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25 September 2024
Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")
Result of AGM held on 25 September 2024
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300OXX7YE1947B825
Polar Capital Holdings plc is pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed at its annual general meeting ("AGM") held at 2.00 pm on 25 September 2024 were passed on a poll including all valid proxies submitted prior to the meeting.
The following table indicates the number of votes cast by poll for each of the resolutions. The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 101,548,934 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share. There were no shares held in Treasury. A total of 47,314,564 votes were lodged (including the withheld votes) on each of the undernoted resolutions. Votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and are not counted in the number or percentage of votes for or against any resolution.
Resolutions 14 and 15 had been passed as special resolutions. In accordance with section 30 of the Companies Act, copies of these resolutions will be submitted to Companies House for lodging on the Company register.
The full text and explanation of the business was provided in the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at: www.polarcapital.co.uk
Resolution | Shares For (including discretionary) | % | Shares Against | % | Votes Withheld |
1. To receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 | 47,131,658 | 100.00 | 617 | 0.00 | 182,289 |
2. To approve Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended 31 March 2024 | 46,283,668 | 98.00 | 942,410 | 2.00 | 88,486 |
3. To re-elect Laura Ahto as a Director | 47,112,476 | 99.61 | 184,735 | 0.39 | 17,353 |
4. To re-elect Anand Aithal as a Director | 44,264,746 | 93.59 | 3,032,367 | 6.41 | 17,451 |
5. To re-elect Samir Ayub as a Director | 47,258,362 | 99.97 | 14,036 | 0.03 | 42,166 |
6. To re-elect Alexa Coates as a Director | 44,284,771 | 93.63 | 3,012,440 | 6.37 | 17,353 |
7. To re-elect David Lamb as a Director | 47,118,222 | 99.62 | 178,989 | 0.38 | 17,353 |
8. To re-elect Win Robbins as a Director | 46,922,839 | 99.21 | 374,372 | 0.79 | 17,353 |
9. To re-elect Gavin Rochussen as a Director | 47,272,005 | 99.95 | 22,708 | 0.05 | 19,851 |
10. To re-elect Andrew Ross as a Director | 47,126,663 | 99.64 | 170,548 | 0.36 | 17,353 |
11. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors | 47,276,677 | 99.95 | 24,646 | 0.05 | 13,241 |
12. To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration | 47,173,913 | 99.73 | 128,212 | 0.27 | 12,439 |
13. To allot shares | 46,898,716 | 99.17 | 390,879 | 0.83 | 24,969 |
14. To disapply pre-emption rights | 46,801,727 | 99.41 | 278,329 | 0.59 | 234,508 |
15. To authorise the Company to buy-back its own shares | 47,131,658 | 100.00 | 617 | 0.00 | 182,289 |
Enquiries:
Tracey Lago Company Secretary | +44 (0)20 7227 2700 |
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Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.
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