Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Helios Underwriting Plc has purchased 20,771 of its ordinary shares between May 26th and May 29th, 2026, at prices ranging from 215.00p to 217.30p, with a weighted average price of 216.36p per share. These shares will be held in treasury, resulting in 75,216,173 ordinary shares in issue, of which 5,823,250 are held in treasury. The adjusted figure for shareholder notification purposes is 69,392,923 ordinary shares.

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Helios Underwriting Plc
01 June 2026
 

 01 June 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

26 - 29 May 2026

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

20,771

Lowest price per share (pence):

215.00

Highest price per share (pence):

217.30

Weighted average price per day (pence):

216.36

The Company intends to place the purchased shares into Treasury.

Following the settlement of the purchased shares, the Company will have 75,216,173 Ordinary shares in issue of which 5,823,250 are held in Treasury.

The figure of 69,392,923 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

216.36

20,771

215.00

217.30

 
 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

7,476

215.00

AIMX

26-05-2026

13:21:52

00194368565TRLO0

7,521

217.00

AIMX

27-05-2026

12:02:02

00194445530TRLO0

5,774

217.30

AIMX

29-05-2026

09:53:47

00194582135TRLO0

 

For further information contact:
 Helios Underwriting plc
 Louis Tucker - Chief Executive Officer
 Tel: +44 (0)203 965 6441 
 
 Adhiraj Maitra - Director of Finance and Operations
 Tel: +44 (0)203 743 2114
 
 Peel Hunt (Nomad and Broker)
 Tel: +44 (0)207 418 8900
  
 FTI Consulting
 Ed Berry
 Tel: +44 (0)7703 330 199
 
 Christian Harte
 Tel: +44 (0)7974 288 763

 

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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