Result of AGM

Polar Capital Global Health Tst PLC

08 February 2024

 

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300YV7J2TWLE7PV84

Results of the Company's 13^th Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

held at 2:30pm on Thursday 8 February 2024

All the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company were voted on and passed on a poll. The resolutions proposed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website.

The following table indicates the number of poll votes received for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law. As at the date of the AGM, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 124,149,256 Ordinary shares of 25p each. The Company holds 2,879,256 Ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company is 121,270,000; 53% of the voting rights were cast by proxy.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 11 and 12 (having been passed as special resolutions), will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Resolution	In favour	Against	Withheld
1.    To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2023	65,333,195	0	7,693
2.    To approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended 30 September 2023	65,320,782	6,780	13,326
3.    To re-elect Lisa Arnold as a Director	64,536,713	764,552	39,623
4.    To re-elect Neal Ransome as a Director	64,585,565	736,007	19,316
5.    To re-elect Andrew Fleming as a Director	64,585,565	736,007	19,316
6.    To re-elect Jeremy Whitley as a Director	64,585,565	736,007	19,316
7.    To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors	65,324,280	5,556	11,052
8.    To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	65,326,831	4,795	9,262
9.    To approve the Company's Dividend Policy	65,333,195	0	7,693
10.  To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares	65,319,875	9,981	11,032
11.  To disapply pre-emption rights	65,029,158	269,748	41,982
12.  To grant the Company authority to buy back its own ordinary shares	65,330,949	4,924	5,015

Enquiries:

Tracey Lago, FCG

Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust plc

020 7227 2700

https://www.polarcapitalhealthcaretrust.com

8 February 2024

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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