Last checked at 17 May 2021 07:00
Polar Capital Holdings Plc (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300OXX7YE1947B825
17 May 2021
Issue of Equity
The Company announces the allotment of 34,266 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence ("Ordinary Shares") each fully paid under its block listing facility (Equity Incentive Plan (2007)). These shares have been allotted pursuant to the exercise of options by employees of the Company.
These shares were issued for cash on 14 May 2021 and will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing shares in issue.
Following the issue of the new shares the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights will be 98,779,934.
The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The above figure of 98,779,934 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Polar Capital
Neil Taylor (Company Secretary)
+44 (0)20 7227 2700