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Polar Capital Technology TrustAnnouncement

09/09/2022 11:00

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RNS Number : 9477Y  Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC  09 September 2022

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ('the Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19

 

Results of the 25th Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held at 14:30 on 8
September 2022

 

 

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr.
Ben Rogoff, covering the portfolio and the markets in which the Company
invests. A video of Mr Rogoff's presentation and a copy of the presentation
slides will be available shortly from the Company's website:
www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk
(http://www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk) .

 

AGM Results

At the AGM held on 8 September 2022 all resolutions proposed were 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.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 12, and 13 will
be submitted to 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)

The following table indicates the number of votes cast on the poll at the
meeting including those votes cast by proxy 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 137,315,000.

 

 Resolution                                                                       In favour & Discretionary      Against           Withheld
                                                                                  Number of                      Number of shares  Number of shares

                                                                                  Shares
 1       To receive the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2022            60,597,322                     6,481             9,189
 2       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report             60,513,102                     78,174            21,716
 3       To re-elect Mrs Cripps as a Director                                     59,726,917                     735,409           150,666
 4       To re-elect Mrs Pearce as a Director                                     59,736,515                     725,811           150,666
 5       To re-elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director                                  59,739,290                     724,582           149,120
 6       To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director                                      59,388,362                     1,197,101         27,529
 7       To re-elect Mr Park as a Director                                        59,735,189                     727,699           149,570
 8       To re-elect Mr White as a Director                                       59,597,457                     865,964           149,571
 9       To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                                        60,441,367                     156,261           14,830
 10      To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor  60,465,137                     19,935            127,920
 11      To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares                          60,582,232                     22,534            8,226
 12      To disapply statutory pre-emption rights                                 60,054,626                     540,933           17,433
 13      To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares                             60,590,052                     14,352            8,588

 

Of the issued share capital of the Company 46.54% was voted.

 

Chair of the Company

At the AGM, Sarah Bates did not stand for re-election as a Director having
fulfilled her tenure; as referenced in the announcement dated 27 May 2022,
Catherine Cripps, on election by shareholders to the Board, has been appointed
as Chair of Company.

 

 

Enquiries:

T A Lago, FCG

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

 

 

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