Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 5353Y

Polar Capital Global Financials Tst

14 January 2022

 

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300G5SWN8EP2P4U41

14 January 2022

The Company announces the allotment of 1,000,000 new ordinary shares of 5p each ("ordinary shares") fully paid from the Company's blocklisting. These shares were issued for cash on 14 January 2022 at a price of 180.50p per share, which equates to a premium to the estimated cum income net asset value at the time of the transaction of 2.75%.

The cum income net asset value per ordinary share at the close of business on 13 January 2022 was 176.56p per share.

The new shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.

Resultant Number of Ordinary Shares in issue (incl. those held in treasury)	288,080,000
Remaining Number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury (non-voting)	0
Total Voting Rights of the Company attaching to Ordinary Shares in issue	288,080,000
Number of Ordinary Shares remaining in the Company's blocklisting	7,445,000

The above figure of 288,080,000 may be used by shareholders 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, Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Tracey Lago, FCG

Company Secretary

Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc

0207 227 2700

 

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