REG - Polar Capital Global - Result of AGM

Polar Capital Global Financials TrustAnnouncement

26/03/2026 16:15

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RNS Number : 3303Y  Polar Capital Global Financials Tst  26 March 2026

POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL FINANCIALS TRUST PLC

("the Company")

 

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300G5SWN8EP2P4U41

 

Results of the 13(th) Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 2.00 pm on
Thursday 26 March 2026

 

Result of AGM

 

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. As at the date of the AGM, the
Company's issued share capital consisted of 331,750,000 Ordinary shares of 5p
each. The Company holds 171,321,478 Ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore,
the total voting rights is 160,428,522 shares, of which 54.9% of the voting
rights were cast by proxy and Poll.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.2, copies of resolutions 12 to 14, 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 Chair'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  88,351,960                                             23,387            10,241
           30 November 2025

 2.        To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                     88,300,953                                             41,189            43,446

 3.        To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report      88,300,580                                             38,089            46,919

 4.        To re-elect Simon Cordery as a Director                                       87,457,307                                             895,474           32,807

 5.        To re-elect Cecilia McAnulty as a Director                                    87,582,722                                             770,059           32,807

 6.        To elect Susie Arnott as a Director                                           87,582,722                                             770,059           32,807

 7.        To elect Angela Henderson as a Director                                       87,582,722                                             770,059           32,807
 8.        To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors                          88,301,255                                             70,619            13,714

 9.        To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration            88,349,021                                             26,217            10,350

 10.       To approve the dividend policy                                                88,367,345                                             8,002             10,241

 11.       To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares                                 88,315,521                                             39,433            30,634

 12.       To disapply pre-emption rights                                                88,303,222                                             67,029            15,337

 13.       To grant the Company the authority to buy back its own ordinary shares        87,675,389                                             690,907           19,292

 14.       To approve the Company to hold general meetings (other than the AGM) on at    88,235,761                                             138,874           10,953
           least 14 clear days'

 

Enquiries:

Kelly Nice, CG (Affiliated)

 

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

 

26 March 2026

 

 

 

 

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