REG - Polar Capital Hldgs - Result of AGM

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07/09/2022 16:30

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RNS Number : 6656Y  Polar Capital Holdings PLC  07 September 2022

7 September 2022
 

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Result of AGM held on 7 September 2022 and Directorate Change

 

 

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 2.30 pm on 7 September
2022 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
100,790,725 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share.  There
were no shares held in Treasury.  A total of 56,129,686 votes were lodged 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 15 and 16 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
(http://www.polarcapital.co.uk)

Mr John Mansell, who was one of the founding directors and was CFO and COO of
the Company until 2019 when he became an executive director, did not seek
re-election and retired at the conclusion of the meeting.  The Board wish him
well and thanks him for his vision and guidance over the years.

 

 

 Resolution                                                                      Shares For  %       Shares Against  %     Votes Withheld
 1. To receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements for the year   56,129,195  100.00  491             0.00  72,392
 ended 31 March 2022
 2. To approve Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended  55,542,721  98.95   588,463         1.05  70,894
 31 March 2022
 3. To elect Samir Ayub as a Director                                            56,157,083  99.95   28,654          0.05  16,341
 4. To elect Laura Ahto as a Director                                            56,170,912  99.96   24,595          0.04  6,571
 5. To elect Anand Aithal as a Director                                          56,170,779  99.96   24,728          0.04  6,571
 6.  To re-elect David Lamb as a Director                                        56,112,980  99.85   83,560          0.15  5,538
 7 To re-elect Gavin Rochussen as a Director                                     56,172,824  99.96   23,716          0.04  5,538
 8 To re-elect Jamie Cayzer Colvin as a Director                                 56,034,702  99.71   161,740         0.29  5,636
 9. To re-elect Alexa Coates as a Director                                       56,111,856  99.85   83,236          0.15  5,636
 10. To re-elect Win Robbins as a Director                                       55,901,660  99.49   288,880         0.51  11,538
 11. To re-elect Andrew Ross as a Director                                       56,112,980  99.85   83,560          0.15  5,538
 12. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as Auditors                          56,121,605  99.87   75,860          0.13  4,613
 13. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditors'        56,064,660  99.76   134,689         0.24  2,729
 remuneration
 14. To allot shares                                                             55,854,933  99.39   343,469         0.61  3,676
 15. To disapply pre-emption rights                                              55,875,219  99.52   271,909         0.48  54,950
 16. To authorise the Company to buy-back its own shares                         56,128,461  99.99   7,552           0.01  66,065

 

 

       Enquiries:

 

 Neil Taylor         +44 (0)20 7227 2700

 Company Secretary

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