Polar Capital Regulatory News (POLR)

8 December 2021

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Appointment of Director

Polar Capital Holdings PLC ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Anand Aithal as a non-executive Director at the next meeting of the Board on 17 January 2022.

Anand is an entrepreneur with expertise in knowledge-intensive professional services organisations. He is a board member of Lifescale Ltd, a financial technology firm and BPL (Holdings) Limited, a specialist insurance broker. Anand is also a non-executive board member of the UK Cabinet Office and a non-executive appointee to the Council Board of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

He was a co-founder of Amba Investment Services Ltd, a leading provider of data analysis services to the financial services industry. Previously, Anand had been a managing director at Goldman Sachs where he gained extensive business experience in international and emerging markets, having worked in multiple locations in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

David Lamb, Chairman, commented "We are delighted that Anand has agreed to join the Board. He brings an entrepreneurial perspective and extensive experience in investment research, data analytics and financial technology in financial services and asset management businesses. We look forward to working with him on the Polar Capital Board."

A full list of Anand Aithal's current directorships and past directorships held within the last five years are listed below.

Current Directorships (as at 8 December 2021)

Anand Aithal does not currently hold any shares in the capital of the Company.

Full Name Anand Aithal

Age 53

Previous names None

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointment of Anand Aithal under Schedule 2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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