Director/PDMR Shareholding
Polar Capital Holdings plc announced that its Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) have acquired ordinary shares under the company's Annual Bonus and Deferred Remuneration Plan. Specifically, Iain Evans acquired 24,719 shares, Samir Ayub acquired 20,556 shares, Alexander Black acquired 20,653 shares, and Nicholas Farren acquired 17,982 shares, all at a price of 680.3355 pence per share on April 29, 2026. These shares are subject to forfeiture conditions and will be released over three years, with one-third vesting annually from March 31, 2027.
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Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs)/Persons Closely Associated (PCAs) in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR)
In line with the Annual Bonus and Deferred Remuneration Plan (DRP) of the Company, the Executive Directors and PDMRs of the Company listed below, have deferred their after-tax short-term bonus payment in the ordinary shares of the Company. These shares are subject to bad leaver forfeiture conditions and one third of these shares will be released from the conditions and made available to the recipient PDMRs after 31 March 2027, 31 March 2028 and 31 March 2029.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Iain Evans |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each |
| Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy and DRP requirements of the Company |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 680.3355 pence | 24,719 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Single transaction as in 4 c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29-04-2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Samir Ayub |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each |
| Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy and DRP requirements of the Company |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 680.3355 pence | 20,556 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Single transaction as in 4 c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29-04-2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Alexander Black |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Investment Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each |
| Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy and DRP requirements of the Company |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 680.3355 pence | 20,653 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Single transaction as in 4 c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29-04-2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Nicholas Farren |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Officer |
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial Notification |
| a) | Name | Polar Capital Holdings plc |
| b) | LEI | 549300OXX7YE1947B825 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each |
| Identification code | GB00B1GCLT25 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of an interest in the shares of the Company under the remuneration policy and DRP requirements of the Company |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | |
| 680.3355 pence | 17,982 | |
| d) | Aggregated information | Single transaction as in 4 c) above |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 29-04-2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM |
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