Transaction in Own Shares

Helios Underwriting Plc

20 July 2026

 

 20 July 2026
 HELIOS UNDERWRITING PLC
 ("Helios ", or the "Company")
 Transaction in Own Shares

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 it has purchased the following number of its Ordinary shares of 10p each through Peel Hunt LLP.

Date of purchase	13 July 2026 - 17 July 2026
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	86,269
Lowest price per share (pence):	221.00
Highest price per share (pence):	225.00
Weighted average price per day (pence):	222.79

The Company intends to place the purchased shares into Treasury.

Following the settlement of the purchased shares, the Company will have 76,040,011 Ordinary shares in issue of which 6,031,428 are held in Treasury.

The figure of 70,008,583 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculating whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme which was announced by the Company on 09 April 2026 (the "Programme").

 Aggregate information:

Venue	Volume Weighted Average Price (p)	Aggregated Volume	Lowest price paid per share (p)	Highest price paid per share (p)
AIMX	222.79	86,269	221.00	225.00

 
 Schedule of Purchases - Individual Transactions

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it forms part of UK law, a full breakdown of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme is detailed below:

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (pence)	Venue	Date	Time of each trade	Transaction Reference Number
15,000	221.90	AIMX	13-07-2026	12:37:09	00196688751TRLO1
10,000	225.00	AIMX	13-07-2026	14:28:24	00196694657TRLO1
5,000	222.00	AIMX	13-07-2026	15:26:02	00196703363TRLO1
10,000	223.00	AIMX	13-07-2026	15:50:49	00196705908TRLO1
10,000	223.40	AIMX	13-07-2026	16:05:14	00196707835TRLO1
5,000	223.40	AIMX	14-07-2026	08:32:46	00196721782TRLO1
10,000	222.50	AIMX	14-07-2026	09:23:06	00196726109TRLO1
7,500	222.00	AIMX	14-07-2026	09:28:34	00196726467TRLO1
2,500	223.00	AIMX	14-07-2026	10:45:36	00196731891TRLO1
2,500	221.00	AIMX	14-07-2026	16:29:53	00196762751TRLO1
8,769	222.50	AIMX	16-07-2026	13:20:20	00196846031TRLO1

 
 For further information 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

Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurancemarket 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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