Grant of LTIP Awards

Helios Underwriting Plc

05 June 2026

 

5 June 2026

Helios Underwriting plc

("Helios", or the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by PDMRs

Grant of LTIP Awards

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, announces that on 4 June 2026 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 persons discharging managerial responsibilities:

Participant	Position	Number of Shares under Award	Normal Vesting Date
Louis Tucker	Chief Executive Officer	288,309	4 June 2029
Adhiraj Maitra	Director of Finance and Operations	110,278	4 June 2029
Jen Tan	Chief Underwriting Officer	42,045	4 June 2029

The Awards were granted as nil cost options.

The Awards will ordinary vest on their Normal Vesting Date, subject to the grantee's continued service.

The Awards are subject to performance conditions. As summarised in the table immediately below; such performance conditions set threshold to stretch targets in respect of Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") over the three year period following the grant of the Awards. No portion of the Awards shall performance vest unless the Company's TSR over the performance period reaches the threshold target, for which 25% of the Normal LTIP Award would performance vest, rising to full performance vesting of the Normal LTIP Award for the Company's TSR over the performance period being equal to the stretch target or better.

The Company's TSR over the 3 year performance period	% of the Normal LTIP Award that vests
Less than 15%	Nil
15% to 45%	Between 25% and 100% on straight-line basis
45% or more	100%

The Awards are also subject to an underpin condition.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of UK MAR.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1. Louis Tucker 2. Adhiraj Maitra 3. Jen Tan
2	Reason for Notification
a)	Position/status	1. Chief Executive Officer 2. Director of Finance and Operations 3. Chief Underwriting Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial Announcement
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	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 288,309 2. Nil 110,278 3. Nil 42,045
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price	Not applicable - single transactions Nil
e)	Date of the transaction	4 June 2026
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

For further information, please contact:

Helios Underwriting plc

Louis Tucker - Chief Executive Officer                           [phone] 

Adhiraj Maitra - Director of Finance and Operations        [phone]

Peel Hunt (Nomad, Broker and Financial Adviser)       

Dan Webster / Andrew Buchanan / Martin Frowde           [phone]

Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)

Charles Leigh-Pemberton / Russell Cook / James Todd   [phone]

FTI Consulting

Ed Berry                                                                       [phone]

Christian Harte                                                               [phone]

About Helios

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.

 

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