23 February 2017
Polar Capital Holdings plc ("Polar Capital" or the "Company")
Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
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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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Brian Ashford-Russell |
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Reason for the notification |
a) |
Position/status |
Non-executive Director |
b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
a) |
Name |
Polar Capital Holdings plc |
b) |
LEI |
N/A |
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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 2.5p each |
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Identification code |
GB00B1GCLT25 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Sale of Ordinary Shares |
c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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Price(s) |
Volume(s) |
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371.00 pence |
135,000 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
Single transaction as in 4 c) above |
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- Aggregated volume |
135,000 |
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- Price |
371.00 pence Total Amount: £500,850 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
22-02-2017 |
f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange, AIM, XLON |
Enquiries:
Polar Capital
John Mansell / Neil Taylor
+44 (0)207 227 2700
Canaccord Genuity (Nomad and Joint Broker)
Simon Bridges / Andrew Buchanan / Kit Stephenson
+44 (0)207 523 8000
