Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1630Q

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

07 September 2017

 

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19

Results of the 21st Annual General Meeting held at 14.30 on 7 September 2017

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr. Ben Rogoff, covering the portfolio and markets and including information on the portfolio. A copy of this presentation will be available shortly from the Company's website: www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk along with a video of Mr Rogoff's talk.

AGM Results

Mr. Michael Moule retired as a director not having sought re-election and Mrs Sarah Bates has become Chairman of the Board.

At the Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions were passed on a show of hands. All 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.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk      

The following table indicates the number of proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions.  It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law.  

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 12 and 13, having been passed as special resolutions will be submitted to Companies House, as well as the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do  

The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of the AGM was 132,800,000.                 

Resolution		In favour	Discretionary	Against	Withheld
		Number of shares	Number of shares	Number of shares	Number of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2017	43,465,440	52,567	1,501	11,216
2	To renew the Remuneration Policy	42,962,159	52,432	254,372	261,761
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	42,961,916	52,432	289,089	227,287
4	To re-elect Mr Ashford-Russell as a Director	43,045,264	58,221	301,793	125,446
5	To re-elect Mrs Bates as a Director	42,786,340	57,446	609,113	77,805
6	To re-elect Mr Hames as a Director	43,315,740	57,446	79,733	77,805
7	To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director	43,347,378	57,446	48,095	77,805
8	To elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director	43,311,605	57,446	84,082	77,591
9	To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors	43,247,440	57,446	159,849	65,989
10	To authorise the Directors to determine the auditors' remuneration	43,281,932	52,432	73,463	122,897
11	To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares	43,331,244	52,432	45,623	101,425
12	To Disapply Statutory Pre-emption Rights	43,085,369	58,692	79,092	307,571
13	To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares	43,350,775	57,882	58,828	63,239

Enquiries:

Tracey Lago

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

7 September 2017

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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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