23 Feb 2017 10:00
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23 February 2017
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Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")
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Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
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The Company was notified on 22 February 2017 that Mr Brian Ashford-Russell, a Non-executive Director of Polar Capital, sold 135,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") from his personal holding at 371.00p per share. Following this transaction Mr Ashford-Russell is interested in a total of 5,940,000 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 6.50% of the Company's issued share capital.
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1 Β | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated Β | ||||
a) Β | Name Β Β | Brian Ashford-Russell Β | |||
2 Β | Reason for the notification Β | ||||
a) Β | Position/status Β Β | Non-executive Director | |||
b) Β | Initial notification /Amendment Β Β | Initial Notification | |||
3 Β | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor Β | ||||
a) Β | Name Β Β | Polar Capital Holdings plc | |||
b) Β | LEI Β Β | N/A | |||
4 Β | 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 Β Β | ||||
a) Β | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each | |||
Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | ||||
b) Β | Nature of the transaction Β Β | Sale of Ordinary Shares | |||
c) Β | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
371.00 pence | 135,000 | ||||
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d) Β | Aggregated information | Single transaction as in 4 c) above | |||
- Aggregated volume | 135,000 | ||||
- Price | 371.00 pence Β Total Amount: Β£500,850 | ||||
e) Β | Date of the transaction Β Β | 22-02-2017 | |||
f) Β | Place of the transaction Β Β | London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON | |||
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Enquiries:
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Polar Capital
John Mansell / Neil Taylor
+44 (0)207 227 2700
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Canaccord Genuity (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Simon Bridges / Andrew Buchanan / Kit Stephenson
+44 (0)207 523 8000
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