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RNS Number : 9448F

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

13 July 2023

13 July 2023

Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")

Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)

Second Vesting of 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan

11 July 2022 was the third anniversary of grant and the awards granted to Gavin Rochussen, Alexander Black, and Iain Evans under the Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") vested. Details of the original grant on 11 July 2019 are contained in RNS No. 6003F and details of the initial vesting are contained in RNS No. 3329S.

The terms of the LTIP award provided for vesting in equal tranches on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of grant, subject to continued employment and performance conditions.

Second Vesting of 2019 Conditional Award

11 July 2022 was the third anniversary of grant and the Conditional Awards granted to Samir Ayub and Nicholas Farren under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan vested. Details of the original grant on 11 July 2019 are contained in RNS No. 6708F and details of the initial vesting are contained in RNS No. 3329S.

The terms of the LTIP award provided for vesting in equal tranches on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of grant, subject to continued employment.

11 July 2023 was the fourth anniversary of both the LTIP and the Conditional Awards, and a further tranche of shares were released to the participants. These releases have been satisfied from shares held in the Employee Benefit Trust; at each vesting date there is a sale of sufficient shares to cover tax liabilities.

Details of the second vesting of the 2019 LTIP and Conditional awards and the sale of shares for each PDMR are provided below:

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Gavin Rochussen 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Executive Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of an interest in the shares 
                                               of the Company on vesting of one third 
                                               of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                115,610 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                11-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Gavin Rochussen 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Executive Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Sale of shares of the Company on vesting 
                                               of one third of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               455.5623p              63,111 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                12-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange, AIM 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Samir Ayub 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Finance Director 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of an interest in the shares 
                                               of the Company on vesting of one third 
                                               of the 2019 conditional award 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                3,333 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                11-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Samir Ayub 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Finance Director 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Sale of shares of the Company on vesting 
                                               of one third of the 2019 conditional 
                                               award 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               455.5623p              1,819 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                12-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange, AIM 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Alexander Black 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Investment Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of an interest in the shares 
                                               of the Company on vesting of one third 
                                               of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                14,530 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                11-07-2022 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Alexander Black 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Investment Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Sale of shares of the Company on vesting 
                                               of one third of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               455.5623p              7,932 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                12-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange, AIM 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Iain Evans 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Global Head of Distribution 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of an interest in the shares 
                                               of the Company on vesting of one third 
                                               of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                58,119 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                11-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Iain Evans 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Global Head of Distribution 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Sale of shares of the Company on vesting 
                                               of one third of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               455.5623p              31,727 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                12-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange, AIM 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Nicholas Farren 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Operating Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Acquisition of an interest in the shares 
                                               of the Company on vesting of one third 
                                               of the 2019 conditional award 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)                Volume(s) 
                                              ----------------------  -------------------- 
    Nil                                                                3,333 
   -----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                11-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               Outside a trading venue 
      -------------------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Nicholas Farren 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        Chief Operating Officer 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification                   Initial Notification 
        /Amendment 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   Polar Capital Holdings plc 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                                    549300OXX7YE1947B825 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
  4     (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                     Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
 
       Identification code                    GB00B1GCLT25 
 
 b)    Nature of the transaction              Sale of shares of the Company on vesting 
                                               of one third of the 2019 LTIP Award 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
                                               455.5623p              1,819 
                                              ---------------------  -------------------- 
 
 d)    Aggregated information                 Single transaction as in 4 c) above 
 
 e)    Date of the transaction                12-07-2023 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange, AIM 
      -------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 

Enquiries:

Polar Capital +44 (0)20 7227 2700

Gavin Rochussen (Chief Executive)

Samir Ayub (Finance Director)

   Numis Securities Limited - Nomad and Joint Broker     +44 (0)20 7260 1000 

Giles Rolls (QE)

Charles Farquhar

Stephen Westgate

   Peel Hunt LLP - Joint Broker                                            +44 (0)20 3597 8680 

Andrew Buchanan

Camarco +44 (0)20 7757 4995

Ed Gascoigne-Pees

Jennifer Renwick

Phoebe Pugh

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