LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging ManagerialResponsibility and Connected Persons1.    Name of the issuer                2.    State whether the notification                                              related to (i) a transaction      Lancashire Holdings Limited             notified in accordance with DTR                                              3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made                                              in accordance with LR 9.8.6R(1)                                              or (iii) a disclosure made in                                              accordance with section 793 of                                              the Companies Act (2006)                                              (i)3.    Name of the person discharging    4.    State whether notification      managerial responsibilities/            relates to a person connected      director                                with a person discharging                                              managerial responsibilities/      (1) Richard Brindle (Executive          director named in 3 and identify      Director and                            connected person      Group CEO)                              N/A      (2) Alex Maloney (Executive      Director and      Group Chief Underwriting Officer      )      (3) Elaine Whelan (Executive      Director and      Group Chief Financial Officer)5.    Indicate whether the notification 6.    Description of shares (including      is in respect of a holding of the       class), debentures or derivatives      person referred to in 3 or 4            or financial instruments relating      above or in respect of a                to shares      non-beneficial interest                                              N/A      Persons referred to at 3 above7.    Name of registered shareholder(s) 8.    State the nature of the      and, if more than one, the number       transaction      of shares held by each of them                                              Grants of Restricted Share Awards      N/A                                     in the form of nil-cost options                                              over the issuer's common shares                                              pursuant to the issuer's                                              Restricted Share Scheme rules, as                                              Adopted by the issuer's Board of                                              Directors on 12 February 2014                                              These grants have been made in                                              connection with the issuer's                                              bonus deferral plan. Vesting is                                              subject to time and employment                                              conditions only and there are no                                              performance conditions.                                              See further details in boxes 17                                              to 20.9.    Number of shares, debentures or   10.   Percentage of issued class      financial instruments relating to       acquired (treasury shares of the      shares acquired                         class should not be taken into                                              account when calculating      N/A                                     percentage)                                              N/A11.   Number of shares, debentures or   12.   Percentage of issued class      financial instruments relating to       disposed (treasury shares of the      shares disposed                         class should not be taken into                                              account when calculating      N/A                                     percentage)                                              N/A13.   Price per share or value of       14.   Date and place of transaction      transaction                                              N/A      N/A15.   Total holding following           16.   Date issuer informed of      notification and total percentage       transaction      holding following notification      (any treasury shares should not         7 March 2014      be taken into account when      calculating percentage)      N/AIf a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer complete the following boxes17.   Date of grant                     18.   Period during which or date on                                              which exercisable      5 March 2014                                              In accordance with the issuer's                                              Restricted Share Scheme rules as                                              amended by the issuer's Board of                                              Directors on 12 February 2014,                                              exercise of these bonus deferral                                              Restricted Share Awards may occur                                              over the relevant vested shares                                              at such point as the recipients                                              select, up to the 10th                                              anniversary of the date of grant.                                              Subject to the vesting                                              conditions, each Bonus Deferral                                              Restricted Share Award will vest                                              in three equal tranches. Vested                                              awards may only be exercised in                                              "open periods". It is anticipated                                              that the first open period                                              following the normal vesting date                                              of the first Tranche will                                              commence in February 2015, in                                              February 2016 in the case of the                                              second Tranche, and in February                                              2017 in the case of the third                                              Tranche.19.   Total amount paid (if any) for    20.   Description of shares or      grant of the option                     debentures involved (class and                                              number)      Nil                                              Restricted Share Award structured                                              as nil-cost options, granted over                                              the issuer's common shares of                                              US$0.50 each under the Company's                                              Restricted Share Scheme Deferred                                              Bonus Plan.                                               1. Richard Brindle - 73,213                                               2. Alex Maloney - 29,430                                               3. Elaine Whelan 23,95621.   Exercise price (if fixed at time  22.   Total number of shares or      of grant) or indication that            debentures over which options      price is to be fixed at the time        held following notification      of exercise                                              Total number of Restricted Share      Nil                                     Awards granted under the                                              Restricted Share Scheme Awards                                              Bonus Deferral Plan* and held                                              following the notification:                                              (1) Richard Brindle - 173,211                                              (2) Alex Maloney - 55,942                                              (3) Elaine Whelan - 54,978                                              * (vesting is subject to time and                                              employment conditions only)                                              Total number of Restricted Share                                              Awards granted under the                                              Restricted Share Scheme** and                                              held following notification:                                              (1) Richard Brindle - 804,996                                              (2) Alex Maloney - 679,665                                              (3) Elaine Whelan - 419,556                                              **Pursuant to the Rules of the                                              Restricted Share Scheme, the                                              number of shares that will                                              actually vest depends on the                                              satisfaction of certain                                              conditions including employment,                                              performance and time conditions.                                              Total number of time vesting                                              warrants held following                                              notification:                                              Richard Brindle - 5,625,217                                              Total number of performance                                              warrants held following                                              notification:                                              Richard Brindle - 741,965                                              Total number of Founder warrants                                              held following notification:                                              Richard Brindle - 46,26023.   Any additional information        24.    Name of contact and telephone                                               number for queries                                               Christopher Head + 44 (0) 207                                               264 4145Name of authorised official if issuer for making notificationChristopher HeadCompany Secretary10 March 2014