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Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ('the Company')
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19
Results of the 23rd Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held at 14:30 on 4 September 2019
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 4 September 2019 all resolutions proposed were passed on a show of hands. 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 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
The following table indicates the number of proxy votes cast 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 133,825,000.
Resolution | In favour | Discretionary | Against | Withheld | |
Number of shares | Number of shares | Number of shares | Number of shares | ||
1 | To receive the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2019 | 65,081,327 | 104,118 | 3,439 | 90,301 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 64,683,014 | 106,860 | 180,379 | 308,932 |
3 | To re-elect Mrs Bates as a Director | 64,904,104 | 104,460 | 50,665 | 219,956 |
4 | To re-elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director | 65,045,030 | 104,460 | 86,971 | 42,724 |
5 | To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director | 64,476,761 | 104,460 | 657,301 | 40,663 |
6 | To re-elect Mr Hames as a Director | 64,996,567 | 104,460 | 70,087 | 108,071 |
7 | To re-elect Mr Park as a Director | 64,910,705 | 104,460 | 38,273 | 225,747 |
8 | To re-elect Mr White as a Director | 65,087,848 | 104,460 | 40,817 | 46,060 |
9 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 64,915,931 | 104,118 | 193,353 | 65,783 |
10 | To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor | 64,985,695 | 104,118 | 34,170 | 155,202 |
11 | To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares | 65,106,365 | 104,418 | 29,399 | 39,003 |
12 | To disapply statutory pre-emption rights | 64,726,531 | 104,118 | 348,284 | 100,252 |
13 | To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares | 65,103,449 | 106,052 | 27,437 | 42,247 |
14 | To amend the Articles of Association | 64,729,841 | 107,224 | 315,937 | 126,183 |
Enquiries:
Tracey Lago
Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC
020 7227 2700
5 September 2019
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