Polar Capital Holdings PLC Result of AGM

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Polar Capital Holdings PLC

25 September 2024

 

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

 

 

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Tracey Lago Company Secretary

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