Result of AGM and Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1811L

Polar Capital Holdings PLC

08 September 2021

 

8 September 2021  

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Result of AGM held on 8 September 2021 and Directorate Change

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 2.30 pm on 8 September 2021 were passed on a poll.

The following table indicates the number of votes cast by poll for each of the resolutions.  Votes withheld do not constitute votes in law and are not counted in the number of votes for or against any resolution.

The total issued share capital at the date of the meeting was 100,113,855 ordinary shares with voting rights of one vote per share.  A total of 72,357,802 votes were lodged on each of the undernoted resolutions.

Resolutions 13 and 14 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 addition to the Company register. 

All of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting are set out in the AGM Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company's website at: www.polarcapital.co.uk

Mr Brian Ashford-Russell, who was one of the founders of the company, had not sought re-election and retired at the conclusion of the meeting.  The Board wish him well in his retirement and thank him for his vision and guidance over the years. 

Resolution	Shares For	%	Shares Against	%	Votes Withheld
1. To receive the Annual Report and Audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021	72,265,983	100.00%	0	0.00%	91,819
2. To approve Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report for the year ended 31 March 2021	72,282,533	99.96%	26,457	0.04%	48,812
3. To re-elect David Lamb as a director	72,150,429	99.76%	171,426	0.24%	35,947
4. To re-elect Gavin Rochussen as a director	72,177,424	99.76%	175,751	0.24%	4,627
5. To re-elect John Mansell as a director	72,120,256	99.68%	232,719	0.32%	4,827
6.  To re-elect Jamie Cayzer Colvin as a director	71,930,332	99.42%	422,843	0.58%	4,627
7 To re-elect Alexa Coates as a director	72,214,289	99.81%	138,886	0.19%	4,627
8 To re-elect Win Robbins as a director	72,214,575	99.81%	139,009	0.19%	4,218
9. To re-elect Andrew Ross as a director	72,211,515	99.80%	141,660	0.20%	4,627
10 To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP as Auditors	72,191,457	99.77%	163,714	0.23%	2,631
11 To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the auditors' remuneration	72,094,474	99.64%	259,938	0.36%	3,390
12 To allot shares	72,272,626	99.88%	83,507	0.12%	1,669
13. To disapply pre-emption rights	72,122,574	99.78%	157,431	0.22%	48,972
14 To authorise the Company to buy-back its own shares	72,176,158	99.93%	51,940	0.07%	100,879

  Enquiries:

Neil Taylor Company Secretary

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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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