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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.
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
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 | |
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| Number of Shares | Number of shares | Number of 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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