Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4518K

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

01 September 2021

 

Polar Capital Technology Trust plc ('the Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300TN1O5392UC4K19

Results of the 25th Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held at 14:30 on 1 September 2021

AGM Presentation

A presentation on the investment performance of the Company was given by Mr. Ben Rogoff, covering the portfolio and the markets in which the Company invests. A video of Mr Rogoff's presentation and a copy of the presentation slides will be available shortly from the Company's website: www.polarcapitaltechnologytrust.co.uk .

AGM Results

At the AGM held on 1 September 2021 all resolutions proposed were 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.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions 12, and 13 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism  

The following table indicates the number of votes cast on the poll at the meeting including those votes cast by proxy in advance of the meeting for each of the resolutions. It should be noted that votes withheld do not constitute votes in law. The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of the AGM was 137,315,000.

Resolution		In favour & Discretionary	Against	Withheld
		Number of Shares	Number of shares	Number of shares
1	To receive the Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2021	65,630,452	3,910	8,516
2	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Implementation Report	65,536,003	55,837	51,038
3	To re-elect Mrs Bates as a Director	64,974,499	647,843	20,536
4	To re-elect Mr Cruttenden as a Director	65,611,986	7,785	23,107
5	To re-elect Ms Ginman as a Director	65,264,619	343,323	34,936
6	To re-elect Mr Park as a Director	65,613,478	6,993	22,407
7	To re-elect Mr White as a Director	65,274,210	332,874	35,794
8	To amend Article 99 of the Articles of Association	65,562,008	29,998	50,872
9	To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor	65,482,897	141,795	18,186
10	To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	65,495,523	19,868	127,487
11	To renew the authority to allot ordinary shares	65,592,253	29,528	21,097
12	To disapply statutory pre-emption rights	65,542,272	77,901	22,705
13	To authorise the purchase of ordinary shares	65,591,881	33,133	17,864

Of the issued share capital of the Company 48.3% was voted.

Enquiries:

T A Lago, FCG

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC

020 7227 2700

1 September 2021

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