Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 9923N

Polar Cap Gbl Healthcare Growth&IT

05 October 2012

 



POLAR CAPITAL GLOBAL HEALTHCARE GROWTH AND INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company")

ALLOTMENT OF SHARES

5 October 2012                                                 

The Company announces the allotment of 2,150,001 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid. These shares were issued for cash at a price of 125.95p per share. These shares rank pari passu with the existing issued ordinary shares of the Company.  

Application is now being made for these new shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for Listed Securities, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 10 October 2012. The number of ordinary shares in issue is now 100,050,000.

The above figure 100,050,000 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 Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

N P Taylor

Company Secretary

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trustplc

Telephone number 020 7227 2700

 

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