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Helios Underwriting Plc

22 November 2021

Helios Underwriting plc

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

Director 's Shareholding

Helios, the unique investment vehicle which acquires and consolidates underwriting capacity at Lloyd's , was informed on 19 November 2021 that , on the same day, The 1609 Fund Ltd , which is under the management of ILS Capital Management Ltd, a Company which Tom Libassi, Non-Executive Director of the Company , co-founde d and is managing partner of, purchased 175,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at 160 pence each. Mr Libassi is also a director of The 1609 Fund Ltd.

Following the completion of the above transaction , f unds under management of, or associated with, ILS Capital Management Ltd, hold in aggregate 13,347,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 19.4 per cent. of the Company's total voting rights.

The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail on the transaction.

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

Willis Re Securities (Financial Adviser)

   Alastair Rodger                                                                 +44 (0)20 3124 6033 

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 GBP131m of capacity for the 2021 account based on the LLV acquisitions completed to date in 2021. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.

 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                                          Tom Libassi 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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                                                                     Non-Executive Director, a PDMR of the issuer 
  a)    Position/status 
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 b)    Initial notification/Amendment                                Initial Notification 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                                          Helios Underwriting Plc 
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 b)    LEI                                                           213800FX86DJW5TCM864 
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 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 
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 a)    Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument    Ordinary Shares of 10 pe nce each 
 
        Identification code                                            ISIN - GB00B23XLS45 
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 b)    Nature of the transaction                                     Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                                            Price(s)       Volume(s) 
                                                                       Purchase: 160p     175,000 
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 d)    Aggregated information                                              Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                                                       Purchase: as above   As above 
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 e)    Date of the transaction                                       19 November 2021 
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 f)    Place of the transaction                                      London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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