REG - Polar Capital Global - Result of AGM

Polar Capital Global Financials TrustAnnouncement

18/04/2024 16:00

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RNS Number : 2208L  Polar Capital Global Financials Tst  18 April 2024

POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL FINANCIALS TRUST PLC

("the Company")

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300G5SWN8EP2P4U41

 

Results of the 11(th) Annual General Meeting held at 2.00 pm on Thursday 18
April 2024

 

AGM Results

 

All the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were
voted on and passed on a poll. The resolutions proposed at the AGM can be
found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website
www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com
(http://www.polarcapitalglobalfinancialstrust.com)

 

The following table indicates the number of votes lodged at or in advance of
the meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes
withheld do not constitute votes in law. The number of ordinary shares in
issue at the date of the AGM was 331,750,000 and therefore the total voting
rights is 305,125,205 shares, of which 69.9% of the voting rights were cast by
proxy and Poll.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 11 and 12, having
been passed as special resolutions, will be submitted to Companies House, as
well as the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for
inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

 

 Resolution                                                                              In favour (including votes at the Chairman's discretion)  Against           Withheld
 No                                                                                      Number of shares                                          Number of shares  Number of shares

 1.        To receive the Annual Report and the Financial Statements for the year ended  213,586,841                                               4,034             26,183
           30 November 2023

 2.        To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report      213,533,577                                               46,336            37,145

 3.        To re-elect Simon Cordery as a Director                                       211,507,730                                               2,065,392         43,936

 4.        To re-elect Cecilia McAnulty as a Director                                    211,844,666                                               1,728,456         43,936

 5.        To elect Susie Arnott as a Director                                           211,836,929                                               1,736,193         43,936

 6.        To elect Angela Henderson as a Director                                       211,838,274                                               1,734,848         43,936
 7.        To approve the dividend policy                                                213,571,089                                               4,034             41,935

 8.        Tore-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors                           213,557,366                                               31,904            27,788

 9.        To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration            213,578,449                                               12,076            26,533

 10.       To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares                                 213,578,523                                               12,002            26,533

 11.       To disapply pre-emption rights                                                213,252,322                                               337,533           27,203

 12.       To grant the Company the authority to buy back its own ordinary shares        213,451,516                                               145,401           20,141

 

Enquiries:

Jumoke Kupoluyi, ACG

 

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

 

18 April 2024

 

 

 

 

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