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15 July 2019
Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")
Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)/Persons Closely Associated (PCAs) in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulations.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Gavin Rochussen | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 | ||||
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
| Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each in Polar Capital Holdings PLC
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Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an award under the Company's 2016 Executive Incentive Plan as a conditional award. Subject to performance over 3 years and continued service, the award normally vests after 3 years. Upon vesting, one third of the shares may be released to the individual with the two remaining thirds being subject to a retention requirement until respectively the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date. The Net Vested Shares (as defined in the Scheme Rules) are subject to a holding period and may not be sold until the fifth anniversary of the award date. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 11 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | John Mansell | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Executive Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 | ||||
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
| Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each in Polar Capital Holdings PLC
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Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an award under the Company's 2016 Executive Incentive Plan as a conditional award. Subject to performance over 3 years and continued service, the award normally vests after 3 years. Upon vesting, one third of the shares may be released to the individual with the two remaining thirds being subject to a retention requirement until respectively the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date. The Net Vested Shares (as defined in the Scheme Rules) are subject to a holding period and may not be sold until the fifth anniversary of the award date. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 11 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Iain Evans | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 | ||||
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
| Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each in Polar Capital Holdings PLC
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Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an award under the Company's 2016 Executive Incentive Plan as a conditional award. Subject to performance over 3 years and continued service, the award normally vests after 3 years. Upon vesting, one third of the shares may be released to the individual with the two remaining thirds being subject to a retention requirement until respectively the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date. The Net Vested Shares (as defined in the Scheme Rules) are subject to a holding period and may not be sold until the fifth anniversary of the award date. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 11 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Alexander Black | ||||
2 | Reason for Notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | PDMR | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial Announcement | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings PLC | ||||
b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 | ||||
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
| Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence each in Polar Capital Holdings PLC
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Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of an award under the Company's 2016 Executive Incentive Plan as a conditional award. Subject to performance over 3 years and continued service, the award normally vests after 3 years. Upon vesting, one third of the shares may be released to the individual with the two remaining thirds being subject to a retention requirement until respectively the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the award date. The Net Vested Shares (as defined in the Scheme Rules) are subject to a holding period and may not be sold until the fifth anniversary of the award date. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable - single transaction | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 11 July 2019 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Enquiries:
Polar Capital Holdings | Numis Securities Limited - Nomad and Joint Broker |
Gavin Rochussen (CEO) | Charles Farquhar |
John Mansell (Executive Director) | Stephen Westgate |
Neil Taylor (Company Secretary) | Kevin Cruickshank (QE) |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7227 2700 | +44 (0)20 7260 1000 |
Peel Hunt LLP - Joint Broker | |
Guy Wiehahn | |
Andrew Buchanan | |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7418 8893 |
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