Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth and Income Trust plc
15 June 2010
Issue of equity
Following the closure of the Placing and Offer for Subscription and the admission of securities to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange, the Company is pleased to announce that 89,000,000 Ordinary Shares and 17,800,000 Subscription Shares have today been admitted to the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The proceeds of the issue net of issue costs are £87,220,000 million.
Applications were received under the placing for 71,618,355 Ordinary shares and under the offer for 17,381,645 Ordinary shares (in both cases with subscription shares attached). Accordingly, applications under both the Placing and Offer have been satisfied in full.
For further information, please contact
Polar Capital
Neil Taylor
on 0207-227-2711
Matrix Corporate Capital LLP
Paul Fincham
on 0203-206-7000