLS45 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        Grant of options over ordinary shares 
                                        under the Helios Underwriting plc Long 
                                        Term Incentive Plan with an option 
                                        price of nil pence per share. 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)            Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                         1. Nil                1. 304,761 
                                          2. Nil                2. 266,666 
                                                   ----------------------- 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
             *    Aggregated volume      Not applicable - single transactions 
 
 
             *    Price 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          16 December 2022 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction         Outside of a trading venue 
     -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 

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

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 GBP232 million of underwriting capacity for the 2022 year of account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.

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