8 December 2017

Helios Underwriting plc

("Helios" or the "Company")

Director Appointment

Helios (AIM: HUW) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new non-executive director. With effect from 1 January 2018, Edward Fitzalan-Howard, Duke of Norfolk, aged 61, will join the board as a non-executive director.

Edward Fitzalan-Howard was educated at Oxford and in 1979 he set up an energy company, Sigas, which he sold in 1988 before starting Parkwood, a waste management business which he sold to Viridor in 2002. Since then his main focus has been the building up of his family estates. He has previously been a Member of Lloyds.

Edward Fitzalan-Howard currently holds, 333,333 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

Save as disclosed, there are no other disclosures required in relation to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information please contact:

Helios Underwriting plc

Nigel Hanbury - Chief Executive                                                              020 7863 6655 / nigel.hanbury@huwplc.com

Arthur Manners - Chief Financial Officer                                              07754 965 917

Stockdale Securities Limited

Robert Finlay                                                                                                    020 7601 6100

About Helios

Helios provides a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd's insurance market and is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (ticker: HUW). Helios trades within the Lloyd's insurance market writing approximately £40m of capacity for the 2018 account. The portfolio provides a good spread of business being concentrated in property insurance and reinsurance. For further information please visit www.huwplc.com.