13 Aug 2014 16:30
Polar Capital Holdings Plc (the "Company")
13 August 2014
Additional Listing
Application has been made to AIM for the admission of 73,285 new ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each in the Company to trading (the "New Shares"). The New Shares, which will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing shares in issue, have been allotted pursuant to the exercise of options by employees of the Company. Admission of the New Shares is expected to become effective on 19 August 2014.
Following the issue of the New Shares the total number of ordinary shares of 2.5p each (the "Ordinary Shares") in the Company with voting rights will be 88,012,612. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
The above figure of 88,012,612 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
Simon Bridges
Cameron Duncan
+44 (0)20 7523 8000
Polar Capital (POLR)