Last checked at 4 Sep 2017 14:39
Polar Capital Holdings Plc (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300OXX7YE1947B825
4 September 2017
Issue of Equity
The Company announces the allotment of 10,204 ordinary shares of 2.5 pence ("Ordinary Shares") each fully paid under its block listing facility (Sharesave Scheme). These shares have been allotted pursuant to the exercise of options by employees of the Company. These shares were issued for cash on 1 September 2017 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 91,879,475. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The above figure of 91,879,475 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 and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Polar Capital
Neil Taylor (Company Secretary)
+44 (0)20 7227 2700
Canaccord Genuity - Nomad and Joint Broker
Simon Bridges (QE)
Andrew Buchanan
+44 (0)20 7523 8350