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Polar Capital Technology TrustAnnouncement

07/09/2023 17:15

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RNS Number : 7745L  Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC  07 September 2023

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ('the Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19

 

Results of the 27th Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held at 14:30 on 7
September 2023

 

 

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr.
Ben Rogoff and Mr Unwin, covering the portfolio and the markets in which the
Company invests. 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 7 September 2023 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 13, and 14 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 2023            58,232,592                     9,443             16,123
 2       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy                            58,163,462                     66,511            28,035
 3       To approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report             58,168,258                     63,224            26,526
 4       To re-elect Mrs Cripps as a Director                                     56,453,212                     1,775,906         29,040
 5       To re-elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director                                  57,571,644                     653,398           33,116
 6       To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director                                      55,799,889                     2,420,998         37,271
 7       To re-elect Mr Park as a Director                                        57,595,172                     643,597           49,389
 8       To re-elect Ms Pearce as a Director                                      57,559,769                     649,769           48,620
 9       To re-elect Mr White as a Director                                       57,567,569                     641,200           49,389
 10      To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor                                        58,193,312                     33,255            31,591
 11      To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor  58,210,470                     24,474            23,214
 12      To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares                          58,202,350                     35,374            20,434
 13      To disapply statutory pre-emption rights                                 58,172,519                     60,399            25,240
 14      To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares                             57,586,208                     655,145           16,805

 

Of the issued share capital of the Company 46.9% was voted.

 

Enquiries:

T A Lago, FCG

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

 

 

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