Polar Capital Holdings PLC Result of AGM (0672O)

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RNS Number : 0672O

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

28 September 2023

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Result of AGM held on 28 September 2023

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300OXX7YE1947B825

Polar Capital Holdings plc is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting ("AGM") held at 2.00 pm on 28 September 2023 were passed on a poll including all valid proxies submitted prior to the meeting.

The following table indicates the number of votes cast by poll for each of the resolutions. The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 101,195,879 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share. There were no shares held in Treasury. A total of 58,326,872 votes were lodged (including the withheld votes) on each of the undernoted resolutions. Votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and are not counted in the number of votes for or against any resolution.

Resolutions 14 and 15 had been passed as special resolutions. In accordance with section 30 of the Companies Act, copies of these resolutions will be submitted to Companies House for addition to the Company register.

The full text and explanation of the business was provided in the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at: www.polarcapital.co.uk

 
     Resolution                            Shares For            %           Shares           %           Votes 
                                            (including                       Against                     Withheld 
                                          discretionary) 
     1. To receive the 
      Annual Report and 
      Audited financial 
      statements for 
      the year ended 
      31 March 2023                        58,193,893          100.00          440          0.00         132,539 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
     2. To approve Directors' 
      Remuneration Implementation 
      Report for the 
      year ended 31 March 
      2023                                 5 7,527,265         98.66         782,018        1.34         17,589 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
     3. To re-elect 
      Laura Ahto as a 
      Director                             5 7,951,123         99.82         105,417        0.18         270,332 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
     4. To re-elect 
      Anand Aithal as 
      a Director                           55 ,932,444         99.37         354,549        0.63        2,039,879 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 5. To re-elect 
  Samir Ayub as a 
  Director                                58,2 44 ,836         99.93         39,761         0.07         42,275 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 6. To re-elect 
  Alexa Coates as 
  a Director                               5 6,194,200         96.38        2,107,981       3.62         24,691 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 7 To re-elect David 
  Lamb as a Director                       5 8,214,172         99.84         92,368         0.16         20,332 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 8 To re-elect Win 
  Robbins as a Director                    58 ,006,630         99.49         298,060        0.51         22,182 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 9. To re-elect 
  Gavin Rochussen 
  as a Director                            5 8,278,206         99.95         28,334         0.05         20,332 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 10. To re-elect 
  Andrew Ross as 
  a Director                               58,213,919          99.84         92,523         0.16         20,430 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 11. To appoint 
  PricewaterhouseCoopers 
  LLP as Auditors                          5 8,199,313         99.81         113,515        0.19         14,044 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 12. To authorise 
  the Audit and Risk 
  Committee to determine 
  the auditors' remuneration               5 8,103,697         99.63         214,377        0.37          8,798 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 13. To allot shares                       5 7,956,596         99.39         353,314        0.61         16,962 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 14. To disapply 
  pre-emption rights                      50,3 15 ,449         86.56        7,810,037       13.44        201,386 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  -------------- 
 15. To authorise 
  the Company to 
  buy-back its own 
  shares                                  58,13 4 ,854         99.98         14,510         0.02         177,508 
                                    --------------------  -----------  --------------  ----------  --------------

Enquiries:

 
       Neil Taylor               +44 (0)20 7227 
        Company Secretary         2700

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